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Ard, ARD, Ards or ARDS may refer to:

Ard:

• Ard (plough) or scratch-plough, a type of plough consisting of a simple spike dragged through the soil
• Ard, a son of Benjamin in the Bible: see List of minor Biblical figures: Ard

ARD:

• ARD (broadcaster), the German association of public broadcasters: the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland,
• Acid rock drainage, the outflow of acidic water from mines
• ARD (or AD), the Democratic Republican Alliance, a French conservative party of the Third Republic: the Alliance Républicaine Démocratique
• Alliance for Restoration of Democracy, a Pakistani political movement that opposes President Pervez Musharraf
• Apple Remote Desktop, a remote administration application for Apple Macintosh computers
• Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator, a demonstration program of an Apollo spacecraft-shaped capsule by the European Space Agency
• ARD, the US Navy hull classification symbol for an Auxiliary repair dry dock
• Army Reconnaissance Detachment, a special forces unit of the Swiss Army.
• ARD, the Amtrak 3-letter code for Ardmore (SEPTA station), a railroad station in the suburbs of Philadelphia
• ARD, the National Rail code for Ardgay railway station, a railway station in the Highlands of Scotland
• ARD, a code frequently used for the Armenian dram, the currency of Armenia (instead of the correct ISO 4217 code "AMD")
• Acquired Rights Directive, European Union law protecting the rights of employees: see Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006

Ards:

• Ards Peninsula, a peninsula in Northern Ireland, between Strangford Lough and the North Channel
• Ards F.C., a Northern Irish football club from Newtownards
• Ards RFC, a Northern Irish rugby football club from Newtownards
• Ards Borough Council, an administrative district of Northern Ireland
• Ards (Northern Ireland Parliament constituency), a parliamentary constituency of Northern Ireland
• Ards Forest Park, a nature reserve in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland

ARDS:

• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (or Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome), a serious reaction to various forms of injuries to the lung
• Aboriginal Resource and Development Services, an organisation carrying out Australian Aboriginal community development work, mainly in the Arnhem Land region of north-east Australia (website)
• Action Replay DS, a game hacking device for Nintendo DS

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