Adam
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Adam may refer to:
- Adam (name), a common given and surname.
- Adams, a common surname.
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 places:
- Adam, Oman
- City of Adam, a city mentioned in the book of Joshua
In science:
- ADAM (birth defect), amniotic deformity adhesions mutilations
- ADAM 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
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 Aircraft Industries, an aircraft manufacturer
- 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 (ADAM), a lightweight LDAP directory service similar to Active Directory
- ADAM, a clothing line designed by Adam Lippes
In contemporary fiction:
- Adam (Buffyverse), a character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Adam (comic), the title character in Adam@home by Brian Basset
- Adam Warlock, a fictional superhero in Marvel Comics
- Adam, the first angel on Neon Genesis Evangelion
In contemporary music:
- ADAM, an Italian electro-industrial band
- "Adam's Song", a song by Blink-182
In other uses:
- Adam, one of the mortars in the Mörser Karl series
- "Adam" (Torchwood) - an episode from Series 2 of the TV series Torchwood