Look up Action or action in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Action may refer to: Action (philosophy), something which is done by a person Action (narrative)...
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Action Action Action (aka Action) is an album by American saxophonist Jackie McLean recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label. It features McLean...
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A class action, also known as a class action lawsuit, class suit, or representative action, is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of...
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Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies)...
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an action is an event that an agent performs for a purpose, that is, guided by the person's intention. The first question in the philosophy of action is...
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Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create...
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The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes...
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Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own personnel at the hands of enemy or...
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An action potential occurs when the membrane potential of a specific cell rapidly rises and falls. This depolarization then causes adjacent locations to...
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Ariyan Arslani (born December 2, 1983), professionally known as Action Bronson, is an American rapper, record producer, chef, songwriter and television...
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Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by directly manipulating the bolt via a bolt handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand...
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consider the group as an abstract group, and to say that one has a group action of the abstract group that consists of performing the transformations of...
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Action research is a philosophy and methodology of research generally applied in the social sciences. It seeks transformative change through the simultaneous...
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Back in Action is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Seth Gordon from a script he co-wrote with Brendan O'Brien. The film stars Cameron...
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This is a list of live-action or photorealistic remakes produced by Walt Disney Pictures of its animated feature films. The list also includes the films'...
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An Action Hero is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by newcomer Anirudh Iyer and produced by T-Series and Colour Yellow Productions. It...
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Action principles lie at the heart of fundamental physics, from classical mechanics through quantum mechanics, particle physics, and general relativity...
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Action comedy (often listed with a hyphen as action-comedy) is a genre that combines aspects of action and comedy. AllMovie describes action comedy films...
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An action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction time. The genre includes a large...
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Action Park was an amusement and water park located in Vernon Township, New Jersey, United States, on the grounds of the Vernon Valley/Great Gorge ski...
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Missing in action (MIA) is a casualty classification assigned to combatants, military chaplains, combat medics, and prisoners of war who are reported missing...
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An action-adventure game is a video game hybrid genre that combines core elements from both the action game and adventure game genres. Typically, classical...
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Pump action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by moving a sliding handguard on the gun's forestock. When shooting, the sliding forend...
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A lever action is a type of action for repeating firearms that uses a manually operated cocking handle located around the trigger guard area (often incorporating...
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Wounded in action (WIA) describes combatants who have been wounded while fighting in a combat zone during wartime, but have not been killed. Typically...
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An action figure is a poseable character model figure made most commonly of plastic, and often based upon characters from a film, comic book, military...
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and action games. It includes martial arts action, extreme sports action, car chases and vehicles, hand-to-hand combat, suspense action, and action comedy...
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Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in a...
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Action Française (French pronunciation: [aksjɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz], AF; English: French Action) is a French far-right monarchist and nationalist political movement...
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A Civil Action is a 1998 American legal drama film directed and written by Steven Zaillian and starring John Travolta with Robert Duvall, James Gandolfini...
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