Able
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In science and technology:
- Able, a U.S. 1946 nuclear weapon test, part of Operation CrossroadsOperation CrossroadsOperation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapon tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in mid-1946. It was the first test of a nuclear weapon after the Trinity nuclear test in July 1945...
- ABLE (programming language)ABLE (programming language)ABLE is a simplified programming language targeted at accounting applications.More information is available at -References:* "ABLE, The Accounting Language, Programming and Reference Manual," Evansville Data Proc Center, Evansville, IN, March 1975...
, a simplified programming language - Able space probes, probes in the Pioneer programPioneer programThe Pioneer program is a series of United States unmanned space missions that was designed for planetary exploration. There were a number of such missions in the program, but the most notable were Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, which explored the outer planets and left the solar system...
- Able, one of the first two monkeys in spaceMonkeys in spaceBefore humans went into space, several animals were launched into space, including numerous monkeys, so that scientists could investigate the biological effects of space travel. The United States launched flights containing primate cargo primarily between 1948-1961 with one flight in 1969 and one...
(and living beings) to return to Earth alive
Vehicles:
- USNS Able (T-AGOS-20), a U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship
- Able (1917 automobile)Able (1917 automobile)The Able was an American car produced in Mount Vernon, New York between 1917 and 1919. It was a small production car, featuring its own engines, though other components were proprietary. In 1920 the car became the Vernon....
, an American car - Able (1920 automobile)Able (1920 automobile)The Able was a small French cyclecar made in Avignon by Paul Toulouse, built between 1920 and 1927.It was a fairly ordinary 4-cylinder light car that utilized engines from companies such as SCAP, Chapuis-Dornier and CIME, ranging from 1100 cc to 1500 cc. Some cars were sold under the...
, a small French cyclecar
People:
- Forest AbleForest AbleForest Edward "Frosty" Able is a retired American basketball player.A 6'3" guard, Able attended Fairdale High School in Louisville before starring at Western Kentucky University in the early 1950s, where he tallied 1,221 career points...
(b. 1932), American former basketball player - George Graham AbleGeorge Graham AbleGraham George Able is a noted educationalist who was the master at Dulwich College from 1997-2009.-Early life:He was educated at Worksop College and went on to study Natural Sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge where he received his MA in 1968...
(b. 1947), British educationalist - Able CrownAble CrownAble Crown is a fictional character, a crime boss in publications from DC Comics. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #744 -Fictional character biography:...
, a fictional character from DC Comics
Companies and organizations:
- Able LabsAble LabsAble Laboratories, Inc. was a developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products in tablet,capsule, liquid and suppository dosage forms. The pharmaceutical company was headquartered in Cranbury, New Jersey....
, a developer and manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products - Association for Better Living and EducationAssociation for Better Living and EducationThe Association for Better Living and Education is a non-profit organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It states that it is "dedicated to creating a better future for children and communities." It promotes secular uses of L. Ron Hubbard's works, and has been classified as a...
, a non-profit Church of Scientology organization - Able UKAble UKAble UK is a British based company specialising in the rehabilitation and development of disused sites and facilities, demolition, site reclamation, re-mediation, regeneration and waste disposal...
, British ship breaking and recycling company - Aragón de Cable (Able), Spanish telecommunications company
- ABLE IndiaABLE IndiaABLE- Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises is a consortium of Indian biotechnology companies. ABLE acts as an interface between the industry, the government, academic and research bodies, and domestic and international investors. It also provides marketplace to companies working in the...
, consortium of Indian biotechnology companies - ABLE or Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement CommissionOklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement CommissionThe Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission, often referred to as the ABLE Commission, is an agency of the state of Oklahoma. The ABLE Commission is charged with protecting the public welfare and interest through the enforcement of state laws pertaining to alcoholicbeverages, charity games,...
In other fields:
- The first letter of the "Able-Baker" spelling alphabetSpelling alphabetA spelling alphabet, radio alphabet, or telephone alphabet is a set of words which are used to stand for the letters of an alphabet. Each word in the spelling alphabet typically replaces the name of the letter with which it starts...
- Hurricane Able (disambiguation), three hurricanes in the early 1950s