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{{pp-semi-indef|small=yes}} {{Wiktionary|Mac|mac|MAC|maç|mac-}} '''Mac''' or '''MAC''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Common meanings== * [[Mac (computer)]], a line of personal computers made by Apple Inc. * [[Mackintosh]], a raincoat made of rubberized cloth * Mac, a [[Celtic onomastics|prefix to surnames derived from Gaelic languages]] * [[McIntosh (apple)]], a Canadian apple cultivar ==Arts and entertainment== {{for|entertainers|#People}} {{for|museums and arts centers|#Museums and arts centers}} ===Fictional entities=== * [[Mac (Green Wing)|Mac (''Green Wing'')]], a television character * [[Mac (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)|Mac (''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'')]], a television character * [[Mac Gargan]], an enemy of Spider-Man * Mac, a [[List of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends characters|character on ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'']] * Angus "Mac" [[MacGyver]], from the television series ''MacGyver'' * [[Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie]], from the TV series ''Veronica Mars'' * Lt. Col. [[Sarah MacKenzie]], from the TV series ''JAG'' * [[Dr. Terrence McAfferty]], from Robert Muchamore's ''CHERUB'' and ''Henderson's Boys'' novel series * [[Mac McAnnally]], in ''The Dresden Files'' series * [[Randle McMurphy]], in the movie ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' * [[Mac Taylor]], from the TV series ''CSI: NY'' * Mac, a canine character in the television series ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' * Monster Attack Crew, a fictional pilot squadron in the television series ''[[Ultraman Leo]]'' * MAC (Mysterious Alien Creature), the titular character in the 1988 film ''[[Mac and Me]]'' * Mac (Makrand Deendayal Chatpatiya), portrayed by Akshay Kumar in the 2005 Indian comedy film [[Garam Masala (2005 film)|''Garam Masala'']] ===Other arts and entertainment=== * [[Mac (film)|''Mac'' (film)]], 1992, directed by and starring John Turturro * [[Mac (novel)|''Mac'' (novel)]], by John MacLean * ''[[Mac the Moose]]'', a public statue in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada * Mac, a [[Sports Beanie Babies#Beanies representing baseball players|Sports Beanie Baby cardinal]] produced by Ty, Inc. in 1999 * [[MAC Awards]], for achievements in cabaret, comedy, and jazz, administered by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs ==Business and economics== ===Economics=== * [[Marginal abatement cost]], in environmental economics * [[Material adverse change]], a provision in mergers and acquisitions contracts and venture financing agreements ===Businesses=== * [[MAC Cosmetics]], a cosmetics brand, stylized as M•A•C * [[Mac Para Technology]], a Czech aircraft manufacturer * [[Macerich]] (NYSE stock symbol MAC), an American real estate investment trust * [[Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault]], a French state arms manufacturer * [[Martin's Air Charter]], now Martinair, an airline * Medicare Administrative Contractor, a private company contracted to administer [[Medicare (United States)|Medicare]] benefits in the US * [[Military Armament Corporation]], former American small arms manufacturer * [[Morgan Advanced Ceramics]], a ceramics manufacturing company * [[Money Access Card]] or Money Access Center, a former US ATM network ==Organizations== {{Hatnote group| {{for|businesses|#Businesses}} {{for|schools|#Schools}} {{for|sports organizations|#Sports}} }} ===Government and military=== * [[Mainland Affairs Council]], an agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China * [[Metropolitan Airports Commission]], the operator of airports in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area * Military Affairs Commission in China; see [[Central Military Commission (China)]] * [[Military Airlift Command]], the predecessor of the Air Mobility Command of the United States Air Force * [[Mixed Armistice Commissions]], a United Nations organization for monitoring Middle East ceasefires * [[Municipal Assistance Corporation]], created by the State of New York in 1975 to deal with New York City's fiscal crisis ===Non-profit=== * [[mac (Birmingham)]], formerly the Midlands Arts Centre, in Birmingham, UK * [[Malaysian AIDS Council]] * [[Marine Aquarium Council]] * [[Murphree Area Council]] * [[Myanmar Accountancy Council]] ===Politics=== * ''[[Mouvement d'Action Civique]]'', a defunct Belgian far right group * ''[[Mouvement Autonome Casamançais]]'' (Casamancian Autonomous Movement), a defunct political party in Casamance, Senegal * ''[[Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru]]'', a Welsh organization responsible for several bombing incidents * [[Muslims Against Crusades]], a banned radical Islamist group in the UK ==People== ===Names=== * [[Mac (nickname)]] * [[Mạc]], a Vietnamese surname * [[Mạc dynasty]], 16th-century rulers in Vietnam ===Individuals=== <!--Only add entries for people frequently referred to as just "Mac"--> * [[Mac (rapper)]] (born 1977), American rapper, stage name of McKinley Phipps Jr * MC Mac, member and musician of [[So Solid Crew]] * [[John McCarthy (conductor)]] (1916–2009), British conductor known as "John Mac" or just "Mac" * [[Derek McCulloch]] (1897–1967), British radio broadcaster known as "Uncle Mac" * [[Ian McCulloch (singer)]] (born 1959), referred to as "Mac the Mouth" or just "Mac" * [[Stanley McMurtry]] (born 1936), British cartoonist with the pen name "Mac" <!--Only add entries for people frequently referred to as just "Mac"--> ==Places== {{for|schools|#Schools}} ===Museums and arts centers=== * [[Costa Rican Museum of Art]] ({{langx|es|Museo de Arte Costarricense}}), Costa Rica * [[mac, Birmingham]] (formerly Midlands Arts Centre), England * [[Metropolitan Arts Centre]], Belfast, UK * [[Archaeology Museum of Catalonia]] ({{langx|es|Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya|links=no}}), Spain * [[Niterói Contemporary Art Museum]] ({{langx|pt|Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói|links=no}}), Brazil * [[Museum of Contemporary Art of Lima]] ({{langx|es|Museo de Arte Contemporáneo}}), Peru ===Other places=== * [[Macau]] (ISO 3166 code: MAC), an administrative region of China * [[Macaulay railway station]], Melbourne, Australia * [[UCLA Marina Aquatic Center]], a recreational facility in Marina del Rey, California * [[Macomb station]] (Amtrac station code: MAC), Illinois, US ==Schools== * [[Macalester College]], in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US * [[Macdonald Campus]], of McGill University, Canada * [[McMaster University]], in Canada * [[Michigan Agricultural College]], former name of Michigan State University, US ==Science and technology== ===Biology and medicine=== * [[MAC (chemotherapy)]], a chemotherapy regimen of Mitoxantrone and Ara-C * Maximum allowable concentration, a concept related to [[threshold limit value]] (TLV) * [[Membrane attack complex]], an immune system function using complement * [[Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates]], a category of carbohydrates consumed by gut microbes * [[Minimum alveolar concentration]], a measure used to compare the strengths of anesthetic vapors * [[Mitochondrial apoptosis-induced channel]], the cytochrome c release pore of apoptotic mitochondria * Monitored anesthesia care, a form of [[anesthesia awareness#Conscious sedation and monitored anesthesia care|anesthesia with partial awareness]] * [[Mycobacterium avium complex]], a group of environmental pathogens ===Computing and telecommunication=== * [[Mac (computer)]], a brand of computers and computer operating systems made by Apple Inc. ** [[macOS]], formerly Mac OS X and OS X, Apple's current operating system for Mac computers ** [[Classic Mac OS]], the original operating system for Apple's Macintosh ** [[.Mac]], now iCloud, a subscription service by Apple * [[MAC times]], metadata containing event times associated with a computer file * [[Mandatory access control]], a type of access control in computer security * [[Maximum activate count]], a parameter associated with the LPDDR4 memory's TRR feature * [[Medium access control]] or Media Access Control, a sublayer of the Data Link layer ** [[MAC address]], a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller * [[Message authentication code]], used to authenticate a message in cryptography * [[Migration Authorisation Code]], used when switching Internet service providers in the UK * [[Multiplexed Analogue Components]], a proposed satellite television transmission standard * [[Multiply–accumulate operation]] (MAC), or multiplier–accumulator, in digital signal processing * .mac, a file extension for macros in [[Agilent ChemStation]] software ===Other science and technology=== * [[Mean aerodynamic chord]], a measure of the geometry of an airfoil ==Military== * [[Merchant aircraft carrier]], used during World War II by Britain and the Netherlands * [[Mission Assurance Category]], a US Department of Defense engineering designation * [[Modern Army Combatives]], a hand-to-hand combat training regimen ==Sports== ===Clubs and teams=== * [[Maranhão Atlético Clube]], a Brazilian association football club * [[Marília Atlético Clube]], a Brazilian association football club * [[Missouri Athletic Club]], a traditional gentlemen's and athletic club in downtown St. Louis, Missouri * [[Multnomah Athletic Club]], a private athletic club in Oregon ===Conferences=== ====College==== * [[Mid-American Conference]], an NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision) sports conference * [[Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference]], an NCAA rifle-only conference * [[Middle Atlantic Conferences]], an umbrella organization for three NCAA Division III sports conferences ** [[Middle Atlantic Conferences#Middle Atlantic Conference|Middle Atlantic Conference]], one of these three ====High school==== * [[Macomb Area Conference]], a Michigan high school football conference * Mayflower Athletic Conference, in the [[Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association]] * [[Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference]], a Washington, D.C., area high school athletic league * [[Midwest Athletic Conference]], an Ohio high school athletic conference in west-central Ohio * [[Mississippi Athletic Conference]], an Iowa high school sports conference * [[Mountain Athletic Conference (PIAA)]], a Pennsylvania high school athletic conference ===Other sports=== * [[MAC Award]], in American college soccer, now merged into the Hermann Trophy ==Other uses== * [[List of storms named Mac]] * [[Macedonian language]] (ISO 639-2 code: mac) * [[Material adequacy condition]], in the philosophies of logic and language ==See also== * [[Macaroni and cheese]], a dish often shortened to "mac and cheese" * [[Fort McMurray]], Alberta, Canada, nicknamed "Fort Mac" * [[Big Mac (disambiguation)]] * [[Little Mac (disambiguation)]] * [[Mach (disambiguation)]] * [[Mack (disambiguation)]] * [[Mak (disambiguation)]] {{Disambiguation|geo}}
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