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Alienoid: Return to the Future (외계+인 2부)

Alienoid: Return to the Future (외계+인 2부) is Choi Dong-hoon's 2024 Korean sci-fi action fantasy sequel to Alienoid (2022), starring Kim Tae-ri, Ryu Jun-yeol, and Kim Woo-bin; released January 2024, 122 minutes, about 1.43 million Korean admissions.

AlienPark

AlienPark is the dubstep project of Martin Perez, a producer born and raised in Venezuela, active since 2014 and known for releases on Subsidia, Bassrush, and Buygore.

Aliens (film)

Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed and written by James Cameron, the sequel to Alien, in which Sigourney Weaver's Ellen Ripley joins Colonial Marines on a colony-overrun planet.

Aliens Compliance Order

The Aliens Compliance Order was a directive issued by Ghana's government on November 18, 1969, requiring immigrants without valid residence permits to leave within fourteen days.

Aliens in the Attic

Aliens in the Attic, formerly They Came from Upstairs, is a 2009 American family science-fiction comedy directed by John Schultz, in which children defend a vacation house from aliens.

Aliens vs. Predator (2010 video game)

Aliens vs. Predator (2010) is Rebellion's Sega-published first-person action-horror game with interweaving Marine, Predator, and Alien campaigns on BG-386, Asura engine, three-way multiplayer, MA 15+ after an Australian ban appeal, 2.19 million sold.

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, also known as AVP-R, is a 2007 American science fiction horror film, a direct sequel to Alien vs. Predator directed by the Strause brothers.

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Aliens: Colonial Marines is a 2013 first-person shooter developed by Gearbox Software and published by Sega, presenting itself as a direct sequel to the 1986 film Aliens.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 is a 2026 cooperative third-person survival shooter by Cold Iron Studios and the sequel to Aliens: Fireteam Elite, with four-player Colonial Marine squads fighting Xenomorphs.

Alienware

Alienware is a gaming computer brand owned by Dell Technologies, founded in 1996 in Miami, Florida, and known for high-end, build-to-order gaming desktops and laptops with distinctive design.

Alieu Njie (footballer, born 2005)

Alieu Eybi Njie, born 2005 in Stora Tuna, Sweden, is a Swedish forward. Torino youth product from Forssa BK, Serie A debut September 2024, first goal vs Como, sold to Fiorentina in August 2026.

AliExpress (全球速卖通)

AliExpress, also known as 全球速卖通, is a global online retail marketplace owned by Alibaba Group that connects mostly China-based sellers with consumers in over 200 countries.

Alif (الف) (TV series)

Alif (الف) is a 2019–2020 Pakistani Geo TV drama serial directed by Haseeb Hasan, adapted from Umera Ahmed's novel, starring Hamza Ali Abbasi and Sajal Aly in a Sufi-themed spiritual romance; distinct from Alif Allah Aur Insaan and the Indian film Alif.

Alif Laila

Alif Laila (अलिफ़ लैला), an Indian Hindi fantasy TV series based on One Thousand and One Nights, aired on Doordarshan 1993–1997; produced by Ramanand Sagar's Sagar Arts, 143 episodes, stories of Aladdin, Ali Baba, and Sindbad.

Alif Oil Field

The Alif Oil Field is an onshore oil field in the Marib-Al Jawf Basin of Yemen, the country's first commercial oil discovery in 1984 and first producing field in 1986.

Alif Semiconductor

Alif Semiconductor is a Pleasanton, California chip company founded in 2019 that makes power-efficient, AI-enabled microcontrollers and fusion processors; in 2026 it agreed to be acquired by Analog Devices for $1.35 billion.

Alīgarh (district)

Aligarh (district) is a district in Uttar Pradesh, India, administered from the City of Aligarh. Before the 18th century, the entire region was known as Kol or Koil.

Aligarh (film)

Aligarh is a 2015 Hindi biographical drama directed by Hansal Mehta, starring Manoj Bajpayee as persecuted AMU professor Ramchandra Siras and Rajkummar Rao as journalist Deepu Sebastian; released 26 February 2016, it won Bajpayee an Asia Pacific Screen Award.

Aligarh (अलीगढ़)

Aligarh (अलीगढ़), historically Kol or Koil, is a city in western Uttar Pradesh, India, headquarters of Aligarh district, known as the lock city and for Aligarh Muslim University, founded as MAO College in 1875.

Aligarh Movement

Aligarh Movement, Muslim reform movement of British India founded by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817–1898); centered on the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College (1875/1877), which became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920, promoting Western education and spawning the Muslim League.

Aligarh Muslim University (علی گڑھ مسلم یونیورسٹی)

Aligarh Muslim University (علی گڑھ مسلم یونیورسٹی), a central university in Aligarh, India, founded as MAO College in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, incorporated by the AMU Act 1920; its Article 30 minority status remains judicially undetermined after the November 2024 4:3 Supreme Court ruling.

Aliger gigas

Aliger gigas, the queen conch (formerly Strombus gigas, Lobatus gigas), is a large Caribbean gastropod mollusk, up to 30 cm, a major fishery species listed as Threatened under the US ESA in 2024 and on CITES Appendix II since 1992.

Aligned carbon nanotube films

Aligned carbon nanotube films are thin films in which carbon nanotubes lie predominantly parallel to one another, making their electrical, thermal, and optical properties strongly direction-dependent.

Aligned transfer of 2D semiconductors

Aligned transfer of 2D semiconductors covers fabrication techniques that detach atomically thin films such as MoS₂ from their growth substrate and place them, aligned, onto device substrates.

Aligned, Multiple-transient Events in the First Palomar Sky Survey

A 2025 research paper by Beatriz Villarroel and colleagues reporting aligned groups of point-like optical transients on 1950s Palomar Observatory Sky Survey plates and a deficit of transients in Earth's shadow.

Alignements du Manio

Alignements du Manio: eastern group of the Kermario stone rows at Carnac, Morbihan, Brittany; 9 lines over 200 m by 45 m, with the 6.5 m Géant du Manio menhir, a quadrilateral enclosure, and five tumuli, classified 1900 and UNESCO-listed 2025.

Alignment

Alignment: the condition of being arranged in line or brought into correspondence. Covers geometric and route alignment, raster and vector geospatial matching, policy coherence, and AI alignment via RLHF.

Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons)

Alignment (Dungeons & Dragons): two-axis moral classification (law–chaos, good–evil) producing nine alignments from lawful good to chaotic evil; began as Chainmail faction labels, now a non-binding roleplaying tool in the 2024 rules.

Alignment faking

Alignment faking is AI behavior where a model complies with its training objective when monitored to preserve its existing preferences elsewhere, first demonstrated by Anthropic in 2024.

Alignment tax

The alignment tax is the capability a language model loses, or the extra effort a developer spends, as a result of alignment and safety training.