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In computer science and telecommunications:

• Apple's main name for the computer OS and hardware they manufacture
  • Macintosh, a brand of personal computers made by Apple
  • Mac OS, the first series of graphical user interface-based operating systems made for Macintosh computers
  • Mac OS X, the second, and current line of graphical user interface-based operating systems for Mac computers
    • Mac OS X v10.5 "Leopard", the most recent release of Mac OS X
  • iMac, the desktop hardware manufactured by Apple sold with Mac OS X installed
  • MacBook, the laptop manufactured and sold by Apple
    • MacBook Pro, a sub-group of the MacBook family
    • MacBook Air, an ultra-portable laptop
• Media Access Control, sublayer of Data Link layer
• MAC Address, Media Access Control address or Ethernet Hardware Address (EHA)
• Message Authentication Code, used to authenticate a message in cryptography.
• Mandatory access control, a type of access control in computer security

In people: Apple Inc. ... This article is about the machine. ... An operating system (OS) is a software that manages computer resources and provides programmers with an interface used to access those resources. ... For other uses, see Hardware (disambiguation). ... Manufacturing is the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale, or intermediate processes involving the production or finishing of semi-manufactures. ... For other uses, see Macintosh (disambiguation) and Mac. ... The tower of a personal computer. ... Apple Inc. ... This article relates to both the original Classic Mac OS as well as Mac OS X, Apples more recent operating system. ... GUI redirects here. ... For other uses, see Macintosh (disambiguation) and Mac. ... Mac OS X (pronounced ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... Mac OS X version 10. ... Mac OS X (pronounced ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... The original Bondi Blue iMac G3 was introduced in 1998. ... Apple Inc. ... Mac OS X (pronounced ) is a line of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... This article is about the Apple computer called MacBook. For the MacBook family as a whole, see MacBook family. ... Apple Inc. ... The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh portable computers by Apple Inc. ... The Media Access Control (MAC) data communication protocol sub-layer, also known as the Medium Access Control, is a part of the data link layer specified in the seven-layer OSI model (layer 2). ... In computer networking a Media Access Control address (MAC address) or Ethernet Hardware Address (EHA) or hardware address or adapter address is a quasi-unique identifier attached to most network adapters (NICs). ... A cryptographic message authentication code (MAC) is a short piece of information used to authenticate a message. ... In computing, a mandatory access control (MAC) technique protects and contains computer processes, data, and system devices from misuse. ...

• Mac Gimse, an artist and art historian residing in Dundas, Minnesota, USA
• Mac (rapper), a rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
• T-Mac, the nickname for NBA All-Star Tracy Mcgrady
• Jim "Mattress Mac" McIngvale, a furniture salesman from Houston, Texas, USA
• Toby McKeehan, frontman for the band dc Talk and solo rapper, called "tobyMac"
• Andrew McDermott, vocalist for progressive metal band Threshold

In fictional characters: A. Malcom (Mac) Gimse (1935- ) is an artist and art historian residing in Dundas, Minnesota. ... Mac or also known as Mac Da Assassin (born McKinley J Phipps Jr. ... Tracy Lamar McGrady, Jr. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Jim McIngvale. ... Toby McKeehan, professionally known as tobyMac, is best known for his role as frontman for Christian music group dc Talk. ... Andrew Mac McDermott (born Newcastle Upon Tyne, England) is an English singer mostly known for his work in the progressive metal band Threshold. ...

• Little Mac, the main character in the game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
• MacGyver, a television series
• Captain Mac, a minor character from Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
• Mac (Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends character), a television character
• Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie, a character from the TV series Veronica Mars
• Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie, a character from the TV series JAG
• Mac Taylor, a character from the TV series CSI: NY
• Mac (It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia character)
• Mac (Green Wing), a character on the British sitcom Green Wing

In air travel: Punch-Out!! is a video game series, spanning the Arcade, NES and SNES. All of the characters listed on this page are fictional characters from Nintendos Punch-Out!! series of video games. ... MacGyver is an American adventure television series, produced in the United States and Canada, about the laid-back, extremely resourceful secret agent MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson. ... // The following is a list of characters appearing in Squares console role-playing game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest. ... Mac is a fictional character in Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends and is voiced by Sean Marquette. ... Cindy Mac Mackenzie is a fictional character on The CW television series Veronica Mars, portrayed by Tina Majorino. ... Lt. ... Mac Taylor is a fictional character featured in the TV series CSI: NY. He is played by Gary Sinise. ... Mac is a fictional character on FXs Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia portrayed by Rob McElhenney. ... Mac is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Julian Rhind-Tutt. ...

• 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
• Mid-air collision, a type of aviation accident
• Military Airlift Command, the predecessor of the Air Mobility Command of the United States Air Force

In biology: Merchant aircraft carriers (MAC) were minimal aircraft carriers used during World War II by Great Britain and Holland as an emergency measure until the United States-built escort carriers became available. ... The 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 service to private individuals and businesses, but also have regional transportation service. ... The doomed Boeing 727, PSA Flight 182, crashes in flames after colliding with another aircraft in 1978 A mid-air collision (MAC) is an aviation accident where two or more aircraft come into unplanned contact during flight. ... MAC shield Military Airlift Command (MAC) was a former United States Air Force command. ...

• Membrane attack complex, one of the ultimate weapons of the immune system
• Minimum alveolar concentration, a term used in anaesthesia
• Mitochondrial Apoptosis-induced Channel, the cytochrome c release pore of apoptotic mitochondria
• Mycobacterium avium complex, a group of environmental pathogens

In museums: MAC is also called the killer molecule. ... Minimum alveolar concentration or MAC is a concept anaesthetists use to compare the strengths of anaesthetic vapours; in simple terms, it is defined as the minimal concentration of the vapour in the lungs that is needed to prevent physical response to a noxious stimulus in 50% of subjects. ... Mycobacterium avium complex refers to infection by two species of bacteria, Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare. ...

• Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya, an archaeology museum in Catalonia
• Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói, a museum situated in the city of Niterói, Brazil

In politics:

• Mainland Affairs Council, an agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China
• Mouvement Autonome Casamançais, a now-defunct political party in Casamance, Senegal
• Mouvement d'Action Civique, a defunct Belgian far right group
• Movimento de Acção Nacional, a defunct Portuguese far right group
• Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru, a Welsh organization responsible for a number of bombing incidents

In sports: The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC; Chinese: 大陸委員會; pinyin: Dàlù Wěiyuánhuì) is a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China. ... Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru (Welsh Defence Movement), abbreviated as MAC, was a Welsh terrorist organisation, modelled to some degree on the Provisional Irish Republican Army, which was responsible for a number of bombing incidents between 1963 and 1969. ...

• Mid-American Conference, an NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision) sports conference
• Middle Atlantic Corporation, an NCAA Division III sports conference
• Maranhão Atlético Clube, a Brazilian football (soccer) club
• Marília Atlético Clube, a Brazilian football (soccer) club
• Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference, a Washington, D.C. area high school athletic league
• Mississippi Athletic Conference, a high school sports conference in the Iowa Quad Cities
• M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, a cricket stadium in India
• Macomb Area Conference, a Michigan high school football conference

Other: The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a college athletic conference with a membership base that stretches from New York to Illinois. ... The Middle Atlantic Corporation (formerly the Middle Atlantic Conference) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAAs Division III. Member teams are located in the Eastern United States. ... Maranhão Atlético Clube, usually known as Maranhão or MAC, is a Brazilian football club from São Luís, Maranhão state. ... Marília Atlético Clube, or Marília as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Marília in São Paulo, founded on December 14, 1942. ... The Mid-Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAC) is an American high school athletic league comprised of private schools in the Washington, D.C. area. ... The Mississippi Athletic Conference (also called MAC) is a high school athletic conference whose members are located in the Iowa Quad-Cities, plus three other schools in eastern and southeastern Iowa. ... The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai (Madras), India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. ...

• McMaster University in Canada
• Mac (Gaelic surname prefix), Gaelic for "son", often appearing in Irish and Scottish surnames
• Mac (novel), by John MacLean
• mac (Birmingham), formerly known as the Midlands Arts Centre, in Birmingham, UK
• Mac (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby cardinal produced by Ty, Inc. in 1999
• Macaroni, a type of pasta
• Mackintosh, a raincoat
• Fleetwood Mac, an influential rock group
• Mac (or Big Mac), nickname for the Oklahoma State Penitentiary located in McAlester, Oklahoma
• Make-up Art Cosmetics, better known to most as M•A•C
• MAC-10, a submachine gun
• Macomb (Amtrak station), Illinois, United States; Amtrak station code: MAC
• Magnetic Accelerator Cannons, fictional coilguns from the Halo video game series
• Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs
• Material adverse change
• "Maximum Acceptable/Allowable Concentration", see Threshold Limit Value
• Michigan Agricultural College, the former name of Michigan State University
• Modern Army Combatives, hand-to-hand combat training
• Morgan Advanced Ceramics, a ceramic manufacturing company
• Musical Arts Conference, a marching band competition circuit
• Mount Aloysius College, a Catholic college in central Pennsylvania

McMaster University is a highly regarded medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with an enrollment of 18,238 full-time and 3,836 part-time students (as of 2006). ... Last name redirects here. ... Mac, is a novel by John MacLean, written for young adults. ... The mac (formerly Midlands Arts Centre) is a non-profit arts centre situated in Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, England. ... Penne, a very common kind of maccheroni in Italy. ... Mackintosh shop, Burlington Arcade, London. ... This article is about the band. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... McAlester is a city located in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. ... Make-up Art Cosmetics, better known to most as M•A•C, is a brand of cosmetics sold internationally, that originally became famous through word-of-mouth endorsements by professional makeup artists, models and celebrities. ... The Military Armament Corporation Model 10 or MAC-10 is a blowback-operated select-fire submachine gun (more specifically a machine pistol) developed by Gordon B. Ingram in 1964. ... Other information Opened 1913 Code MAC Traffic Passengers (2006) 39,869 2. ... Not to be confused with Gaussian gun. ... It has been suggested that Covenant Vehicles in Halo be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Threshold Limit Value (TLV) of a chemical substance defines the reasonable level to which a worker can be exposed without adverse health effects. ... Michigan State University is a university in East Lansing, Michigan near the state capital of Lansing. ... Combatives FM 21-150 Figure 4-1, Vital Targets. ... The Musical Arts Conference or MAC is a local circuit for marching band competitions, based in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. ... Mount Aloysius College is a private college that is located in Cresson, Pennsylvania. ...

See also

• Mack (disambiguation)

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