ARD

Ard, ARD, Ards or ARDS may refer to:

Ard:

  • Ard (plough) or scratch-plough, a type of plough consisting of a simple spike dragged through the soil
  • Ard, alternate name of Arad, Iran, a city in Fars Province
  • Ard, a son of Benjamin in the Bible: see List of minor Biblical figures: Ard
  • Ard, a character in the 1981 film Heavy Metal

ARD:

  • ARD (broadcaster), the German association of public broadcasters: the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
    • ARD International Music Competition
  • Acid rock drainage, the outflow of acidic water from mines
  • ARD (or AD), the Democratic Republican Alliance, a French conservative party of the Third Republic: the Alliance Républicaine Démocratique
  • Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, a Pakistani political movement that opposes President Pervez Musharraf
  • The American Research and Development Corporation, the first venture capital firm
  • Apple Remote Desktop, a remote administration application for Apple Macintosh computers
  • Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator, a demonstration program of a capsule shaped similar to the Apollo Command Module by the European Space Agency
  • ARD, the US Navy hull classification symbol for an Auxiliary repair dry dock
  • Army Reconnaissance Detachment, a special forces unit of the Swiss Army
  • ARD, the Amtrak 3-letter code for Ardmore (SEPTA station), a railroad station in the suburbs of Philadelphia
  • ARD, the National Rail code for Ardgay railway station, a railway station in the Highlands of Scotland
  • ARD, a code frequently used for the Armenian dram, the currency of Armenia (instead of the correct ISO 4217 code "AMD")
  • Acquired Rights Directive, European Union law protecting the rights of employees
  • Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition, is a special pre-trial intervention program in the State of Pennsylvania
  • Antimicrobial Removal Device, a medical product developed by Marion Laboratories
  • ARD, the IATA code for Alor Island Airport, Indonesia

Ards:

  • Ards (territory), the name of an ancient Irish district, Anglo-Norman county, and former barony of Ireland in modern day County Down, Northern Ireland
  • Ards Lower, a former barony in Northern Ireland
  • Ards Upper, a former barony in Northern Ireland
  • Ards Peninsula, a peninsula in Northern Ireland, between Strangford Lough and the North Channel
  • Ards F.C., a Northern Irish football club from Newtownards
  • Ards RFC, a Northern Irish rugby football club from Newtownards
  • Ards (borough), an administrative district of Northern Ireland
  • Ards (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), a parliamentary constituency of Northern Ireland
  • Ards Forest Park, a nature reserve in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland

ARDS:

  • Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (or Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome), a serious reaction to various forms of injuries to the lung
  • Action Replay DS, a game hacking device for Nintendo DS
  • Advanced Remote Display Station