A6 Explained

A6, A 6 or A-6 can refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• A6, a mutated flu virus in the short story "Night Surf" by Stephen King
• A-6, a renamed version of the US Security Group in the 1997 comic book movie Spawn

Electronics and software

• A6 record, a type of DNS record
• Apple A6, a System-on-a-chip ARM processor
• Hanlin eReader A6, an ebook reader
• Samsung Galaxy A6, a smartphone by Samsung

Military

• A6, the designation for air force headquarters staff concerned with signals, communications, or information technology
  • In the United Kingdom, the A6 Air CIS (Computers & Information Systems) branch, also known as JFACHQ, UK Joint Force Air Component Headquarters
• A 6, a Swedish artillery regiment
• Grumman A-6 Intruder, a twin-engine, mid-wing all-weather US Navy medium attack aircraft manufactured by Grumman, in service from 1962 to 1997

Science and technology

Biology

• British NVC community A6 (Ceratophyllum submersum community), a British Isles plants community
• Noradrenergic cell group A6
• Subfamily A6, a subfamily of Rhodopsin-like receptors
• Xenopus A6 kidney epithelial cells in cell culture

Transportation

Civil aviation transport

• A6, the IATA code for Air Alps Aviation
• United Arab Emirates aircraft registration code

Civilian aircraft

• Focke-Wulf A6, a 1930s civilian aircraft from the German Focke-Wulf company

Automobiles

• Arrows A6, a British racing car
• Audi A6, a German executive car
• Changhe A6, a Chinese compact sedan
• JAC Refine A6, a Chinese mid-size sedan concept
• Maserati A6, an Italian sports coupe series

Roads and routes

• A6 road, in several countries
• Route A6 (WMATA), a bus route operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority\

Watercraft

• A-6, formerly, a Plunger-class submarine of the United States Navy
• , a British A-class submarine of the Royal Navy

Other

• Prussian A 6, a 1913 German railbus
• A6, an aggregate series (A1 to A12) German rocket design in World War II, never implemented
• LNER Class A6, a class of 4-6-2T locomotives

Other uses

• A6 (classification), an amputee sport classification
• A-6 tool steel, an air-hardening SAE grade of tool steel
• A6, an ISO 216 international standard paper size (105×148 mm)
• A6, or A (musical note) above soprano C, the highest note written or acknowledged as musical in classical music
• ASICS, a footwear company whose name and logo resemble A6

A06

• A.06, a track title on Linkin Park Underground Linkin Park fan club compilation
• A06 (band), a Massachusetts-based rock band associated with multi-instrumentalist Casey Crescenzo
• ATC code A06 Laxatives, a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
• HMNZS Monowai (A06), a 1975 Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic survey vessel
• Réti Opening code in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings