Action may refer to: *

Action (philosophy) In philosophy, an action is something an Agency (philosophy), agent does. Actions contrast with events which merely happen to someone and are typically performed for a Goal, purpose and guided by an intention. The first question in the Action th ...

, something which is done by a person * Action principles the heart of fundamental physics * Action (narrative), a literary mode *

Action fiction Action fiction is a literary genre, genre in literature that focuses on stories involving high-stakes, high-energy, and fast-paced events. This genre includes a wide range of subgenres, such as Spy fiction, spy novels, Adventure fiction, adventu ...

, a type of genre fiction * Action game, a genre of video game

Film

Action film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as D ...

, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 film), a film by Tinto Brass * '' Action 3D'', a 2013 Telugu language film * ''Action'' (2019 film), a Kollywood film.

Music

* Action (music), a characteristic of a stringed instrument * Action (piano), the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed * The Action, a 1960s band

Albums

* ''Action'' (B'z album) (2007) * ''Action!'' (Desmond Dekker album) (1968) * '' Action Action Action'' or ''Action'', a 1965 album by Jackie McLean * ''Action!'' (Oh My God album) (2002) * ''Action'' (Oscar Peterson album) (1968) * ''Action'' (Punchline album) (2004) * ''Action'' (Question Mark & the Mysterians album) (1967) * ''Action'' (Uppermost album) (2011) * ''Action'' (EP), a 2012 EP by NU'EST * ''Action'', a 1984 album by Kiddo

Songs

* "Action" (Freddy Cannon song) (1965), the theme song to the TV series ''Where the Action Is'' * "Action" (Sweet song) (1975), covered by various artists * "Action", a version of " Feeling This" by Blink-182 * "Action", a 1994 song by Terror Fabulous featuring Nadine Sutherland * "Action", a 2020 song by Black Eyed Peas from ''Translation'' * "Action", a 1984 song by The Fits * "Action", a 1960 song by Lance Fortune * "Action", a 1988 song by Pearly Gates * "Action", a 1988 song by Girlschool from '' Take a Bite'' * "Action", a 1989 song by Gorky Park from ''Gorky Park'' (album) * "Action", a 2003 song by Powerman 5000 from '' Transform'' * "Action", a 1972 song by Scorpions from '' Lonesome Crow'' * "Actions", a 1980 song by The Stingrays * "Action Action Action Action Action", a 2008 song by We Are the Physics from '' We Are the Physics Are OK at Music''

Literature

* ''Action'' (comics), a British comic book published in 1976–1977 * '' Action Comics'', a DC Comics comic book series *'' Action: A Book about Sex'', a 2016 book by Amy Rose Spiegel * ''Action'' (newspaper), a newspaper of Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists * '' Hareket'', conservative magazine in Turkish which was named after action theory

People

* Action Bronson (born 1983), American rapper, reality television star, author, and talk show host

Television and radio

* Action television a genre of television programming * Action (Canadian TV channel) * Action (French TV channel) * The Action Channel (US TV channel), a subsidiary of Luken Communications * ''Action'' (radio), a 1945 radio program * ''Action'' (TV series), a comedy series on Fox in 1999–2000 * CBS Action (2009–2018), now known as CBS Justice * Sky Sports Action, a TV channel * Action Chugger, a locomotive in '' Chuggington''

Theatre

* Action (theatre), a principle in Western theatre practice * ''Action'' (play), a 1975 play by Sam Shepard

Organizations

Businesses

Action (store) Action is a Dutch international discount store chain with a majority ownership held by British private equity firm 3i, with more than 80% of the shares. It sells low budget, non-food and some food products with long shelf lives. Action operate ...

, a Dutch discount store chain with branches in many European countries * Action (supermarkets), an Australian supermarket chain * Actions Semiconductor, a Chinese semiconductor company * ACTION, an Australian public transport company * The Action Network (branded as Action), an American sports betting analytics company

Political parties

* Action (Cypriot political party), a Cypriot political alliance * Action (Greek political party), a Greek political party * Action (Italian political party), an Italian political party

Other organizations

* ACTION (U.S. government agency), a former US government federal domestic volunteer agency

Science, technology, and mathematics

* Action (physics), an attribute of the dynamics of a physical system *

Action at a distance Action at a distance is the concept in physics that an object's motion (physics), motion can be affected by another object without the two being in Contact mechanics, physical contact; that is, it is the concept of the non-local interaction of ob ...

, nonlocal interaction in physics *

Group action (mathematics) In mathematics, a group action of a group G on a set (mathematics), set S is a group homomorphism from G to some group (under function composition) of functions from S to itself. It is said that G acts on S. Many sets of transformation (functi ...

** Continuous group action ** Semigroup action * Ring Action (mathematics) * Action (firearms), the mechanism that manipulates cartridges and/or seals the breech * Action! (programming language), for Atari 8-bit computers * Action (UML), in the Unified Modeling Language * Diia, a brand of e-governance in Ukraine

Other uses

Lawsuit A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law. The archaic term "suit in law" is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today ...

or action