Association

Association may refer to:

• Voluntary associations, groups of individuals who voluntarily enter into an agreement to accomplish a purpose
  • 501(c) non-profit organization
  • Alumni association, an association of former students of a college or university
  • Professional association
  • Sports association
  • Trade association, another name of an industry trade group
• File association, indicating the type of file the extension refers to and program to be

used to open it.

Associations in various fields of study:

• Archaeological association, in archaeology, the relationship between objects found together
• Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures
• Association (chemistry)
• Association (ecology)
• Association (object-oriented programming), a kind of grouping in object-oriented programming
• Association (psychology), a connection between two or more concepts in the mind or imagination
• Association (statistics)
• Free association of producers, the goal of anarchists and communists

Names of particular entities or things:

• Continental Association, often called the "Association", an economic boycott during the American Revolution
• HMS Association (1697), a Royal Navy ship which sank in 1707
• L'Association, a French comic book publisher
• The Association, a pop band

See also

• Associate (disambiguation)
• Interpersonal relationship