Acme (Greek: ακμή, the peak, zenith, prime) denotes the best of something.

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• Acme Corporation is a fictional company that exists in the world of Looney Tunes cartoons. Subsequently it has been adopted widely in all forms of fiction as the archetypal name for a fictional company or corporation. (Sometimes made a backronym to: A Company (that) Makes Everything - though this is in dispute.)
• ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies is a peer-reviewed, online-only academic journal founded in 2002, edited by Harald Bauder, Lawrence Berg, David Butz, Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro and Rachel Pain.
• ACME Workers' Club is a variety entertainment social club that runs in Edinburgh (Scotland) once a month on a Friday night.
• Acme XI: The last known son of the royal family in ancient Olympia. Legend has it the lineage continues until today but is kept confidential amongst people who know.
• The ACME Detective Agency is the detective organization in the Carmen Sandiego computer games. In the games, the user is always an ACME agent.
• The Acme Packers, a name used by the Green Bay Packers American football team in their first year in the NFL, when they were sponsored by the Acme Packing Company.
• Acme thread form is a screw thread used in specialized applications such as vises and leadscrews.
• Acme (ADL) is an architecture description language by Carnegie Mellon University.
• ACME (album) is the sixth album by New York City blues/indie rock group the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
• Acme (band) is a German metalcore band.
• Acme Building is a fictional building in the of the world of the NPR Radio Program "A Prairie Home Companion." It is home to the office of the skit character private eye Guy Noir in the regular segment the program. Each segment starts with "A dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets. But on the 12th floor of the Acme building, one man is still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions."
• Acme (text editor) is a text editor and development environment originally for the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system.
• Acme is the Perl software language's module namespace for bizarre or humorous software packages.
• ACME (Automated Classification of Medical Entities) is a component of the Mortality Medical Data System (MMDS).
• Acne vulgaris is a skin condition originally called acme in Greek, but whose spelling has been corrupted.^[1]

The Acme Corporation is a fictional corporation that exists in the Looney Tunes universe. ... Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... A backronym or bacronym is a portmanteau of backward and acronym[1] coined in 1983. ... A former logo of the Carmen Sandiego series used in the 1990s. ... City Green Bay, Wisconsin Team colors Dark Green, Gold, and White Head Coach Mike McCarthy Owner 111,967 stockholders (Green Bay Packers Foundation) Chairman Bob Harlan General manager Ted Thompson Fight song Go! You Packers! Go! League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919-1920) National Football League (1921–present) Western Division (1933... Threads formed around a shaft are used to translate rotational motion into linear motion. ... Acme is an Architecture Description Language developed at Carnegie Mellon University. ... Sixth album by New York City blues/indie rock group the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. ... The Blues Explosion. ... Acme was a German metalcore band formed in 1991. ... A screenshot of Acme Acme is a text editor and shell from the Plan 9 operating system, designed and implemented by Rob Pike. ... Perl is a dynamic programming language created by Larry Wall and first released in 1987. ... The Mortality Medical Data System (MMDS) is used to automate the entry, classification, and retrieval of cause-of-death information reported on death certificates throughout the United States and in many other countries. ... The Mortality Medical Data System (MMDS) is used to automate the entry, classification, and retrieval of cause-of-death information reported on death certificates throughout the United States and in many other countries. ...

Companies

• Air Craft Marine Engineering (ACME), an aircraft designer based in Van Nuys, California, USA during the 1950s
• ACME! Computer Security Research, a Computer Security Research Team at Brazil
• Acme, Aceros Mexicanos
• Acme Agency SACIYF, an English learning/teaching bookstore chain in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Acme Aircraft Company, an aircraft manufacturer based in Torrance, California, USA during the 1950s
• Acme Aircraft Corporation, an aircraft manufacturer based in Rockford, Illinois, USA during the 1920s
• Acme Appointments Ltd., a London based recruitment company
• Acme Audio Visual, a Perth Western Australia Consumer Electronics business www.acmeonline.com.au
• Acme Automation a pneumatic and industrial automation equipment supplier in Dubai, UAE
• Acme Beer was popular in the San Francisco Bay Area until the 1950s, and while long defunct as a company (the Acme Brewing Company), the brand and brew were revived briefly as a regional microbrew in the late 20th Century. By failing to reproduce the flavor they failed to impress those who remembered this beer with affection.^{[citation needed]}
• Acme Boots, a manufacturer of western footwear owned by Berkshire Hathaway
• Acme Bread Company, a bakery founded by artisan baker Steve Sullivan located in Berkeley, California
• Acme Brick Company, a brick manufacturer that is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway
• Acme Comics, a retail comic book and novelty shop in Normal, Illinois
• Acme Communications, a television broadcasting company, based in Santa Ana, USA
• Acme Computer Components, electronic products wholesaler in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Russia.
• Acme Contracts, contract job advertising in UK, Europe, America and Australia.
• Acme Dj's, a music and entertainment system at home.
• Acme Fresh Market, a chain of grocery stores in Akron, Ohio, USA
• Acme Guitar Works, a manufacturer of electric guitar components in Bear, Delaware, USA
• Acme Industrial, a drill bushing manufacturer in Carpentersville, Illinois, USA
• Acme Industrial Hardware Trading L.L.C. a shelving and material handling equipment supplier in Dubai, UAE
• Acme Klein Bottle makers of Klein Bottles and other mathematical shapes in Oakland, California
• Acme Markets, a chain of grocery stores in the northeastern United States
• Acme Media Ltd, UK's first media-buying independent, part of the Saaatchi and Saaatchi Group. Re-named Equinox Communications in 1993. The name is now owned by former Acme Media Manager, David Gibson.
• Acme Novelty Library, a comic book by cartoonist Chris Ware and published by Fantagraphics Books
• Acme Packet, developer of session border controllers, headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA
• Acme Realty, a Real Estate Brokerage in Ontario Canada
• Acme Records, an independent record label
• Acme Smoked Fish, a smoked fish company in Greenpoint in Brooklyn, New York
• Acme Studios, an international product design company
• Acme Surplus is a store in "Thornes Marketplace" in Northampton, Massachusetts
• ACME Systems, an Italian computer hardware manufacturer
• Acme Taxi, a small taxi-cab company that exists in east England
• Acme Technology is a London-based vendor of computer cases and accessories
• Acme Video
• Acme Whistles

ACME (Air Craft Marine Engineering) was a short-lived US aircraft manufacturer based in Van Nuys, California. ... Acme Aircraft Co was an aircraft manufacturer founded by Hugh Crawford and Roger Keeney in Torrance, California. ... Acme Aircraft Corp was an aircraft manufacturer based in Rockford, Illinois in the 1920s. ... USGS satellite photo of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... The Acme Shoe Company is a manufacturer of western footwear. ... Acme Brick Company is an American manufacturer and distributor of brick and masonry-related construction products and materials. ... ACME Communications is a television broadcasting company that owns nine television stations. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... // America usually means either: The Americas, the lands and regions of the Western hemisphere, often divided into North America and South America The United States of America. ... Acme Fresh Market is a grocery store chain with 16 locations in Northeast Ohio serving Portage, Stark, & Summit Counties. ... ACME Industrial Hardware Trading L.L.C. is an United Arab Emirates- based shelving and storage system trader. ... There are two grocery store chains named Acme. ... The cover ACME Novelty Library issue 15 Acme Novelty Library is a singular and artistically adventurous comic book created by Chicago cartoonist Chris Ware and published by Fantagraphics Books. ... Acme Records is a record label formed in the 1990s by Sun Dial frontman Gary Ramon. ... Acme Whistles is the one and only trademark product of the J. Hudson Co. ...

Locations

• Acme, Alberta, Canada
• Acme, Louisiana, USA
• Acme, Michigan, USA
• Acme Township, Michigan, USA
• Acme Township, North Dakota, USA
• Acme, Pennsylvania, USA
• Acme, Washington, USA

Acme is a village 83 kilometres (52 miles) northeast of Calgary, Alberta. ... Acme Township is a township in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Acme Township is a township in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Acme Township is a township in Hettinger County, North Dakota. ... Acme is a census-designated place located in Whatcom County, Washington. ...

References

1. ^ "An Ancient Solution for Modern Acne." Christopher C. Brown M.D.

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