Association may refer to:
Types of groups of people Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry Voluntary association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose, usually as volunteers Non profit association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose without any profit interest Collaboration, the act of working together Professional association, typically nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession
Topics in various fields of study Association (archaeology), the close relationship between objects or contexts. Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures Association (chemistry) Association (ecology), a type of ecological community Genetic association, when one or more genotypes within a population co-occur Association (object-oriented programming), defines a relationship between classes of objects Association (psychology), a connection between two or more concepts in the mind or imagination Association (statistics), a statistical relationship between two variables File association, associates a file with a software application Security association, the establishment of security attributes between two communication networks
Particular entities Association of Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI, a plan for the conjoint rule in Scotland of Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI. 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, an American soft rock band The Association (album), 1969
See also
Associate (disambiguation) Free association (disambiguation) Associative property in mathematics Interpersonal relationship Friendship Association football Registered association (Germany) (An eingetragener Verein)