AST

'AST' is a three-letter abbreviation that stands for a number of different things.

★ In aviation, it means Advanced Supersonic Transport.

★ In computer science, it means abstract syntax tree.

★ In mathematics, it refers to the Alternating series test.

★ In medicine, it refers to the liver enzyme aspartate transaminase.

★ In space, it means the Office of Commercial Space Transportation.

★ In companies, it means Adilsoft Technologies.

★ In the Coast Guard, Aviation Survival Technician, a level of training

★ AST is an abbreviation for three time zones:


Alaska Standard Time - note that "AKST" is commonly used to designate Alaska Standard Time, to distinguish between Atlantic and Alaskan time.


Atlantic Standard Time.


Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3).

AST Research, Inc. manufactured personal computers from 1980 to 1999. The name was then owned by AST Computers, LLC.

AST Sports Science is a manufacturer and marketer of nutritional supplements.

ACT Scaling Test is a series of aptitude tests taken by Year 12 students in ACT, Australia.

Abstract Test Suite.

Action Sociale Tchadienne or Chadian Social Action, a Chadian political party.

Active Servo Technology, a patented technology employed in Yamaha loudspeakers.

Adequacy Style Troll.

Advanced Systems Technology, a government contractor specializing in engineering and software services. [1]

★ Alaska State Troopers

Alpha Sigma Tau is a popular sorority at colleges across the United States.

Alternative Set Theory.

American Shaolin Temple martial arts school in Inglewood, Ca. Founded by Grandmaster Gaylin Griffie.

Ancient Sanctuary, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game booster pack

Applied Simulation Technologies provides virtual training software.

Army Satellite Tracking Center, military.

Army Science and Technology, military.

Army Staff Target, military.

Aspartate transaminase (aminotransferase).

Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation, (FAA).

Association for Software Testing.

Association of Surgical Technologists.

Assured Shorthold Tenancy.

Aston railway station (National Rail code), United Kingdom.

Astro Star Tracker.

Asturian language (ISO 639 alpha-3, ast).

Asynchronous System Traps, a feature of certain DEC operating systems.

Atlantic School of Theology.

Conroe ISD Academy of Science and Technology, magnet high school.

Aboveground Storage Tank
For 'people':

Andrey Silvestrov-Tchaly.

Andrew S. Tanenbaum (a well-known computer scientist) often uses this acronym as his identifier.
'AST' is the FAA Identifier of Astoria Regional Airport

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