"MAC" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} MAC
  1. (US military) Acronym of Military Airlift Command, formerly, one of three former divisions of the US airforce, the others being SAC and TAC. Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Military Airlift Command (extra: the others being SAC and TAC), formerly (extra: the others being SAC and TAC), one of three former divisions of the US airforce (extra: the others being SAC and TAC) Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-name-Gg38j81D Categories (other): American English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 36 32 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. Acronym of Military Armament Corporation. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Military Armament Corporation
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-name-P-eqPNwk Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 36 32
  3. (UN) Initialism of Military Armistice Commission. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Military Armistice Commission Categories (topical): United Nations
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-name-m43t03~2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 36 32

Noun

Forms: MACs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} MAC (countable and uncountable, plural MACs)
  1. (chemistry) Initialism of maximum allowable concentration, the maximum concentration of a pollutant which is considered harmless to healthy adults during their working hours, assuming they breathe uncontaminated air at all other times. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: maximum allowable concentration (extra: the maximum concentration of a pollutant which is considered harmless to healthy adults during their working hours, assuming they breathe uncontaminated air at all other times) Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-01xOs4M- Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (computer security) Initialism of mandatory access control. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: mandatory access control Categories (topical): Computer security
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-G3Vvq1dY Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks
  3. (networking) Initialism of media access control: the portion of Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 wireless, Bluetooth, FDDI, ATM, and Fibre Channel networks that controls which hardware devices have access to the media over which signals are sent. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: media access control (extra: the portion of Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 wireless, Bluetooth, FDDI, ATM, and Fibre Channel networks that controls which hardware devices have access to the media over which signals are sent.) Categories (topical): Networking
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-NTWMyoSs Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (aviation) Initialism of mean aerodynamic chord. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: mean aerodynamic chord Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-QjWBU2DT Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (aviation) Initialism of mid-air collision. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: mid-air collision Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-PMxz1-ID Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (cryptography) Initialism of message authentication code. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: message authentication code Categories (topical): Cryptography
  7. (military, nautical, aviation, historical) Initialism of merchant aircraft carrier. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: merchant aircraft carrier Categories (topical): Aviation, Military, Nautical
  8. (science fiction) Initialism of magnetic accelerator cannon. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: magnetic accelerator cannon Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-SewkRir7 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  9. (UK, telecommunications) Initialism of Migration Authorisation Code. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Migration Authorisation Code Categories (topical): Telecommunications
  10. (immunology) Initialism of membrane attack complex, a part of the complement system of the innate immune system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: membrane attack complex (extra: a part of the complement system of the innate immune system) Categories (topical): Immunology
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-S6IprI98 Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
  11. (computing) Initialism of multiply and accumulate, a hardware module found in digital signal processors which performs a multiplication and adds the result of that operation to an accumulator in the same cycle, used extensively in implementations of digital filters, transforms, and codecs. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: multiply and accumulate (extra: a hardware module found in digital signal processors which performs a multiplication and adds the result of that operation to an accumulator in the same cycle, used extensively in implementations of digital filters, transforms, and codecs) Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-xyTQwMFH Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  12. (microbiology) Initialism of Mycobacterium avium complex. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Mycobacterium avium complex Categories (topical): Microbiology
  13. (anesthesiology) Initialism of minimum alveolar concentration. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: minimum alveolar concentration
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-JOCFXBFp Topics: anesthesiology, medicine, sciences
  14. (anesthesiology) Initialism of monitored anesthesia care. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: monitored anesthesia care
    Sense id: en-MAC-en-noun-Tt0632Ug Topics: anesthesiology, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: HMAC Derived forms: MAC address

Inflected forms

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        "(computing) Initialism of multiply and accumulate, a hardware module found in digital signal processors which performs a multiplication and adds the result of that operation to an accumulator in the same cycle, used extensively in implementations of digital filters, transforms, and codecs."
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        "Initialism of Mycobacterium avium complex."
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        "Initialism of minimum alveolar concentration."
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        "(anesthesiology) Initialism of minimum alveolar concentration."
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        "Initialism of monitored anesthesia care."
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        "(anesthesiology) Initialism of monitored anesthesia care."
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