Mac or MAC most commonly refers to: * Mac (computer), a family of personal computers made by Apple Inc. * Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth * A variant of the word

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, mostly used in the name of the dish

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* Mac, Gaelic for "son", a prefix to family names often appearing in Gaelic names Mac or MAC may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

* Mac (''Green Wing''), a television character * Mac (''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''), a television character *

Mac Gargan MacDonald "Mac" Gargan is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero Spider-Man. Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he first appeared in ''The ...

, an enemy of Spider-Man * Mac Foster, a 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 Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie is a fictional character and lead role in the American television series '' JAG'', played by Catherine Bell. The character was created by Donald P. Bellisario, as a work for hire for Paramount Television, in the script for ...

, 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 Randle Patrick "Mac" McMurphy (also known as R.P. McMurphy) is the protagonist of Ken Kesey's novel ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (1962). He appears in the stage and film adaptations of the novel as well. Jack Nicholson portrayed Randle Patr ...

, 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 ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'' is an American children's book series about the adventures of a precocious girl named Emily Elizabeth and her titular pet: a giant, red-furred dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by No ...

'' * Monster Attack Crew, a fictional pilot squadron in the television series ''

Ultraman Leo is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 7th show in the Ultra Series. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Steve Krantz Productions, Ultraman Leo was aired between April 12, 1974, and March 28, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes. Tatsumi Nika ...

'' * MAC (Mysterious Alien Creature), the titular character in the 1988 film '' Mac and Me''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Mac'' (film), 1992 directed by and starring John Turturro * ''Mac'' (novel), by John MacLean * Mac, a 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 * Mac the Moose, a public statue in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; formerly the ''World's Largest Moose''

Business and economics

* Marginal Abatement Cost, a concept in environmental economics * Material adverse change, a provision in mergers and acquisitions contracts and venture financing agreements

Organizations

Businesses

* MAC Cosmetics, a cosmetics brand, stylized as M•A•C * Mac Para Technology, a Czech aircraft manufacturer * Macerich, an American real estate investment trust (NYSE stock symbol MAC) * Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault, a French state arms manufacturer * Martin's Air Charter, now Martinair, an airline * Morgan Advanced Ceramics, a ceramics manufacturing company

Government and military agencies

* Mainland Affairs Council, an agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China * Medicare Administrative Contractor, a private company contracted to administer Medicare benefits in the U.S. *

Metropolitan Airports Commission The Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is the owner and operator of Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota as well as six other reliever airports in the Twin Cities region, which primarily provide se ...

, the operator of airports in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area * Military Affairs Commission in China; see

Central Military Commission (People's Republic of China) The Central Military Commission (CMC) is the highest defense (military), national defense organization in the People's Republic of China. It operates within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) under the name "Central Military Commission of ...

* Military Airlift Command, the predecessor of the Air Mobility Command of the United States Air Force * Municipal Assistance Corporation, created by the State of New York in 1975 to deal with New York City's fiscal crisis

Non-profit organizations

* mac (Birmingham), formerly known as the Midlands Arts Centre, in Birmingham, UK * Malaysian AIDS Council * Marine Aquarium Council * Myanmar Accountancy Council

Political groups

* ''

Mouvement d'Action Civique Mouvement d'Action Civique was a minor far-right political movement in Belgium during the 1960s. The origins of the MAC lay in the 1960 independence of the Belgian Congo and the resulting Congo Crisis which saw the vast majority of white colonials, ...

'', a defunct Belgian far right group * '' Mouvement Autonome Casamançais'' (Casamancian Autonomous Movement), a defunct political party in Casamance, Senegal * ''

Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru (, ''Movement for the Defence of Wales''), abbreviated as MAC, was a paramilitary Welsh nationalist organisation, which was responsible for a number of bombing incidents between 1963 and 1969. The group's activities prima ...

'', a Welsh organization responsible for several bombing incidents *

Muslims Against Crusades Muslims Against Crusades (abbreviated MAC) is a banned radical Islamist group in the United Kingdom. The group was founded in 2010 by Abu Assadullah. Professional boxer Anthony Small and Islam4UK spokesman Anjem Choudary are associated with the gr ...

, a UK-based Islamic group noted for burning poppies during the Remembrance Day silence in 2010

Schools

* Macdonald Campus of McGill University, Canada * McMaster University, in Canada *

Michigan Agricultural College Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It i ...

, former name of Michigan State University

Sports organizations

Clubs and teams

Maranhão Atlético Clube Maranhão Atlético Clube, usually known as Maranhão or MAC, is a Brazilian football club from São Luís, Maranhão state. They are currently ranked fifth among Maranhão teams in CBF's national club ranking, at 166th place overall. Histor ...

, a Brazilian association football club *

Marília Atlético Clube Marília Atlético Clube, commonly referred to as Marília, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Marília, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state foot ...

, a Brazilian association football club *

Missouri Athletic Club The Missouri Athletic Club (often referred to as the MAC), founded in 1903, is a private city and athletic club with two locations. The Downtown Clubhouse is in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri, USA and the West Clubhouse is located in the St. Lou ...

, a traditional gentlemen's and athletic club in downtown St. Louis, Missouri *

Multnomah Athletic Club The Multnomah Athletic Club is a private social and athletic club in Portland, Oregon, United States. Located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood, it was originally founded in 1891 as the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. It has expanded to fill ...

, a private athletic club in Oregon

Conferences

Macomb Area Conference The Macomb Area Conference (abbreviated to MAC) (formerly known as the Macomb Athletic Conference) is a high school sports league located in Southeastern Michigan. It is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA). There are ...

, a Michigan high school football conference * Mayflower Athletic Conference, a high school athletic conference in Massachusetts *

Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the tw ...

, an NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision) sports conference * Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference, a Washington, D.C., area high school athletic league * Mid-Atlantic Rifle Conference, an NCAA rifle-only conference *

Midwest Athletic Conference The Midwest Athletic Conference is an OHSAA athletic league located in west-central Ohio formed in 1972. The Midwest Athletic Conference (MAC) is among the elite small school conferences in the nation. Touted as one of the toughest, if not the tough ...

, an Ohio high school athletic conference in west-central Ohio * Middle Atlantic Conferences, an umbrella organization for three NCAA Division III sports conferences **

Middle Atlantic Conference The Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC) is an umbrella organization of three athletic conferences that competes in the NCAA's Division III. The 18 member colleges are in the Mid-Atlantic United States. The organization is divided into two main ...

, one of the three conferences of the above, used to organize competition in some sports *

Mississippi Athletic Conference The Mississippi Athletic Conference (MAC Conference, or MAC) is a high school athletic conference whose members are located in the Iowa Quad-Cities, plus three other schools in eastern Iowa. Member schools There are ten full members of the Missi ...

, a high school sports conference in the Iowa Quad Cities * Mountain Athletic Conference (NCHSAA), a North Carolina high school athletic conference * Mountain Athletic Conference (PIAA), a Pennsylvania high school athletic conference

People

Names

* Mac, Gaelic for "son", a prefix to family names often appearing in Irish and Scottish names * Mac (nickname) *

Mạc (surname) Mạc ( Hán tự: 莫) is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Mo in Chinese and Mua in Hmong language. It is also of Gaelic origin, meaning son, used as a prefix in many Irish and Scottish surnames e.g. MacDonald, and MacGre ...

, Anglicized surname or Mạc (Vietnamese surname) *

Mạc dynasty The Mạc dynasty ( vi, Nhà Mạc / ''Mạc triều''; Hán Nôm: 茹莫 / 莫朝) (1527-1627), as known as House of Mạc ruled the whole of Đại Việt between 1527 and 1540 and the northern part of the country from 1540 until 1593, and ...

, 16th-century rulers in Vietnam

People with the nickname or professional name

Mac (rapper) McKinley Phipps, Jr. (born July 30, 1977), better known simply as Mac, is an American rapper and songwriter from New Orleans' 3rd Ward. Mac began rapping as a child, releasing his debut album ''The Lyrical Midget'' at the age of 13 in 1990, unde ...

(born 1977), American rapper, stage name of McKinley Phipps Jr * MC Mac, member and musician of

So Solid Crew So Solid Crew are a British UK garage and hip hop collective originating from the area on and surrounding the Winstanley and York Road Estates in Battersea, London which achieved wide success in the early 2000s. The group consisted of many m ...

* Derek McCulloch (1897–1967), British radio broadcaster known as "Uncle Mac" *

Ian McCulloch (singer) Ian Stephen McCulloch (born 5 May 1959) is an English singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Echo & the Bunnymen. Career McCulloch was a singer-songwriter with the Crucial Three, one of many local ...

(born 1959), commonly referred to as "Mac the Mouth" or just "Mac" * Stanley McMurtry (born 1936), British cartoonist with the pen name "Mac"

Places

Inhabited places

* Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, nicknamed "Fort Mac" * Macau, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, ISO 3166 code MAC *

Macedonia (disambiguation) Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

, various places

Museums and arts centers

* mac (Birmingham), formerly known as the Midlands Arts Centre, in Birmingham, UK *

Metropolitan Arts Centre The Metropolitan Arts Centre, usually referred to as the MAC, is an arts venue in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter and is home to all kinds of exhibitions, theatre performances, experimental works. The MAC is a cultural hub and a vital shared space ...

, Belfast, UK *

Archaeology Museum of Catalonia The Archaeology Museum of Catalonia ( ca, Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya, MAC) is an archaeological museum with five venues that exposes the most important archaeological collection of Catalonia, focusing on prehistoric times and ancient history ...

(''Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya''), an archaeology museum in Catalonia, Spain *

Niterói Contemporary Art Museum The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (''Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói'' — MAC) is situated in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996. The MAC-Niterói was d ...

(''Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói''), a museum in Niterói, Brazil

Other facilities

* Macomb (Amtrak station), Illinois, United States, Amtrak station code MAC *

UCLA Marina Aquatic Center The UCLA Marina Aquatic Center (or MAC) is a waterfront recreation facility located in Marina del Rey, California at the northeastern end of the Entrance Channel, which is owned and operated by the University of California, Los Angeles. The MAC, w ...

, a recreational facility in Marina del Rey, California

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 The membrane attack complex (MAC) or terminal complement complex (TCC) is a complex of proteins typically formed on the surface of pathogen cell membranes as a result of the activation of the host's complement system, and as such is an effect ...

, an immune system function using complement * Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates, a category of carbohydrates consumed by gut microbes *

Minimum alveolar concentration Minimum alveolar concentration or MAC is the concentration, often expressed as a percentage by volume, of a vapour in the alveoli of the lungs that is needed to prevent movement (motor response) in 50% of subjects in response to surgical (pain) stim ...

, 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 with partial awareness *

Mycobacterium avium complex ''Mycobacterium avium ''complex is a group of mycobacteria comprising ''Mycobacterium intracellulare'' and ''Mycobacterium avium'' that are commonly grouped because they infect humans together; this group, in turn, is part of the group of nontub ...

, a group of environmental pathogens

Computing and telecommunication

MAC address A media access control address (MAC address) is a unique identifier assigned to a network interface controller (NIC) for use as a network address in communications within a network segment. This use is common in most IEEE 802 networking techno ...

, or Ethernet Hardware Address (EHA), the OSI layer 2 address of network interfaces * .mac, a file extension for macros in Agilent ChemStation software * 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 the Macintosh **

Classic Mac OS Mac OS (originally System Software; retronym: Classic Mac OS) is the series of operating systems developed for the Macintosh family of personal computers by Apple Computer from 1984 to 2001, starting with System 1 and ending with Mac OS 9. Th ...

, the original operating system for Apple's Macintosh **

.Mac MobileMe (branded iTools between 2000 and 2002; .Mac until 2008) is a discontinued subscription-based collection of online services and software offered by Apple Inc. All services were gradually transitioned to and eventually replaced by the ...

, now iCloud, a subscription service by Apple * MAC times, metadata which record times of events associated with a computer file *

Mandatory access control In computer security, mandatory access control (MAC) refers to a type of access control by which the operating system or database constrains the ability of a ''subject'' or ''initiator'' to access or generally perform some sort of operation on ...

, a type of access control in computer security *

Maximum activate count Row hammer (also written as rowhammer) is a security exploit that takes advantage of an unintended and undesirable side effect in dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in which memory cells interact electrically between themselves by leaking thei ...

, a parameter associated with the LPDDR4 memory's TRR feature that mitigates the row hammer effect *

Medium access control In IEEE 802 LAN/MAN standards, the medium access control (MAC, also called media access control) sublayer is the layer that controls the hardware responsible for interaction with the wired, optical or wireless transmission medium. The MAC sublay ...

(often "Media Access Control"), a sublayer of the Data Link layer * Message authentication code, used to authenticate a message in cryptography * Migration Authorisation Code, a unique code used when switching between DSL Internet service providers in the UK *

Multiplexed Analogue Components Multiplexed Analogue Components (MAC) was an analog television standard where luminance and chrominance components were transmitted separately. This was an evolution from older color TV systems (such as PAL or SECAM) where there was interferen ...

, a proposed satellite television transmission standard * Multiply–accumulate operation, or multiplier–accumulator, in digital signal processing

Transportation

* Mean aerodynamic chord, a measure of the geometry of an airfoil *

Merchant aircraft carrier A merchant aircraft carrier (also known as a MAC ship, the Admiralty's official 'short name') was a limited-purpose aircraft carrier operated under British and Dutch civilian registry during World War II. MAC ships were adapted by adding a flig ...

, used during World War II by Britain and the Netherlands * Mid-air collision, a type of aircraft accident

Weapons

* Mac-10 (Military Armament Corporation Model 10, officially the M10), a compact, blowback-operated machine pistol *

Mac-11 The MAC-11 (''Military Armament Corporation'' Model 11) is a machine pistol developed by American firearm designer Gordon Ingram at the Military Armament Corporation (MAC) during the 1970s in Powder Springs, Georgia, United States. The weapon is ...

, a sub-compact version of the Model 10 machine pistol

Other uses in science and technology

Mission assurance Mission Assurance is a full life-cycle engineering process to identify and mitigate design, production, test, and field support deficiencies threatening mission success. Aspects of Mission Assurance Mission Assurance includes the disciplined app ...

, an engineering process * MAC (Money Access Card), an ATM (automated teller machine) card

Other uses

* MAC Award, or Hermann Trophy, the highest award in American college soccer * Mackintosh, a raincoat made of rubberized cloth *

Modern Army Combatives Combatives is the term for hand-to-hand combat training and techniques within the Army branch of the United States military. History Sometimes called Close-Quarters Combat (CQC or close combat), World War II-era American combatives were larg ...

, a hand-to-hand combat training regimen * Material adequacy condition, a concept in the philosophies of logic and language