Amp or AMP may refer to: *

Ampere The ampere ( , ; symbol: A), often shortened to amp,SI supports only the use of symbols and deprecates the use of abbreviations for units. is the unit of electric current in the International System of Units (SI). One ampere is equal to 1 c ...

, a unit of electric current, often shortened to amp *

Amplifier An amplifier, electronic amplifier or (informally) amp is an electronic device that can increase the magnitude of a signal (a time-varying voltage or current). It is a two-port electronic circuit that uses electric power from a power su ...

, a device that increases the amplitude of a signal

Arts and entertainment

Music

After Midnight Project After Midnight Project (commonly abbreviated "AMP") was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, led by vocalist Jason Evigan. The band was formed in 2004, and disbanded in 2012. History After Midnight Project began in 2004 in Los An ...

, Los Angeles alternative rock band *

Amp (band) Amp are an English electronic space rock band formed in London by Richard F. Walker (also known as Richard Amp) in 1992, after collaborating with David Pearce of Flying Saucer Attack on The Secret Garden and the Distance projects. Amp recor ...

, UK * ''AMP'' (magazine), US, 2003–2013 * Annual

Australian Music Prize The Australian Music Prize (often shortened to the AMP) is an annual award of $50,000 ($30,000 from 2005 to 2023) given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award was ...

* ''

MTV's Amp ''MTV's Amp'' is a 1997 electronic album produced by the late-night show, MTV's '' Amp''.
It features tracks from

'', 1997 compilation

Other uses in arts and entertainment

* ''Amp'' (TV series), music video show *

The Amp The Amp was a satellite and cable television channel, showing music videos, owned by British Sky Broadcasting, and operated on their behalf by Chart Show Channels. It was operated as part of a trio, with Scuzz and Flaunt as its sister stations ...

, a British music video channel *

The Amp (St. Augustine) The St. Augustine Amphitheatre (shortened as The Amp) is an outdoor amphitheater located on Florida State Road A1A, A1A in St. Augustine, Florida, St. Augustine, Florida, United States. The venue seats over 4,700 persons, and is managed by SJ ...

, outdoor amphitheater in St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. *

AMP Radio Networks Astro Radio Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Airtime Management and Programming or simply AMP Radio Networks) is a Malaysian radio network company which operates radio broadcasting services and more since 1996. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of As ...

, Malaysia

Organizations

* Africa Muslim Party, a South African political party *

Alliance of the Presidential Majority The Alliance of the Presidential Majority (; AMP), commonly shortened to the Presidential Majority, was the ruling political alliance in the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2006 to 2018. It was formed on 24 June 2006 by then President Joseph Kabi ...

(''Alliance pour la majorité présidentielle''), Democratic Republic of Congo *

American Manufacturing and Packaging American Manufacturing & Packaging (AMP), previously ARC Diversified, was a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation located in Cookeville, Tennessee, mainly concerned with hiring and training the severely disabled in the manufacturing of food products. ...

, Cookeville, Tennessee, US *

American Muslims for Palestine The American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) is an American nonprofit organization founded in 2006. AMP holds conferences and training sessions for coalition building and legislative advocacy, such as hosting annual Palestine Advocacy Days, that p ...

, Illinois *

Americans for Medical Progress Americans for Medical Progress (AMP) is a nonprofit advocacy group that supports the use of animal testing in biomedical research. Although in favor of moderate animal welfare measures, the AMP aligns against animal rights groups such as PETA and ...

Ameriprise Financial Ameriprise Financial, Inc. is an American diversified financial services company and bank holding company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It provides financial planning products and services, including wealth management, asset management, insur ...

, NYSE symbol * AMP Fit, a U.S. fitness equipment brand *

AMP Incorporated TE Connectivity plc is an American-Irish domiciled technology company that designs and manufactures electrical and electronic components. It serves several industries, including automotive, aerospace, defense, medical, and energy. TE Connecti ...

, U.S. connector company *

AMP Limited AMP Limited (formerly Australian Mutual Provident Society) is an Australian financial services company that operates in Australia and New Zealand. It offers superannuation and investment products, financial advice and banking services through '' ...

, Australian financial services company * Amp Electric Vehicles *

Anjaman Mozareen Punjab The Tenants Association of Punjab (AMP, Anjuman Muzareen Punjab) represents almost 100,000 peasants in the Punjab province of Pakistan, who work and live on Pakistani government- and military-owned land, managed by the Punjab Seed Corporation. The ...

, organisation for land rights in Pakistan *

AMP Singapore The AMP Singapore, formerly known as the Association of Muslim Professionals, is a Singaporean non-profit organisation serving the Muslim community in Singapore. AMP is a registered charitable organisation and is accorded the status of an ''Inst ...

, a Singapore-based organization formerly known as Association of Muslim Professionals

People

Amp Lee Anthonia Wayne "Amp" Lee (born October 1, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earn ...

(born 1971), American football coach *

Air Member for Personnel An atmosphere () is a layer of gases that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A stellar atmosphere ...

, RAF appointment *

Air Member for Personnel (Australia) The Air Member for Personnel (AMP) is the senior Royal Australian Air Force officer who is responsible for personnel matters. List of Air Members for Personnel The following officers have served as Air Member for Personnel: *Group Captain Stanl ...

, RAAF

Places

Advanced Manufacturing Park The Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) is a manufacturing technology park in Waverley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund, with Yorkshire Forward, and developed by Harworth Gro ...

, UK *

Ampanihy Airport Ampanihy Airport is an airport located in Ampanihy, Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the south ...

(IATA code), Madagascar *

Área Metropolitana do Porto The Porto Metropolitan Area (; abbreviated as AMP) is a metropolitan area in northern Portugal centered on the City of Porto, Portugal's second largest city.Fernanda Paula Oliveira (2009), The metropolitan area, covering 17 municipalities, is th ...

, Portugal *

Atlantic Motorsport Park Atlantic Motorsport Park (AMP) is an all-purpose motorsports facility located near Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. The 11-turn road course was opened in August, 1974, and is situated on a site. History One of the most unusual things about AMP is t ...

, near Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada

Science and technology

Computing

* HTML code for the ampersand symbol & * AMP (software stack), "Apache, MySQL and PHP" *

Asymmetric multiprocessing An asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP or ASMP) system is a multiprocessor computer system where not all of the multiple interconnected central processing units (CPUs) are treated equally. For example, a system might allow (either at the hardware or op ...

C++ AMP C, or c, is the third letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''cee'' (pronounced ), plural ''cees''. History "C ...

, C++ Accelerated Massive Parallelism *

Accelerated Mobile Pages AMP (originally an acronym for Accelerated Mobile Pages) is an open source HTML framework developed by the AMP Open Source Project. It was originally created by Google as a competitor to Facebook Instant Articles and Apple News. AMP is optimiz ...

, a 2015 web component framework from Google

Biology

Adenosine monophosphate Adenosine monophosphate (AMP), also known as 5'-adenylic acid, is a nucleotide. AMP consists of a phosphate group, the sugar ribose, and the nucleobase adenine. It is an ester of phosphoric acid and the nucleoside adenosine. As a substituent it t ...

, a nucleotide found in RNA *

AMP deaminase AMP deaminase 1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''AMPD1'' gene. Adenosine monophosphate deaminase is an enzyme that converts adenosine monophosphate (AMP) to inosine monophosphate (IMP), freeing an ammonia molecule in the process. ...

, a human enzyme encoded by the ''AMPD1'' gene *

Antimicrobial peptides Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), also called host defence peptides (HDPs) are part of the innate immune response found among all classes of life. Fundamental differences exist between Prokaryote, prokaryotic and eukaryota, eukaryotic cells that may ...

, immune system peptides *

Ampicillin Ampicillin is an antibiotic belonging to the aminopenicillin class of the penicillin family. The drug is used to prevent and treat several bacterial infections, such as respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, meningitis, s ...

, a common antibiotic

Other uses in science and technology

* Affect misattribution procedure, a psychological measure of implicit attitudes *

Auto Mag Pistol The .44 Auto Mag pistol (AMP) is a large caliber semi-automatic pistol. It was designed between 1966 and 1971 by the Auto Mag Corporation to make a semi-automatic pistol chambered in .44 AMP. The pistol's reputation and looks have made it popula ...

Other uses

* Administrative Monetary Penalty, a civil penalty *

Amp Energy Mountain Dew Amp (or simply Amp) is an energy drink brand produced by PepsiCo. At the time of its introduction in 2001, Amp Energy was initially distributed under the Mountain Dew soft drink brand. Beginning in 2009, it was produced and labeled un ...

, a drink *

Amplified Bible ''The Amplified Bible'' (AMP) is an English language translation of the Bible produced jointly by Zondervan and The Lockman Foundation. The first edition as a complete volume was published in 1965. "Amplifications" are words or phrases intende ...

, an English translation *

Asiatic mode of production The theory of the Asiatic mode of production (AMP) was devised by Karl Marx around the early 1850s. The essence of the theory has been described as " hesuggestion ... that Asiatic societies were held in thrall by a despotic ruling clique, residi ...

, a Marxist theory on historical Asian socioeconomic organization *

Asset Management Plan An asset management plan (AMP) is a tactical plan for managing an organisation's infrastructure and other assets to deliver an agreed standard of service. Typically, an asset management plan will cover more than a single asset, taking a system appr ...

, in infrastructure management