| Acronym | Definition |
|---|
| AREF | Analog Reference (voltage) |
| AREF | Association of Real Estate Funds (UK) |
| AREF | Alberta Real Estate Foundation (est. 1991; Canada) |
| AREF | Actualité de la Recherche en Éducation et en Formation (French: News of Educational Research and Training) |
| AREF | Army Reserve Expeditionary Force |
| AREF | Alfa Romeo Entusiasti Finlandesi (Italian: Alfa Romeo-Enthusiastic Finns; est. 1993; car club) |
| AREF | Association pour la Réouverture des Écoles Françaises (French: Association for the Reopening of French Schools) |
| AREF | Ampicillin-Resistant Enterococcus Faecium (bacteria) |