AIC may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Alice in Chains, American rock band Alice in Chains: AIC 23, a 2013 mockumentary Anime International Company, a Japanese animation studio Art Institute of Chicago, an art museum in Chicago Académie Internationale de la Céramique (International Academy of Ceramics) An Inspector Calls, a 1945 play by J. B. Priestley
Business American Investment Council, formerly known as PEGCC, US trade association for the private equity and growth capital investment industry Asia Internet Coalition, an internet trade group in Asia Association of Investment Companies, also known as The Association of Investment Trust Companies, UK trade association for closed-ended investment companies
Charitable organizations Advocates for Informed Choice, now called Interact Advocates for Intersex Youth, a U.S. NGO Alternative Information Center, a joint Palestinian-Israeli NGO American Indian Center, social and cultural center American Institute for Conservation, an American organization devoted to preserving historic works
Computing Adaptec integrated circuit Add-in card, or expansion card, a circuit board that adds functionality to a computer Apple Intermediate Codec, a video codec used on OS X
Economics Actual Individual Consumption, a measure of economic well-being alternative to Gross Domestic Product
Politics and government State Administration for Industry and Commerce, a Chinese regulatory agency African Independent Congress, a South African political party Arab–Israeli conflict, a long-running conflict between Israel and Arab countries American Iranian Council, a think tank devoted to improving US–Iranian relations Association Internationale du Congo, an organization promoting Leopold II's rule of the Congo and predecessor to the Congo Free State, active from 1879 to 1885 Australian Intelligence Community, the government agencies that make up Australia's intelligence operations
Philosophy Animal–industrial complex, a term describing systematic and institutionalized exploitation of animals
Religion African Initiated Church, a Christian church founded by Africans, also known as African Independent Church, African Indigenous Church or African Instituted Church Africa Inland Church, a church in Eastern Africa related to Africa Inland Mission American Islamic Congress, an American Muslim organization Answers In Creation, an organization promoting Old Earth creationism
Schools Academia de la Inmaculada Concepción, a Catholic school in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Alcanta International College, a private secondary school in Guangzhou, China American International College, a college in Springfield, Massachusetts, US American Islamic College, a college in Chicago, US Arizona International College, a former public college in Arizona, US Art Institute of Colorado, a university in Denver, US Associated Independent Colleges, a group of eight colleges in Queensland, Australia Auckland International College, a private secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand Australian Indigenous College, a former business college in Queensland, Australia Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, formerly known as the Army Industrial College
Science Akaike information criterion, estimates the quality of a statistical model, relative to other models American Institute of Chemists, an American chemistry organization Ampere Interrupting Capacity, the maximum safe fault current in a circuit breaker AIC (gene), which encodes the Aicardi syndrome protein Australian Institute of Criminology, an Australian research center on crime
Sports Anglo-Italian Cup, a football competition played from 1970 to 1996 between the UK and Italy Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference, a former college athletic conference competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, all members competed in the state of Arkansas Associazione Italiana Calciatori (Italian Footballers' Association), a football association in Italy
Statistics/Machine Learning Akaike information criterion, a measure of the relative quality of a statistical model, for a given data set
Transport and military Action Information Center, the tactical center on a warship or aircraft Air India, an Indian airline (ICAO designator AIC) Ammunition Identification Code, Ordnance Supply Catalog designation for ammunition used by the US Army Ordnance Corps from 1942 to 1958; see List of U.S. Army munitions by supply catalog designation Australian Instructional Corps, military unit, Australia
Other uses Adult In Custody, an acronym used to describe incarcerated people, especially in the context of penal labor Aichach-Friedberg, a district in Bavaria, Germany Alternative Information Center, joint Palestinian-Israeli NGO Association Internationale de la Couleur (International Colour Association), an organization that studies colour