Action

Action may refer to:

• Action (philosophy) Action theory is an area in philosophy concerned with theories about the processes causing intentional 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 (Third Book). With the advent of psychology and later neuroscience, many, something a person can do
• Action (music) In a harpsichord, the main part of the action is a jack, a vertical strip of wood seated on the far end of the key. At the top of the jack is mounted a hinged tongue bearing a plectrum. When the key is pressed and the jack rises, the plectrum plucks the string. When the key is released and the jack falls back down, the tongue permits the plectrum, a characteristic of a stringed instrument
• Action (fiction) The word action has more than one meaning in fiction. Action is one of the fiction-writing modes authors use to present fiction. The term is also used to describe a subset of creative works emphasizing action rather than other aspects of storytelling, a genre in various formats, specifically:
  • Action film Action film is a film genre where in the story is largely told through physical action as opposed to dialogue. The action typically involves individual efforts on the part of the hero. While action has long been an element of films, the "Action film" as a genre of its own began to develop in the 1970s. The genre is closely linked with
• Action (piano), the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed

Music

• The Action They were part of the mod subculture, and played soul music-influenced pop music. The band were formed as The Boys in August 1963, in Kentish Town, North London. After Peter Watson joined them as an additional guitarist in 1965, they changed their name to The Action. The original members were Reg King (born Reginald King, 5 February 1945, in, a 1960s band
• Action (Punchline album) Action is Punchline's first full-length album on Fueled by Ramen Records. It has notably hopeful and positive lyrics compared to bands with a similar fanbase, in the vein of pop punk and so-called "emo" of the late 1990's and early 2000's. Steve Soboslai , Paul Menotiades (guitar), and Chris Fafalios (bass) split vocals on the album,
• Action (B'z album)
• Action (Jackie McLean album)
• "Action" (song) "Action" is a 1976 song by the rock band Sweet. It reached the Top 10 in 1975 in numerous European countries and Canada but stalled at #15 and the UK and #20 in the US, a 1976 song by Sweet
• "Feeling This "Feeling This" is the first single from Blink-182's self-titled fifth album. It was the first song written for this album. True to the evolution of the band, the song is seen as a transition to a more mature style, lyrical and musical, than many of their previous releases. The single was released in November 2003. A slightly different" or "Action", a song by Blink-182
• Action, a 1984 album by Kiddo Kiddo 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 80's. Donnie Sterling was brought in as a musician for Parlet in 1978, a P-Funk girl group, created by George Clinton. As Parlet's band leader and bass player, Donnie Sterling wrote three
• Action, a 1967 album by ? and the Mysterians
• "Action", the theme song to the TV series Where the Action Is and a 1965 hit by Freddy Cannon

Dramatic works

• Action (radio), a 1945 radio program
• Action (comics), a British comic book published in 1976-1977
• Action (TV series), a comedy series on FOX in 1999-2000
• Action (1921 film), a 1921 film by John Ford
• Action! (novel), a Nancy Drew Girl Detective series novel

Businesses and organizations

• Action (supermarkets) Action is a defunct Australian supermarket chain. Based in Perth, Western Australia, Action had 80 supermarkets across Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, and was one of the largest supermarket chains in Australia, an Australian supermarket chain
• ACTION, an Australian public transport company
• 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 . In 1993 the Corporation for National and Community Service was created by merging ACTION and the, a former United States government agency
• Action Ambulance, an emergency care and ambulance service

Science and technology

• Group action In 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 this case, the group is also called a permutation, in mathematics a relation between an algebraic group and a set
• Action (physics) In physics, action is an attribute of the dynamics of a physical system. It is a functional which takes the trajectory of the system as its argument and returns a real number as the result, an attribute of the development of a system over a period of time
• Action (UML), a specific piece of functionality in the Unified Modeling Language
• Action!, a programming language for Atari microcomputers
• Firearm action In 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 firearm action is technically not present on, a system of operation in a firearm
• Structural load In structural design, assumed loads are specified in national and local design codes for types of structures, geographic locations, and usage. In addition to the load magnitude, its frequency of occurrence, distribution, and nature are important factors in design. Loads cause stresses, deformations and displacements in structures. Assessment of or action
• Actions, a building block of web applications on the Apache Struts Apache 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 May, 2000. Formerly located under the Apache Jakarta framework

Other

• 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. Please note that actions are different from acts which are any of the main sections of a play or other dramatic performance
• Action (TV), a French television channel
• Action (TV channel), a Canadian digital cable channel
• Action, a break dancer in the New York City Breakers

See also

• Action game Action 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, a type of game
• Action painting Action 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. The resulting work often emphasizes the physical act of painting itself as an essential aspect of the finished work or concern of its artist, a style of painting
• Collective action As an explanation of social movements, an inquiry into collective action involves examining those factors that cause the setting of standards of social integration, as well as those factors which lead to standards of deviance and conflict. An explanation of a collective action in sociology will involve the explanation of those things which are, the provision of public goods through collaboration
• Direct action Direct action is activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political, economic, or social goals outside of normal social/political channels. Direct action can include nonviolent and violent activities which target persons, groups, or property deemed offensive to the direct action participant. Examples of nonviolent, an instance of political activism
• Group action In 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 this case, the group is also called a permutation in mathematics
• Lawsuit A lawsuit, or "suit in law", is a civil action brought before a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have received damages from a defendant's actions, seeks a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint. If the plaintiff is successful, judgment will be given in the, sometimes called a civil action and actio
• Military action (combat), a scale of combat within the hierarchy of combat
• Social actions In 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" (Secher 1962), which take into account actions and reactions of other individuals
• Strike action Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to perform work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became important in factories and mines. In most countries, they were quickly made, a deliberate absence from work

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