APU

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APU or Apu may refer to:

Film and television[edit]

  • The Apu Trilogy, a series of three Indian films, directed by Satyajit Ray, with the fictional character Apu Roy, comprising:
    • Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) (1955), the first of the three films, covering the early childhood of Apu
    • Aparajito (The Unvanquished) (1956), the second film, covering the remaining years of Apu's youth and adolescence
    • Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) (1959), the final film of the trilogy, covering Apu's adulthood
  • Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, a fictional character from the animated television series The Simpsons (appearing 1990–2020)

Literature[edit]

  • Apu Roy, the fictional character in two novels by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay:
  • Apu (magazine), a Finnish family magazine (1933–present)

Organizations[edit]

Education[edit]

Technology[edit]

  • AMD APU, marketing term from AMD for a microprocessor that includes a CPU and a GPU within a single chip
  • Audio processing unit, a microprocessor for processing audio on computers
  • Auxiliary power unit, a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsion

Transportation[edit]

Other uses[edit]

  • Apu, another name for Upu, an ancient region surrounding Damascus
  • Apu (god), a deity or honorific in South American religion and Incan mythology
  • Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, 31st President of Chile

See also[edit]