Mac or MAC may refer to:
Common meanings Mac (computer), a line of personal computers made by Apple Inc. Mackintosh (raincoat), a raincoat made of rubberized cloth Mac, a prefix to surnames derived from Gaelic languages McIntosh (apple), a Canadian apple cultivar McDonalds, a fast food giant
Arts and entertainment
Fictional entities Mac (Green Wing), a television character Mac (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia), a television character Mac Gargan, an enemy of Spider-Man Mac, 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, from the TV series JAG Dr. Terrence McAfferty, from Robert Muchamore's CHERUB and Henderson's Boys novel 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 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
Other uses in arts and entertainment
Mac (film), 1992, directed by and starring John Turturro Mac (novel), by John MacLean Mac the Moose, a public statue in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada 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
Business and economics
Marginal abatement cost, in environmental economics Material adverse change, a provision in mergers and acquisitions contracts and venture financing agreements Money Access Card or Money Access Center, a former US ATM network Municipal Assistance Corporation, created by the State of New York in 1975 to deal with New York City's fiscal crisis Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, developed jointly between the OECD and Council of Europe Myanmar Accountancy Council
Education
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
Museums and arts centers Costa Rican Museum of Art (), Costa Rica mac, Birmingham (formerly Midlands Arts Centre), England Metropolitan Arts Centre, Belfast, UK Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (), Spain Niterói Contemporary Art Museum (), Brazil Museum of Contemporary Art of Lima (), Peru
Other uses in education Murphree Area Council
Military Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault, a French state arms manufacturer 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 Military Armament Corporation, former American small arms manufacturer 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
Organizations
The following organizations do not fit into any of those categories: Government: Mainland Affairs Council, an agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China Municipal Assistance Corporation, created by the State of New York in 1975 to deal with New York City's fiscal crisis Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, developed jointly between the OECD and Council of Europe Non-profit: Malaysian AIDS Council Marine Aquarium 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 Businesses: MAC Cosmetics, a cosmetics brand, stylized as M•A•C Macerich (NYSE stock symbol MAC), an American real estate investment trust Medicare Administrative Contractor, a private company contracted to administer Medicare benefits in the US Morgan Advanced Ceramics, a ceramics manufacturing company Money Access Card or Money Access Center, a former US ATM network
People
Names Mac (nickname) Mạc, a Vietnamese surname Mạc dynasty, 16th-century rulers in Vietnam
Individuals
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"
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
Science and technology
Biology and medicine MAC (chemotherapy), a chemotherapy regimen of Mitoxantrone and Ara-C Malaysian AIDS Council Maximum allowable concentration, a concept related to threshold limit value (TLV) Medicare Administrative Contractor, a private company contracted to administer Medicare benefits in the US 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 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 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 uses in sports MAC Award, in American college soccer, now merged into the Hermann Trophy UCLA Marina Aquatic Center, a recreational facility in Marina del Rey, California Mid-America Center, an arena and convention center in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Transportation Macaulay railway station, Melbourne, Australia Macomb station (Amtrac station code: MAC), Illinois, US Mac Para Technology, a Czech aircraft manufacturer Malaysia Air Charter, an defunct airline Malta Air Charter, ICAO code, an defunct airline Martin's Air Charter, now Martinair, an airline 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 Airlift Command, the predecessor of the Air Mobility Command of the United States Air Force
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)