Action
Encyclopedia
Action may refer to:
- Action theory (philosophy)Action theory (philosophy)Action theory is an area in philosophy concerned with theories about the processes causing willful human bodily movements of more or less complex kind. This area of thought has attracted the strong interest of philosophers ever since Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics...
, concerning the processes causing intentional (willful) human bodily movements - Social actionsSocial actionsIn sociology, social action refers to an act which takes into account the actions and reactions of individuals .According to Max Weber, "an Action is 'social' if the acting individual takes account of the behavior of others and is thereby oriented in its course" .- Social action and Max Weber :The...
, person taking account of others - Action (music)Action (music)The term action, used in connection with stringed instruments, has two meanings, depending on whether the instrument is played with a keyboard or plucked by hand.-In keyboard instruments:...
, a characteristic of a stringed instrument - Action (fiction), a genre in various formats, specifically:
- Action filmAction filmAction film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases...
- Action (piano)Action (piano)The piano action mechanism, or the key action mechanism, or simply the action of a piano or other musical keyboards, is the mechanical assembly which translates the depression of the keys into rapid motion of a hammer, which creates sound by striking the strings. Action can be referred to a pianos...
, the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed - Firearm actionFirearm actionIn firearms terminology, an action is the physical mechanism that manipulates cartridges and/or seals the breech. The term is also used to describe the method in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism. Actions are generally categorized by the type of mechanism used...
, the mechanism that manipulates cartridges and/or seals the breech.
Music
- The ActionThe ActionThe Action were an English band of the 1960s. They were part of the mod subculture, and played soul music-influenced pop music.-Career:The band were formed as The Boys in August 1963, in Kentish Town, North West London. After Peter Watson joined them as an additional guitarist in 1965, they changed...
, a 1960s band - Action an indie record label.
- Action (Punchline album)
- Action (B'z album)Action (B'z album)Action is the sixteenth album by Japanese hard rock band B'z, released on December 5, 2007. It sold 292,687 copies in its first week, reaching #1 at Oricon....
- Action (Jackie McLean album)
- "Action" (song), a 1976 song by Sweet
- "Feeling ThisFeeling This"Feeling This" is a song by American pop punk band Blink-182, released on October 2, 2003 as the lead single from the group's fifth studio album, Blink-182. Bassist Mark Hoppus and guitarist Tom DeLonge share songwriting credits on the track...
" or "Action", a song by Blink-182 - Action, a 1984 album by KiddoKiddoKiddo was a P-Funk offspring group at A&M Records, formed by former Parliament - Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton and writer Donnie Sterling, in the early 1980s.-History:...
- Action, a 1967 album by ? and the Mysterians
- "Action", the theme song to the TV series Where the Action IsWhere the Action IsWhere the Action Is or ' was a music-based television variety show in the United States from 1965–67. It was carried by the ABC network and aired each weekday afternoon...
and a 1965 hit by Freddy CannonFreddy CannonFrederick Anthony Picariello Jr. , known as Freddy Cannon, is an American rock and roll singer, whose biggest international hits included "Tallahassee Lassie", "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans", and "Palisades Park".-Biography:...
Dramatic works
- Action (radio)Action (radio)Action was a planned 1945 NBC anthology series of action-adventure tales. However, the series went no further than the first audition drama, although an announcement on the show reveals an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's "Victory" was scheduled, along with stories by Ernest Hemingway and Jack...
, a 1945 radio program - Action (comics), a British comic book published in 1976–1977
- Action (TV series)Action (TV series)Action is a comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon, who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure. It aired on FOX during the 1999-2000 season. The series was critically praised for its irreverent, and sometimes hostile look at Hollywood culture. Thirteen episodes...
, a comedy series on FOX in 1999–2000 - Action (1921 film)Action (1921 film)Action is a 1921 Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Hoot Gibson. It was based on Peter B. Kyne's popular novel The Three Godfathers. The film is considered to be lost. According to contemporaneous newspaper reports, Action was based on J...
, a 1921 film by John Ford - Action (play)Action (play)-Production history:Action was first performed at the American Place Theatre, New York, in 1974. The original cast was as follows:*Shooter - R. A. Dow*Jeep - Richard Lynch*Liza - Dorothy Lyman*Lupe - Marcia Gean Kurtz*Directed by Nancy Meckler...
, a 1975 play by Sam Shepard
Businesses and organizations
- Action (supermarkets), an Australian supermarket chain
- ACTIONACTIONACTION is a public bus service operating in Canberra, ACT, Australia. It is operated by the ACT Department of Territory and Municipal Services...
, an Australian public transport company - ACTION (U.S. government agency)ACTION (U.S. government agency)ACTION was a United States government agency described as, "the Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency". It was formed in 1970 from VISTA; the Peace Corps; and the Foster Grandparents, Retired and Senior Volunteer, and Senior Companion Programs...
, a former United States government agency - Action AmbulanceAction AmbulanceAction Ambulance Service, Inc., based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, provides ambulance services for emergencies and patient transfers. They provide emergency and non-emergency pre-hospital medical care and transportation to ill or injured individuals. Action is currently contracted to serve as the...
, an emergency care and ambulance service
Science and technology
- Group actionGroup actionIn algebra and geometry, a group action is a way of describing symmetries of objects using groups. The essential elements of the object are described by a set, and the symmetries of the object are described by the symmetry group of this set, which consists of bijective transformations of the set...
, in mathematics a relation between an algebraic group and a set - Action (physics)Action (physics)In physics, action is an attribute of the dynamics of a physical system. It is a mathematical functional which takes the trajectory, also called path or history, of the system as its argument and has a real number as its result. Action has the dimension of energy × time, and its unit is...
, an attribute of the development of a system over a period of time - Action (UML)Action (UML)In the Unified Modeling Language, an action is a named element that is the fundamental unit of executable functionality. The execution of an action represents some transformation or processing in the modeled system. An action execution represents the run-time behavior of executing an action within...
, a specific piece of functionality in the Unified Modeling Language - Firearm actionFirearm actionIn firearms terminology, an action is the physical mechanism that manipulates cartridges and/or seals the breech. The term is also used to describe the method in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism. Actions are generally categorized by the type of mechanism used...
, a system of operation in a firearm - Structural loadStructural loadStructural loads or actions are forces, deformations or accelerations applied to a structure or its components.Loads cause stresses, deformations and displacements in structures. Assessment of their effects is carried out by the methods of structural analysis...
or action - Actions, a building block of web applications on the Apache StrutsApache StrutsApache Struts is an open-source web application framework for developing Java EE web applications. It uses and extends the Java Servlet API to encourage developers to adopt a model-view-controller architecture. It was originally created by Craig McClanahan and donated to the Apache Foundation in...
framework
Other
- Action (literature)Action (literature)In literature, action is the principle subject or story. This is as distinguished from an incidental episode. In other words, action is what a character does in a play, short story, or a fiction prose...
- Action (TV)Action (TV)Action is a French television channel which shows action films and TV movies.-History of the channel:A TV channel dedicated to films in the action genre, was commercially launched as part of the AB Sat package in 1996....
, a French television channel - Action (TV channel), a Canadian digital cable channel
- Action, a break dancer in the New York City BreakersNew York City BreakersThe New York City Breakers is a B-boy or breakdancing crew and hip-hop group that was established in the Bronx borough of New York City...
See also
- Action! (disambiguation)
- Action gameAction gameAction game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
, a type of game - Action paintingAction paintingAction painting sometimes called "gestural abstraction", is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied...
, a style of painting - Collective actionCollective actionCollective action is the pursuit of a goal or set of goals by more than one person. It is a term which has formulations and theories in many areas of the social sciences.-In sociology:...
, the provision of public goods through collaboration - Direct actionDirect actionDirect action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. This can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action...
, an instance of political activism - Group actionGroup actionIn algebra and geometry, a group action is a way of describing symmetries of objects using groups. The essential elements of the object are described by a set, and the symmetries of the object are described by the symmetry group of this set, which consists of bijective transformations of the set...
in mathematics - LawsuitLawsuitA lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
, sometimes called a civil action and actio - Military action (combat), a scale of combat within the hierarchy of combat
- Social actionsSocial actionsIn sociology, social action refers to an act which takes into account the actions and reactions of individuals .According to Max Weber, "an Action is 'social' if the acting individual takes account of the behavior of others and is thereby oriented in its course" .- Social action and Max Weber :The...
, which take into account actions and reactions of other individuals - Strike actionStrike actionStrike action, also called labour strike, on strike, greve , or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became...
, a deliberate absence from work