ASE's mission is to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service through the testing and certification of repair and service professionals.

Automotive Service Excellence. A non-profit organization for the testing and certification of vehicle service technicians. To be "ASE certified" implies a technician has passed one or more of the organization's exams.

Alberta Stock Exchange. Founded through the incorporation of the Calgary Stock Exchange in 1913; trading activity is closely tied to oil and gas discoveries in western Canada; under a restructuring agreement between Canada's exchanges, was combined with the VSE to form the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX); in 2001, the CDNX was taken over by the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Short for Active Seeker Electronics.

(aw-seh) [ as topmost roofbeam of a house] An active god. See also Aesir (pl.), Asynja (f.), Asynjor (f. pl.)

Automatic stabilisation equipment; also: aircraft survivability equipment

(Aromatic Stabilization Energy)

Aircraft Survivability Equipment. An aircraft's defensive systems (RWR, jammers, chaff, and flares).

American Society of Echocardiography

American Silver Eagle - one ounce silver bullion coins issued from 1986-date.

Alliance to Save Energy ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Available Server environment. A configuration consisting of two or more AlphaServer systems, shared SCSI buses and disks, and TruCluster software that provides high availability to clients through IP aliasing.

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact (APEC) Asian Currency Units (ACU)

(Yoruba): life energy ashe (Anglicized) / axe (Cuban)

The suffix that denotes an enzyme: a protein with catalytic properties.

A suffix common to many, but not all, enzymes.

Alt.support.endometriosis, the usenet message board for the support of endo women and their families

After Start Enrichment, the enriched mixture provided for a number of engine cycles when an ECU detects that the engine has transitioned from cranking to running.

Advanced System Emulation SuperH

Designation for service entrance cable, above ground use. Some constructions are suitable for underground use. Covering is flame retardant, moisture resistant, and abuse resistant.

Association of Surgical Educators

Association for Science Education

Adult Secondary Education

Application Service Element

application service elements

All-Seeing Eye server browser

Adaptive Server Enterprise