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{{Wiktionary|Mac|mac|MAC|maç|mac-}}
'''Mac''' or '''MAC''' may refer to:
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==Common meanings==
* [[Mac (computer)]], a line of personal computers made by Apple Inc.
* [[Mackintosh (raincoat)]], 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==
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===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==
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=== Government and military ===
* [[Mainland Affairs Council]], an agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China
* [[Merchant aircraft carrier]], used during World War II by Britain and the Netherlands
* [[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
* [[Mission Assurance Category]], a US Department of Defense engineering designation
* [[Mixed Armistice Commissions]], a United Nations organization for monitoring Middle East ceasefires
* [[Modern Army Combatives]], a hand-to-hand combat training regimen
* [[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
* ''[[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===
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* [[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"
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==Places==
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===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
* [[Mid-America Center]], an arena and convention center in Council Bluffs, Iowa
==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
==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==
* [[Big Mac (disambiguation)]]
* [[Fort McMurray]], Alberta, Canada, nicknamed "Fort Mac"
* [[Little Mac (disambiguation)]]
* [[Macaroni and cheese]], a dish often shortened to "mac and cheese"
* [[Mach (disambiguation)]]
* [[Mack (disambiguation)]]
* [[Mak (disambiguation)]]
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