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ALCS can be:

  • A transaction processing monitor for the IBM System/370 and System/390 mainframes. It is a variant of TPF specially designed for use in the airline industry. See: ALCS transaction monitor
  • In American baseball, the American League Championship Series. This is a best-of-seven series played between the final two remaining teams of the American League for the right to play the National League champions in the World Series.

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Association for Low Countries Studies in Great Britain and Ireland (ALCS) (482 words)
One of the core activities of the ALCS is to encourage research.
The ALCS awards research grants for which all ALCS members are welcome to apply, and it awards prizes for the best essays written by undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The ALCS gathers information on the provision of Low Countries studies in higher education insitutions in Great Britain and Ireland.
American League Championship Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (242 words)
In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series (ALCS) determines who wins the American League pennant and advances to baseball's championship, the World Series, to face the winner of the National League Championship Series.
In 1994, the league was restructured into three divisions, with the three division winners and a wild-card team advancing to a best-of-five playoff round, known as the American League Division Series or ALDS.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Texas Rangers are the only American League teams to never appear in an ALCS.
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