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Ankit Fadia

Ankit Fadia (born 1985, Ahmedabad) is an Indian author and self-proclaimed ethical hacker famous from his 2001 book An Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking; his hacking claims are widely disputed and his books documented as heavily plagiarized.

Ankit Gera (अंकित गेरा)

Ankit Gera (अंकित गेरा), born 1987 in New Delhi, is an Indian Hindi television actor known for Mayank Garg in Sapne Suhane Ladakpan Ke, Adarsh in Pratigya, Agniphera, and Bigg Boss 9.

Ankit Gupta (अंकित गुप्ता)

Ankit Gupta (अंकित गुप्ता), Indian television actor born 1988 in Meerut, known as Fateh Singh Virk in Udaariyaan, Parth Kashyap in Sadda Haq, and a Bigg Boss 16 contestant.

Ankit Mohan (अंकित मोहन)

Ankit Mohan (अंकित मोहन), born 1988, Indian actor; Ashwathama in Star Plus Mahabharat (2013–14), Digpal Lanjekar Marathi historicals (Farzand, Fatteshikast, Pawankhind), Singham Again and Peddi, married to Ruchi Savarn. Distinguishes him from comedian Mohan Choti.

Ankit Sobti

Ankit Sobti is an Indian software engineer who co-founded Postman, the API platform, and serves as its chief technology officer; he previously worked at Yahoo and Adobe.

Ankit Tiwari

Ankit Tiwari (born 1986, Kanpur) is an Indian playback singer, music director, and composer known for Sunn Raha Hai (Aashiqui 2, 2013) and Galliyan (Ek Villain, 2014), a Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer winner who also runs the label Mist Music.

Ankita Lokhande

Ankita Lokhande (अंकिता लोखंडे), born 1984 in Indore, is an Indian actress famous as Archana in Pavitra Rishta (2009–2014), with films Manikarnika, Baaghi 3, and Swatantrya Veer Savarkar; married to Vicky Jain.

Ankita Raina

Ankita Raina (born 1993, Ahmedabad) is an Indian tennis player, career-high singles 160 and doubles 93, 2018 Asian Games singles bronze medallist, and the fifth Indian woman of the Open era to play a Grand Slam main draw (Australian Open 2021 doubles).

Ankith Koyya

Ankith Koyya (అంకిత్ కొయ్య, born 1995) is an Indian Telugu-film actor; short-film SIIMA winner, feature debut Majili (2019), breakthrough with Aay and Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam (2024), lead in Beauty (2025).

Ankiti Bose

Ankiti Bose (अंकिति बोस) is an Indian-born, Singapore-based entrepreneur who co-founded the fashion startup Zilingo in 2015 and led it as chief executive until 2022.

Ankiya Naat

Ankiya Naat (অংকীয়া নাট) is a one-act devotional play form created by Assamese saint Srimanta Sankaradeva in the 15th century, marking the beginning of written Assamese drama.

ANKK1

ANKK1 (ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1, X-kinase) is a human gene at 11q23.2 encoding a 765-aa serine/threonine kinase with 11 ankyrin repeats; it hosts the Taq1A SNP rs1800497 (Glu713Lys) once attributed to DRD2, within the NTAD gene cluster.

Ankle

The ankle, or talocrural joint, connects the foot to the lower leg where the tibia, fibula, and talus meet, allowing walking through dorsiflexion and plantarflexion.

Ankle arthroplasty

Ankle arthroplasty, also called total ankle replacement, is an orthopedic operation that replaces the damaged ankle joint with an artificial implant, preserving motion in end-stage ankle arthritis.

Ankle arthroscopy

Ankle arthroscopy is an orthopedic procedure in which a small camera and instruments are inserted into the ankle joint to diagnose and treat conditions inside the joint.

Ankle fracture fixation

Ankle fracture fixation is a surgical procedure using plates, screws, or nails to hold broken ankle bones in anatomic alignment while they heal, typically within 24 hours of injury.

Ankle jerk reflex

Ankle jerk reflex (Achilles tendon reflex, ankle reflex): S1 deep tendon reflex producing triceps surae contraction and plantar flexion; tested by dorsiflexion and tendon tap, lost in S1 radiculopathy and diabetic neuropathy.

Ankle oedema

Ankle oedema (ankle swelling), ICD-11 MG29.00 under localised oedema, is excess interstitial fluid at the ankle; most often from chronic venous insufficiency, also heart, kidney, liver disease, drugs, or injury.

Ankle replacement

Ankle replacement, or total ankle replacement (TAR), is an orthopedic operation that resurfaces a damaged ankle joint with a prosthetic implant to relieve pain while preserving motion.

Ankle strategy

The ankle strategy is a balance-recovery technique that applies torque at the ankle joints while keeping the feet flat, one of three classical postural control strategies with the hip and stepping strategies.

Ankle–brachial pressure index

Ankle–brachial pressure index (ABI, ABPI): ratio of ankle to brachial systolic blood pressure, a non-invasive bedside test; ABI ≤0.90 diagnoses lower limb peripheral artery disease and low values predict cardiovascular risk.

Anklebot

The Anklebot is a wearable, impedance-controlled ankle rehabilitation robot developed at MIT and announced in 2005 to train ankle motor control after stroke, notably foot drop, and to measure ankle stiffness.

Ankleshwar gas field

The Ankleshwar gas field is an onshore oil and gas field in the Cambay Basin near Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India, discovered by ONGC in 1960 and operated by it.

Anklet

Anklet (ankle bracelet, ankle-band, ankle-ring; Arabic خلخال, Hindi payal): an ornamental band, ring, or chain worn around the ankle, documented from Meroitic Nubia and Isaiah 3:18, central to Indian bridal and ghungroo dance traditions.

Anko (brand)

Anko is the private-label home, apparel, and general merchandise brand of Kmart Australia, introduced in 2019 and accounting for over 85% of products sold in its stores.

Ankō Itosu (糸洲安恒)

Ankō Itosu (糸洲安恒, 1830–1915), Okinawan Shuri-te karate master, teacher of Funakoshi and Mabuni; created the five Pinan kata, introduced karate into Okinawan schools from 1901, and wrote the 1908 Ten Precepts of Karate.

Ankokuji Ekei

Ankokuji Ekei (安国寺恵瓊) was a Rinzai Zen priest and Mōri diplomat who served Toyotomi Hideyoshi and was beheaded after the battle of Sekigahara in 1600.

Ankon

Ankon (Ἀγκών, Latin Ancon), ancient Pontic harbor and road station on the Black Sea east of Amisus at the mouth of the Yeşilırmak (ancient Iris), Turkey; named from Greek 'elbow'; distinct from Ancona, Italy.

Ankona Capital Partners

Ankona Capital Partners is a Southern California venture capital firm based in Newport Beach, founded in 2019, which invests $5–15 million in early growth-stage B2B software companies.

Ankor (band)

Ankor (ANKOR) is a Spanish alternative metal band formed in 2003 in Els Pallaresos, Catalonia; also described as metalcore. Started as Spanish-language power metal, shifted to English in 2011; breakthrough UNFD mini-album Shoganai (2024), with I See Red following in November 2026.