Amp facts for kids

Amp or AMP may be:

Science

• Ampere, a unit of electrical current
• Adenosine monophosphate, nucleotide found in RNA
• Amphetamine, medicine used for treatment of ADHD and certain sleep disorders
• Ampicillin, common antibiotic used in bacteria culture
• Amplifier, device that increases the amplitude of a signal
• Ampoule, medical container
• Antimicrobial peptides, immune system peptides
• AMP deaminase, a human enzyme encoded by the AMPD1 gene

Organizations

• AMP Limited, Australian financial services company or one of its buildings:
  • AMP Building, Perth, Australia, see 140 St Georges Terrace
  • AMP Building, Hobart, Australia
  • AMP Centre, Sydney, Australia
  • AMP Place, Brisbane, Australia
  • AMP Society Building, Wellington, New Zealand
  • AMP Capital, a subsidiary
• AMP Incorporated, US company purchased by Tyco International in 1999
• Alliance of the Presidential Majority (French: Alliance pour la majorité présidentielle), political platform in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Americans for Medical Progress, medical research charity
• Ameriprise Financial, finance company spun off from American Express in 2005
• Anjaman Mozareen Punjab, small peasants organisation fighting for land rights in Okara, Lahore, Renala Khurd and Depalpur in Pakistan
• Applied Measurement Professionals, a company specializing in examinations for certification and licensure

Computing

• AMP (solution stack) or "Apache, MySQL and PHP", software products commonly used together
• Ampersand, printable character
• Asymmetric multiprocessing, variety of processors for different tasks
• Alternative MAC/PHY, part of the Bluetooth specification as of version 3.0

Entertainment

• AMP Radio Networks, Malaysian-based radio company
• Adobe Media Player, media player from Adobe
• Adventures in Motion Pictures, UK ballet company
• After Midnight Project, Los Angeles alternative rock band
• Amp (TV series), music video show on MTV
• Amp (band), rock and electronic band
• Australian Music Prize, annual Australian music award
• Amp (comics), a Marvel Comics fictional mutant
• The Amp, a British music video channel

Music

• Guitar amplifier
• Instrument amplifier, device for amplifying electric instruments

Other

• AMP Energy, drink made by PepsiCo
• Advanced Manufacturing Park, manufacturing technology park in the United Kingdom
• Advanced Mobile Phone System, first-generation analog cellular technology
• Air Member for Personnel, senior appointment in the Royal Air Force
• AutoMag (pistol), automatic Magnum pistol
• Advanced Management Program (disambiguation), education program offered by several organizations
• Amp Electric Vehicles, an electric vehicle maker
• Asset Management Plan
• Amp Lee (born 1971)
• Amplified Bible, an English translation of the Bible