Adam

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Adam may refer to:

• Adam (name), a common given name and surname (list of people in that article)

Adam as a word or as an abbreviation, may also refer to:

• Adam (Bible), the first man according to the Abrahamic religious tradition
• Adam Kadmon, the primordial man of the kabbalah and related esoteric traditions
• Adam (Scottish family), a family of notable Scottish architects
• Adam, the name given to the victim in the Torso in the Thames murder case

In music:

• Adam's Song, a song by Blink-182
• Adam (album), Adam II (album), Adam III, albums of the Malaysian singer Adam AF2

In places:

• Adam, a town in Oman
• Adam, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, also known as Geva Binyamin
• City of Adam, a city mentioned in the book of Joshua
• Adam's Peak, a sacred mountain in Sri Lanka
• Adam's Bridge, a chain of limestone shoals that once connected India to the island of Sri Lanka
• Adam Range, a mountain range in Nunavut, Canada

In science:

• ADAM (birth defect), amniotic deformity adhesions mutilations
• ADAM protein (A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase protein), a group of enzymes
• ADAM, an organic compound: 2-((2-((dimethylamino)methyl)phenyl)thio)-5-iodophenylamine used in SPECT and PET scanning
• Y-chromosomal Adam, patrilineal most recent common ancestor
• Audit data analysis and mining. See Intrusion detection systems.

In government programs:

• Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM), a United States drug-abuse-monitoring program
• Code Adam, used in the United States to alert the public of missing children

In companies and products:

• ADAM (company), a clothing line designed by Adam Lippes
• Adam Aircraft Industries, an aircraft manufacturer
• A.D.A.M., Inc., a health information company
• Adam Internet, South Australian ISP offering ADSL2+ services
• Adam Motor Company, a Pakistani automobile manufacturer
• Adam VIII, a record label
• Coleco Adam, an early home computer
• Active Directory Application Mode, a lightweight implementation of Active Directory, see Active Directory#ADAM/AD LDS
• ADAM Audio, a German loudspeaker manufacturer

In contemporary fiction:

• Adam (2008 novel), a novel by author Ted Dekker
• Adam (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Adam (comic), the title character in Adam@home by Brian Basset
• Adam, the first angel in Neon Genesis Evangelion, see Angel (Neon Genesis Evangelion)#Adam
• Adam (Northern Exposure), a fictional character of the American television series
• Adam Park, a fictional character of the American television series Power Rangers
• Adam (Torchwood), an episode from Series 2 of the TV series Torchwood
• ADAM, a form of genetic modification central to the plot of the 2007 video game BioShock
• Adam, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden video game series

In other uses:

• Adam style, a neoclassical style practiced by Scottish architect Robert Adam
• Adam, a weapon in the Mörser Karl series or mortars

See also

• Adams

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