Editing Abbreviations and Terms - Alphabetical (section)

== A ==

* '''AA''' - Arcane Armor, the armor type that primarily provides magic defense.  AA requires many magic stat points and some strength stat points to wear.
* '''ABBA''' or '''ABA''' - Misspelled abbreviation for [[Abaddon]], the FB99 dungeon for demons.
* '''AC''' - Armor Class or Defense, usually 'PDef' in this game.
* '''ADC''' - Ancient Dragon City, an old/PW-MY name for Archosaur, the main city in Perfect World.
* '''Add(s)''' - An extra monster has joined an existing battle or ones that follow around a boss or elite monster.
* '''AE''' - Area Effect, see AoE.  Also, Ancient Evil, a Twilight Temple boss.
* '''AEU''' - [[Morai#Advanced_Endless_Universe_Quest|Advanced Endless Universe]] (Instance)
* '''AFAIK''' - As Far As I Know.
* '''AFK''' - Away From Keyboard, meaning that the player is away from his computer.
* '''Aggro''' - This means the monsters are mad at you and you've "activated" them to attack you. They are now in the motion of trying to reach and attack you.  See [[Aggro]] for details.
* '''Aggro Radius''' - The radius around the monsters where they will "wake up" and attack you.
* '''Agi''' - Agility, an old name for 'Dex'.
* '''AH''' - Auction House, the place where you can buy and sell items with other players, available through the Auctioneers in any major city.
* '''Alt''' - A character on your account other than your main character or other than the character you're currently playing.
* '''Amp''' - Amplify Damage, a [[venomancer]] skill that causes the target to take 20% more damage (or 30% more damage with the Sage version of that skill).
* '''AoE''' - Area of Effect, a skill that can affect multiple things in an area.
* '''Apo''' - Apothecary item; a potion, powder, pill, or other consumable item that gives a temporary boost in stats.
* '''APS''' - Attacks Per Second, the Attack Rate stat in your Character window.
* '''Arch(o)''' - Usually means Archosaur, the big city in the middle of the map.  May rarely mean [[Archer]].  Archosaur is also the name of one of the [[servers]].
* '''ASAP''' - As Soon As Possible.
* '''Atk''' - Attack.
* '''ATM''' - At The Moment.
* '''Avatar''' - Your character.  In the forums it means the picture that appears next to your posts by your name.