AAA

1. A standard size ofdry cell battery smaller thanAA.
2. A grade (of quality) better thanAA.
3. (finance)Long-termbondcredit rating byS&P Global Ratings andFitch Ratings, indicating that a bond is of the highestgrade with minimalrisk ofdefault.
4. (international standards,aviation)IATAairport code forAnaa Airport, which servesAnaa,French Polynesia.

Usually pronounced as either "triple A" or "three A".

AAA (countable anduncountable,pluralAAAs)

1. (medicine)Initialism ofabdominal aortic aneurysm.
2. (organic chemistry)Initialism ofaromaticamino acid.
3. (military)Initialism ofanti-aircraftartillery.
4. (psychology)Initialism ofanimal-assistedactivity.
5. Initialism ofadult album alternative.
6. Initialism ofadvanced acoustic array.
7. Initialism ofAccess Approval Authority.
8. Initialism ofaccumulated adjustments account, in US Federal Income Tax
9. Initialism ofadaptive array antenna.
10. Initialism ofairborne assault area.
11. Initialism ofaircraft alert area.
12. Initialism ofairport airspace analysis.
13. Initialism ofangle angle angle, a geometric proof
14. Initialism ofarrival and assembly area.
15. Initialism ofastronaut-actuated abort.
16. Initialism ofattitude, awareness and accountability, a ski safety program
17. Initialism ofauthentication, authorization and accounting.
    • 2016, Wendell Odom,CCNA Routing and Switching ICND2 200-105:

      Additionally, the IT staff must implement an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server. TheAAA server (commonly pronounced "tripple A" server) will keep the usernames and passwords, and when the user supplies that information, it is theAAA server that determines if what the user typed was correct or not.

18. Initialism ofautomated airlift analysis.
19. Initialism ofadministration,authorization, andauthentication, in software security
20. Initialism ofAEGIS acquisition agent.
21. Initialism ofaerospace engineering,applied mechanics, andaviation.
22. Initialism ofairavenue of approach.
23. Initialism ofairborne array aperture.
24. Initialism ofallocations,assessments, andanalysis.
25. Initialism ofalternateassemblyarea.
26. Initialism ofauthorizationaccountingactivity;authorizedaccountingactivity.
27. Initialism ofAcquisition Approval Authority.

AAA

1. (US,historical,law)Initialism ofAgricultural Adjustment Act.
2. (US,historical,law)Initialism ofAgricultural Adjustment Administration.
   • 2001,James S. Olson, “Agricultural Adjustment Administration”, inHistorical Dictionary of the Great Depression, 1929–1940, Greenwood Press,→ISBN, page5:

     Black's ideas were first implemented when Congress passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933,* which became the heart and soul of New Deal* agricultural policy. The legislation created the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA) to implement Black's ideas.[…] Under the Agricultural Adjustment Act, theAAA would negotiate “marketing agreements” in which individual farmers agreed to reduce production.

3. (US)Initialism ofAmerican Anthropological Association.
   • 2003, Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, “Introduction”, in Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, editor,Ethics and the Profession of Anthropology: Dialogue for Ethically Conscious Practice, 2nd edition, AltaMira Press,→ISBN, pagexii:

     Through its major professional organization, the American Anthropological Association (AAA), the discipline hoped to find a solution to its crisis through reorganization. Completed in 1984, nine affiliated societies signed a merger agreement with theAAA.

4. Initialism ofAbortion Assistance Association.
5. Initialism ofAll American Aviation.
6. Initialism ofAllegheny Airlines.
7. (UK,art,historical)Initialism ofAllied Artists Association.
8. Initialism ofAllied Artists of America.
9. Initialism ofAmerican Abstract Artists.
10. (historical)Initialism ofAmerican Academy of Allergy;now theAAAAI.
11. Initialism ofAmerican Academy of Actuaries.
12. Initialism ofAmerican Academy of Advertising.
13. Initialism ofAmerican Accordionists' Association.
14. Initialism ofAmerican Accounting Association.
15. Initialism ofAmerican Airship Association.
16. Initialism ofAmerican Ambulance Association.
17. Initialism ofAmerican Antarctic Association.
18. Initialism ofAmerican Arbitration Association.
19. Initialism ofAmerican Association for Anatomy.
20. Initialism ofAmerican Astronomers Association.
21. Initialism ofAmerican Australian Association.
22. (US,automotive)Initialism ofAmerican Automobile Association.

    Coordinate terms:AA,CAA,DAA

    • 2022 December 23, Jon Henley, Edward Helmore, Maya Yang, “Gigantic US winter storm leaves millions without power and cancels holiday plans”, inThe Guardian‎^[1]:

      Ahead of one of the busiest travel periods of the year, the American Automobile Association (AAA) said more than 112 million people planned to travel 50 miles (80 km) or more from home between 23 December and 2 January.

23. Initialism ofAccess All Areas, Sony music project.
24. (US,historical)Initialism ofActors and Artistes of America;now theAAAA or4As.
25. Initialism ofAgricultural Aviation Association.
26. Initialism ofAgricultural Adjustment Association.
27. (England)Initialism ofAmateur Athletic Association of England.
28. Initialism ofAntique Airplane Association.
29. Initialism ofAppraisers Association of America.
30. Initialism ofArchives of American Art.
31. Initialism ofAssociation of Accounting Administrators.
32. Initialism ofAssociation of Average Adjusters.
33. Initialism ofArmenian Assembly of America.
34. Initialism ofArgentine Anticommunist Alliance.
35. Initialism ofANSI Artists of America.
36. Initialism ofArea-Agency on Aging.
37. Initialism ofArmy Athletic Association.
38. (US,dated)Initialism ofArmy Audit Agency;more commonly theUSAAA.
39. Initialism ofAssociated Agents of America.
40. (dated)Initialism ofAustralian Association of Accountants.
41. (Australia,automotive)Initialism ofAustralian Automobile Association.

    Coordinate terms:AA,CAA,RAC

AAA

1. (sports,Canada,US) The highest level ofminor league baseball, often used by extension in other sports to indicate the highest level of minor league play in that sport as well.
2. A verynarrowshoesize.
3. (finance) The highest credit rating given by debt analysis agencies such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and A.M. Best.
4. (video games) A high-qualityvideo game expected to sell well, typically with a large development budget.^[1]

AAA

1. Initialism ofawaiting aircraft availability.

• triple A

AAA f

1. (Puerto Rico)Initialism ofAutoridad de Acueductos y Alcantarillados.