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Arts and entertainment

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Alice in Chains Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1987 by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney, who later recruited bassist Mike Starr and lead vocalist Layne ...
, American rock band * Alice in Chains: AIC 23, a 2013 mockumentary *
Anime International Company , often abbreviated as AIC is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 15, 1982 and located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. On December 10, 2015, AIC RIGHTS Co., Ltd was established through a company split, in which AIC Rights received the transfer ...
, a Japanese animation studio *
Art Institute of Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 mil ...
, an art museum in Chicago


Business

* AIC Diversified Canada, a Canadian mutual fund company * American Investment Council, formerly known as PEGCC, US trade association for the private equity and growth capital investment industry * Asia Internet Coalition, an internet trade group in Asia *Association of Investment Companies, also known as
The Association of Investment Trust Companies The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) is the United Kingdom trade association for the closed-end fund, closed-ended investment company industry. Function The association represents a broad range of closed-ended investment companies, incorp ...
, UK trade association for closed-ended investment companies


Charitable organizations

* Advocates for Informed Choice, now called
Interact Advocates for Intersex Youth Advocates for Informed Choice, dba interACT or interACT Advocates for Intersex Youth, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization using innovative strategies to advocate for the legal and human rights of children with intersex traits. The organizat ...
, a U.S. NGO * Alternative Information Center, a joint Palestinian-Israeli NGO *
American Indian Center The American Indian Center (AIC) of Chicago is the oldest urban American Indian center in the United States. It provides social services, youth and senior programs, cultural learning, and meeting opportunities for Native American peoples. For m ...
, social and cultural center *
American Institute for Conservation The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) is a national membership organization of conservation professionals, headquartered in Washington D.C. History The AIC first launched in 1972 with only a handful of members. Now it is grown to over ...
, an American organization devoted to preserving historic works


Computing

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Adaptec Adaptec was a computer storage company and remains a brand for computer storage products. The company was an independent firm from 1981 to 2010, at which point it was acquired by PMC-Sierra, which itself was later acquired by Microsemi, which its ...
integrated circuit * Add-in card, or expansion card, a circuit board that adds functionality to a computer * Apple Intermediate Codec, a video codec used on OS X


Economics

* Actual Individual Consumption, a measure of economic well-being alternative to
Gross Domestic Product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a money, monetary Measurement in economics, measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjec ...


Politics and government

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State Administration for Industry and Commerce Prior to March 2018, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC; ) was the authority in the People's Republic of China responsible for advancing legislation concerning the administration of industry and commerce in the People's Repub ...
, a Chinese regulatory agency *
African Independent Congress The African Independent Congress (AIC) is a minor political party in South Africa. Founded in Matatiele on December 12, 2005, the AIC was a protest against the location of the area within the boundaries of the Eastern Cape province rather tha ...
, a South African political party *
Arab–Israeli conflict The Arab–Israeli conflict is an ongoing intercommunal phenomenon involving political tension, military conflicts, and other disputes between Arab countries and Israel, which escalated during the 20th century, but had mostly faded out by t ...
, a long-running conflict between Israel and Arab countries *
American Iranian Council The American Iranian Council (AIC) was formed in 1990 as a US-based bi-partisan think tank focused upon promoting better relations between the United States and Iran. Former United States Secretary of State Cyrus Vance was the original honorary C ...
, a think tank devoted to improving US–Iranian relations * '' Association Internationale du Congo'', an organization promoting Leopold II's rule of the Congo and predecessor to the Congo Free State, active from 1879 to 1885 *
Australian Intelligence Community The Australian Intelligence Community (AIC) and the National Intelligence Community (NIC) or National Security Community of the Australian Government are the collectives of statutory intelligence agencies, policy departments, and other government ...
, the government agencies that make up Australia's intelligence operations


Philosophy

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Animal–industrial complex The term animal–industrial complex (AIC) refers to the systematic and institutionalized exploitation of animals. It includes every economic activity involving animals, such as the food industry (e.g., meat, dairy, poultry, apiculture), anima ...
, a term describing systematic and institutionalized exploitation of animals


Religion

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African Initiated Church An African-initiated church (AIC) is a Christian church independently started in Africa by Africans rather than chiefly by missionaries from another continent. Nomenclature A variety of overlapping terms exist for these forms of Christianity: Af ...
, a Christian church founded by Africans, also known as African Independent Church, African Indigenous Church or African Instituted Church *
Africa Inland Church Established in 1895, Africa Inland Mission (AIM) is a Christian mission sending agency focused on Africa. Their stated mission is to see "Christ-centered churches established among all African peoples." AIM established the Kapsowar Hospital in 193 ...
, a church in Eastern Africa related to Africa Inland Mission *
American Islamic Congress Founded late in 2001, the American Islamic Congress (AIC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States. AIC is a non-religious, civil rights organization whose stated goal is to build interfaith and inter-ethnic understandin ...
, an American Muslim organization * Answers In Creation, an organization promoting Old Earth creationism


Schools

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Academia de la Inmaculada Concepción The Academy of the Immaculate Conception ( es, Academia de la Inmaculada Concepción, generally abbreviated as AIC, or simply ''La Inmaculada'') is a coeducational Catholic school located in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1905, it is among Pu ...
, a Catholic school in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico * Alcanta International College, a private secondary school in Guangzhou, China *
American International College American International College (AIC) is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts. History American International College was originally established on July 18, 1885, as the French Protestant College by Rev. Calvin E. Amaron, who soug ...
, a college in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States * American Islamic College, a college in Chicago, United States * Arizona International College, a former public college in Arizona, United States * Art Institute of Colorado, a university in Denver, United States *
Associated Independent Colleges The Associated Independent Colleges, or AIC, is a group of independent secondary schools in south-east Queensland, Australia. With the exception of St Peters Lutheran College, AIC schools are all-boys schools (St Peter's secondary girls compete ...
, a group of eight colleges in Queensland, Australia * Auckland International College, a private secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand * Australian Indigenous College, a former business college in Queensland, Australia * Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, formerly known as the Army Industrial College


Science

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Akaike information criterion The Akaike information criterion (AIC) is an estimator of prediction error and thereby relative quality of statistical models for a given set of data. Given a collection of models for the data, AIC estimates the quality of each model, relative to ...
, estimates the quality of a statistical model, relative to other models *
American Institute of Chemists The American Institute of Chemists (AIC) is an organization founded in 1923 with the goal of advancing the chemistry profession in the United States. The institute is known for its yearly awards recognizing contributions of individuals in this fie ...
, an American chemistry organization * Ampere Interrupting Capacity, the maximum safe current in an electrical circuit * AIC (gene), which encodes the Aicardi syndrome protein *
Australian Institute of Criminology The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and criminal justice. The Institute seeks to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research ...
, an Australian research center on crime


Sports

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Anglo-Italian Cup The Anglo-Italian Cup ( it, Coppa Anglo-Italiana, also known as the Anglo-Italian Inter-League Clubs Competition and from 1976 to 1986 as the Alitalia Challenge Cup, Talbot Challenge Cup or Gigi Peronace Memorial) is a defunct European football c ...
, a football competition played from 1970 to 1996 between the UK and Italy *
Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference The Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) was an athletic conference in existence from 1927 or 1928 to 1995 affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference membership consisted entirely of colleges ...
, a former college athletic conference competing in the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) established in 1940, is a college athletics association for colleges and universities in North America. Most colleges and universities in the NAIA offer athletic scholarships to its stud ...
, all members competed in the state of
Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the ...
* ''Associazione Italiana Calciatori'' (
Italian Footballers' Association The Italian Footballers' Association (Italian: ''Associazione Italiana Calciatori''), also referred to by the acronym AIC, is the association for footballers in Italy. It was established in 1968 and currently has 4,500 members, of which 2,500 ar ...
), a football association in Italy


Statistics/Machine Learning

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Akaike information criterion The Akaike information criterion (AIC) is an estimator of prediction error and thereby relative quality of statistical models for a given set of data. Given a collection of models for the data, AIC estimates the quality of each model, relative to ...
, a measure of the relative quality of a statistical model, for a given data set


Transport and military

* Action Information Center, the tactical center on a warship or aircraft * ICAO designator for
Air India Air India is the flag carrier airline of India, headquartered at New Delhi. It is owned by Talace Private Limited, a Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of Tata Sons, after Air India Limited's former owner, the Government of India, completed ...
, an Indian airline * Ammunition Identification Code, Ordnance Supply Catalog designation for ammunition used by the US Army Ordnance Corps from 1942 to 1958; see List of U.S. Army munitions by supply catalog designation *
Australian Instructional Corps The Australian Instructional Corps (AIC) was a corps of the Australian Army that existed between 1921 and 1955. Tasked with providing training to soldiers serving in Australia's part-time military force, the corps consisted of Permanent force war ...
, military unit, Australia


Other uses

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Aichach-Friedberg Aichach-Friedberg is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the northwest and clockwise) the districts of Augsburg, Donau-Ries, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg, as ...
, a district in Bavaria, Germany * ''Association Internationale de la Couleur'' (
International Colour Association The International Colour Association (''Association Internationale de la Couleur (AIC)'', or ''Internationale Vereinigung für die Farbe'') is a learned society whose aims are to encourage research in all aspects of colour, to disseminate the k ...
), an organization that studies colour {{Disambiguation