Definition of Aim

AIM
abbrev. Australian Institute of Management.

Aeronautical Information Manual (AIM)
A primary Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication whose purpose is to instruct airmen about operating in the National Airspace System of the U.S. It provides basic flight information, Air Traffic Control (ATC) procedures and general instructional information concerning health, medical facts, factors affecting flight safety, accident and hazard reporting, and types of aeronautical charts and their use. (FAA4)

AIM, The Alternative Investment Market
an official Stock Exchange market for investors seeking investment opportunities in smaller, and usually, higher risk entities not qualified for full stock exchange listing.

AIM
Aerosonic Corporation
Exchange: AMEX
Manufactures aircraft instruments, such as rate of climb indicators, encoding altimeters, altimeters, engine indicators, air speed indicators, aircraft clocks, spare parts and cabin pressure gauges.

AIM
Airman’s Information Manual
  

AIM
Air Intercept Misssile

AIM
Alternative Information Network


AIM (Alternativna Informativna Mreža) is a network of independent journalists in former Yugoslavia and the southern Balkans which provides a service of in-depth information in the local languages and in English.


AIM is supported financially by the governments of Germany, Ireland and Switzerland, by the Council of Europe and Swedish Helsinki Committee, within the framework of the Stability Pact for the Balkans.

Official Home Page:
http://www.aimpress.ch/index.htm
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Alternatively:

Air Intercept Aerial Missile;

Authoring of Instructional Material;

Airmen Information Manual;

Air Launched, Aerial Intercept, Guided Missile

Aim
(v. t.)
To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).
  
(v. i.)
To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
  
(v. i.)
To guess or conjecture.
  
(v. i.)
To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
  
(v. i.)
The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.
  
(v. i.)
The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.
  
(v. i.)
Intention; purpose; design; scheme.
  
(v. i.)
Conjecture; guess.
  

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Noun
1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
(synonym) purpose, intent, intention, design
(hypernym) goal, end
(hyponym) mind, idea
(derivation) purpose, purport, propose
2. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
(synonym) object, objective, target
(hypernym) goal, end
(hyponym) business
(derivation) purpose, purport, propose
3. the action of directing something at an object; "he took aim and fired"
(hypernym) steering, guidance, direction
(derivation) target, place, direct, point
4. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
(synonym) bearing, heading
(hypernym) direction, way
(hyponym) tack

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Verb
1. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
(synonym) take, train, take aim, direct
(hypernym) position
(hyponym) target, place, direct, point
2. propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
(synonym) purpose, purport, propose
(hypernym) intend, mean, think
(derivation) object, objective, target
3. move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
(synonym) drive, get
(hypernym) mean, intend
4. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
(synonym) calculate, direct
(hypernym) intend, destine, designate, specify
5. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
(synonym) target, place, direct, point
(hypernym) take, train, take aim, direct
(hyponym) address
6. direct (a remark) toward an intended goal; "She wanted to aim a pun"
(hypernym) mean, intend
7. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
(synonym) draw a bead on, aspire, shoot for
(hypernym) plan, be after
(hyponym) overshoot

AIM
Aim, (n.)

The task we set our wishes to.
"Cheer up! Have you no aim in life?"
She tenderly inquired.
"An aim? Well, no, I haven't, wife;
The fact is -- I have fired."

G.J.
  

AIM
a guess.

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aim
\aim\, n. [cf. of. esme estimation, fr. esmer. see aim, v. i.]
1. the pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it. each at the head leveled his deadly aim.
2. the point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected. to be the aim of every dangerous shot.
3. intention; purpose; design; scheme. how oft ambitious aims are crossed!
4. conjecture; guess. [obs.] what you would work me to, i have some aim.

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 to cry aim 
 without aim 
 take aim 
 to take aim 

aim
v., aimsigh, deasaigh
I aim: aimsím

Annelu
Annelu = v. to stretch; to aim

Medru
Medru = v. to exert skill; to know how to do; to be able; to aim

Medryd
Medryd = v. to be able to do; to aim

aim
verb
(a) to point at; the X-ray beam is aimed at the patient's jaw
(b) to intend to do something; we aim to eradicate tuberculosis by the end of the century

AIM
AOL Instant Messenger File

AIM
Aol Instant Messenger

AIM* (* EU Programmes)
Advanced Informatics in Medicine

AIM
ATM Inverse Multiplexer: A term discontinued because of conflict with an established product. Refer to AIMUX.

AIM (Airman's Information Manual)
A primary FAA publication whose purpose is to instruct airmen about operating in the US airspace system.

AIM
Advanced Informatics in Medicine

AIM
Abbreviation for amplitude intensity modulation. See intensity modulation.

amplitude intensity modulation (AIM)
Deprecated term. See intensity modulation.

AIM
Airman’s Information Manual - Avalanche-Induced Migration

AIM
Aircraft Integrated Maintenance

AIM
Ascent Inverse Multiplexing,
ATM and IP Module

AIM
See Automatic Identification Manufacturers.

aim
intendo, calx

Aim
mokh, mokh-tor

aim
v. Qep

O. Swett Marden
All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible.
  

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