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{{Wiktionary|AC|ac|a/c}}
'''AC''', '''A.C.''', '''A/C''', or '''Ac''' often refers to:
* [[Air conditioning]], often abbreviated as A/C  
* [[Alternating current]], a type of electrical current in which the current repeatedly changes direction

'''AC''', '''A.C.''' or '''Ac''' may also refer to:
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==Arts and entertainment==
===Gaming===
* ''[[Ace Combat]]'', a series of combat flight simulator games
* ''[[Animal Crossing]]'', a series of community simulation games
* ''[[Anonymous;Code]]'', a visual novel in the [[Science Adventure]] series
* ''[[Another Code: Two Memories|Another Code]]'', a series of adventure games
* ''[[Armored Core]]'', a series of mecha-based third person shooter games
* ''[[Asheron's Call]]'', a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game
* ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', a series of action-adventure games
* ''[[Assetto Corsa]]'', a racing simulator game
* ''[[Astral Chain]]'', an action-adventure hack and slash game
* [[Armor Class]], a combat-related parameter in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role playing game system
* A.C., a character in ''[[Fortnite: Save the World]]''

===Music===
* [[A.C. Newman]], solo stage name for Canadian musician Carl Newman
* [[AC/DC]], an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973
* [[Adult contemporary music]], a genre description used mainly in radio broadcasting
* [[Adult Contemporary (chart)]]
* [[Anal Cunt]], an American musical group

===Other media===
* [[AC Comics]], a comic book publisher established in 1969
* [[A.C. Slater]], a fictional character in the American sitcom ''Saved by the Bell''
* ''[[After Colony]]'', an alternate timeline in the ''Gundam'' metaseries for the universe of ''Gundam Wing''
* AC, the name of the "ultimate computer" in Isaac Asimov's novel ''[[The Last Question]]''
* [[Asianovela Channel]], a defunct Filipino TV channel

==Organizations==
===Businesses===
* [[AC Cars]], a British specialist automobile manufacturer
* AC Spark Plug, Delco, AC-Delco, and [[ACDelco]], automotive parts brands owned by General Motors
* [[AC Hotels]], a hotel chain owned by Marriott International
* [[AC Restaurants]], a hotel and restaurant chain in the Benelux
* [[Air Canada]], the flag carrier and largest airline of Canada (IATA code AC)
* [[Allis-Chalmers]], a former industrial conglomerate
* [[Anderson, Clayton and Company]], former American cotton trading firm
* [[Associated Content]], an online publisher and distributor of original content
* [[Ayala Corporation]], a holding company (Philippine Stock Exchange symbol AC)

===Politics===
* [[Action Congress]], a political party in Nigeria
* [[Advisory Council on Youth]], a non-governmental decision-making body in the Council of Europe.
* [[Alternative for Change]] (''Alternativa por el Cambio''), a political party in Nicaragua
* [[Coast Alliance]] (''Alianza Costeña''), a former regional political coalition in Nicaragua

===Other organizations===
* [[AC – The Danish Confederation of Professional Associations]], an umbrella organisation for several Danish trade unions
* [[AC Transit]], a regional public transit agency in the San Francisco Bay Area
* [[Ad Council Japan]] (AC Japan), an organization that distributes Japanese public service announcements
* [[Athletics Canada]], the governing body of athletics in Canada
* [[Civic Alliance Foundation]] (''Alianţa Civică''), a Romanian non-governmental organization
* [[Anthrocon]], the second largest furry convention in the world, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
* [[Audit Commission (Hong Kong)]], a government department in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
* [[Aryan Circle]], a white supremacist, Neo-Nazi prison gang spread throughout many U.S. correctional facilities

==People==
* [[AC Bonifacio]] (born 2002), a Philippine-Canadian actress, singer and dancer
* [[A.C. Green]] (born 1963), retired professional basketball player
* [[A. C. Grayling]] (born 1949), British philosopher
* [[Al Cowlings]] (born 1947), retired American football player

==Places==
* [[.ac]], Internet top-level domain name for Ascension Island
* [[Aachen]], a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
* [[Acre (state)]], Brazil
* [[Aleksandrovac]], Serbia (vehicle registration plate code AC)
* [[Antigua and Barbuda]], obsolete two-letter FIPS and NATO codes
* [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], US

==Ranks, titles, and awards==
*''Aelod y Cynulliad'', title for Members of the [[Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament|National Assembly for Wales]]
*[[Aircraftman]], an air forces rank
*[[Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)]], India's highest peacetime military decoration
*[[Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis]], a rank in London's Metropolitan Police
*Companion of the [[Order of Australia]]
*[[First assistant camera]] or [[Second assistant camera]], in film-making
*[[Aviation Cadet]], a military rank sometimes written as A/C

== Science and technology ==
=== Biology and medicine ===
* [[Acromioclavicular joint]] (''AC joint''), the shoulder junction between the scapula and the clavicle 
* [[Adenylate cyclase]], a lyase enzyme
* [[Adriamycin]] and [[cyclophosphamide]], a chemotherapy regimen used to treat breast cancer
* Ante cibum (''ac''), Latin for "before meal", commonly seen in [[medical prescription]]s
* [[Anterior commissure]], a bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two temporal lobes of the brain
* [[Anterior cruciate ligament]] (''AC ligament'' or ''ACL''), a major ligament in the knee
* [[Appropriateness criteria]], when it is appropriate to perform a medical procedure or service
* [[Assist control]], a former term for continuous mandatory ventilation, a mode of mechanical ventilation
*[[Adenocarcinoma]], a type of cancerous tumor
*[[Allergic conjunctivitis]], inflammation of the conjunctiva

===Chemistry===
* [[Acetyl]], a functional group in chemistry
* [[Actinium]], symbol Ac, a chemical element
* [[Hydrogen cyanide]], also called as AC in [[chemical weapon]] term

===Computing and telecommunications===
* [[.ac]], Internet top-level domain name for Ascension Island
* [[.ac (second-level domain)]], Internet second-level domain used to denote academic institutions in many countries
* [[AC (complexity)]], a hierarchy of complexity classes found in circuit complexity
* AC, initialism of [[access control]]
* [[Artificial consciousness]], a field related to artificial intelligence and cognitive robotics
* [[Authorization certificate]] or attribute certificate, a digital permission to use a service or resource
* [[Arithmetic coding]], a form of entropy encoding used in lossless data compression
* alternating component a.k.a. AC coefficient in [[JPEG#Discrete cosine transform|discrete cosine transform]]
* [[IEEE 802.11ac]], a wifi standard using 5&nbsp;GHz, released in Dec 2013

===Meteorology===
* [[Altocumulus]], a medium level cloud type
* [[Anticipated convection]], convective outlooks issued by the U.S. National Weather Service

===Other uses in science and technology===
* [[Air conditioning]], technologies for altering the temperature and humidity of air
* Across corners (A/C), a measure of [[Nut (hardware)#Standard metric hex nuts sizes|external diameter of hexagonal nuts]]
* [[Alternating current]], a type of electric current
** [[AC power]], a net transfer of energy over a complete cycle of the alternating current waveform
* [[Asphalt concrete]], a type of road or path surfacing
* [[Average cost]], in economics
* [[Axiom of choice]], a mathematical concept in set theory
* A US Navy hull classification symbol: [[List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy#Colliers (AC)|Collier (AC)]]

== Other uses ==
* [[Ac (rune)]] (ᚪ), a rune of the Anglo-Saxon fuþorc and a continuation of the Elder Fuþark ansuz
* [[Abkhazian Cup]], football cup competition in Abkhazia
* [[A.C. Milan]], an Italian football club based in the city of Milan
* [[Acre]], a unit of area with the symbol ''ac''
* [[Advisory circular]], a publication to provide guidance for compliance with airworthiness regulations
* [[Ante Christum]] or A.C., a Latin term meaning "before Christ"
* [[Antichrist]], a Biblical prophecy about one who will oppose Jesus Christ and substitute himself in Christ's place
* [[Appeal Cases]], or A.C., a UK law reporter covering decisions of the House of Lords, Supreme Court, Privy Council, and Court of Appeal
* [[Ards Circuit]], motorsport racing circuit 
* [[Armor Class]], a common property in role playing games used to determine the amount of armor a character has
* [[Army Corps]], an operational formation, sometimes known as a field corps, which consists of two or more divisions
* [[Atlantic College]], an international IB Diploma Programme residential Sixth Form College in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales
* Auto Calesa, a war-time short-body version of the Philippine [[jeepney]]

==See also==
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* [[AC/DC (disambiguation)]]

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