AP
Ability power
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Attack power
AP is a common stat in video games that determines how much damage a character can deal with weapons or offensive abilities (the higher your AP, the harder you hit). Other stats, like strength, agility, or specific gear, often boost AP, playing a key role in figuring out how effective your attacks are in both PvE and PvP settings.
The term became especially popular in MMORPGs like World of Warcraft and Guild Wars in the early 2000s, but it's also used in RPGs, MOBAs, and mobile games today. While newer games might hide it under more stylized stat names, seasoned players still talk about "stacking AP" or "maxing AP" to hit peak damage.
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Associated Press
AP means Associated Press. It is a popular acronym for the nonprofit news agency.
AP was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in New York City. The news agency serves over 120 countries and contributes international, US, health, entertainment, and sports news stories.
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Attachment parenting
Parents, pediatricians, and childcare specialists may use AP as shorthand for "attachment parenting." This set of infant parenting methods promotes empathy, responsiveness, and lots of parent-child physical contact.
Pediatrician William Sears coined the term attachment parenting in 1985. As he and his wife, registered nurse Martha Sears, began to share their ideas about attachment parenting with others, they began referring to the new paradigm as AP.
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Anti-piracy
Fans of TheGreatUnknown Productions YouTube videos use AP to stand for "anti-piracy." The channel specializes in creating custom videos of kill screens for software, gaming consoles, and services.
The videos featuring kill screens may be due to a console overheating or a bug in the game that causes it to crash. Or, they may be due to the detection of pirated content and thus referred to as "anti-piracy," or "ap" for short by the TheGreatUnknown Productions fandom.
People may use "AP" as an acronym for various words, such as "attack power," "Associated Press," or "attached parenting." You can typically tell the intended meaning of the word by the context in which it's used. For example, if you are watching a video produced by TheGreatUnknown Productions and see a comment with "ap" in it, it is most likely referring to anti-piracy.
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League of Legends (LoL) players use AP to stand for Ability Power. This stat adds power to certain abilities, items, and runes.
For example, the item Nashor's Tooth gives your champion +100 AP and makes your champion's basic attacks deal 15 + 20% AP additional damage. This means that, by itself, Nashor's Tooth makes your basic attacks deal 35 additional damage. Any additional AP your champion possesses (either inherently or from other items) will increase Nashor's Tooth's power.