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	Action may refer to: Music and culture Action (philosophy) Action (philosophy) In philosophy, action has developed into a sub-field called philosophy of action. Action is what an Agency can do.For example, throwing a ball is an instance of action; it involves an intention, a goal, and a bodily movement guided by the agent.... , something a person can do Action (music) Action (music) The action of a String instrument is the distance between the fingerboard and the Strings , which determines how easy it is to sound notes when pressure is applied with the finger tips.... , a characteristic of a stringed instrument Action (Punchline album), a 2004 album by Punchline 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.... , a 2007 album by B'z Action, a 1967 album by the band ? and the Mysterians Action (piano) Action (piano) The action of a piano is the mechanical assembly which translates the depression of the piano keys into a felt hammer striking the strings. The illustration to the right is of a circa 1907 Wessell, Nickel and Gross Upright action; the parts are listed below.... , the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed Tracker action Tracker action Tracker action is a term used in reference to pipe organs to indicate a mechanical linkage between keys or pedals pressed by the organist and the valve that allows air to flow into pipe of the corresponding note.... (organ), the mechanism which lets the wind flows trough the pipe when a key is pressed "Action" (song), a 1976 song by the band Sweet "Action", the former name of the single "Feeling This Feeling This "Feeling This" is the first single from Blink-182's fifth album, Blink-182 . 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.... ", by Blink-182 The Action The Action The Action were an England band of the 1960s.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.... , a 1960s band 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 London.... , a 1945 radio program aka Action Theater Action (comic), a British comic book published in 1976-1977 Action (TV series) Action (TV series) *Action* is a short-lived comedy series about a Hollywood producer named Peter Dragon, who is trying to recover from his last box-office failure.... , a short-lived comedy series that aired on FOX during the 1999-2000 season Action painting 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.... , a style of painting Action genre Action genre 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.... in various formats, specifically: Action film Action film Action movies are a film genre where action sequences, such as explosions, Choreographed fight in cinema, shootouts, stunts, car chases or explosions either take precedence over or, in finer examples of the genre, are used as a form of exposition and character development.... , a movie genre Action game Action game An action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand-eye coordination and reaction-time. Action games are a vast genre that includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, first-person shooters, and platform games.... , a computer/video game genre Action (1921 film) Action (1921 film) *Action* is a 1921 in film Western directed by John Ford and featuring Hoot Gibson. The film is considered to be lost film. ... , a 1921 film directed by John Ford Action (newspaper), published by British Union of Fascists British Union of Fascists The British Union of Fascists was a political party in the United Kingdom formed in 1932 by a former Labour Party government minister and former Member of Parliament of the Conservative Party , Oswald Mosley.... Politics and society Collective action Collective action Collective 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.... , the provision of public goods through collaboration Direct action Direct action Direct action is politically motivated activity undertaken by individuals, groups, or governments to achieve political goals outside of normal social/political channels.... , an instance of political activism Social action, which takes into account actions and reactions of other individuals Strike action Strike action Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to perform labour . A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances.... , a deliberate absence from work Lawsuit Lawsuit In law, a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in which the party commencing the action, called the plaintiff, seeks a legal remedy or equitable remedy.... , sometimes called a civil action Military military action (combat) Military action (combat) A military action is a scale of combat within the hierarchy of combat of squads, platoons, Company and battalions.Other applications of the term refer to:... , a scale of combat within the hierarchy of combat action (naval) term used to refer to preparing and engaging a ship in combat action (signal) signal number 13 'Prepare for Action' in the British Royal Navy since the late 18th century action (gunnery) term refers to the movement of the breach in an artillery ordnance piece Businesses and organizations Action (supermarkets), an Australian supermarket chain ACTION Action Action may refer to:... (Australian Capital Territory Internal Omnibus Network), a public transport company ACTION ACTION (U.S. government agency) ACTION was a United States Federal government of the United States Independent agencies of the United States government described as, "the Federal Domestic Volunteer Agency".... , a former United States government agency Action Ambulance Action Ambulance Action 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.... , an emergency care and ambulance service Science and technology Action (physics) Action (physics) In modern physics, action is an attribute of the development of a physical system over a period of time, namely amount by which the Phase of the wave function has changed.... , an attribute of the development of a system over a period of time Firearm action 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.... , a system of operation in a firearm In pan-European building codes (Eurocodes), a concept similar to Structural load Structural load Structural loads are forces applied to a component of a structure or to the structure as a unit.In structural design, assumed loads are specified in national and local design codes for types of structures, geographic locations, and usage.... Group action Group action In algebra and geometry, a group action is a way of describing symmetry of objects using group . 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 transformation of the set.... in mathematics Action (UML) Action (UML) In the Unified Modeling Language, an action is a named element that is the fundamental unit of measurement of executable functionality. The execution of an action represents some transformation or processing in the modeled system.... , a specific piece of functionality in the Unified Modeling Language Action programming language Action programming language Action! was a programming language and integrated editor, debugger, and MOS Technology 6502 code generating compiler, editor for the Atari 8-bit family of microcomputers.... for Atari microcomputers Actions, a key building block of web applications based on the Apache Struts Apache Struts Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework for developing Java EE web applications. It uses and extends the Java Servlet application programming interface to encourage developers to adopt a model-view-controller architecture.... framework Other Sexual intercourse Sexual intercourse Sexual intercourse, also known as copulation or coitus, commonly refers to the act in which the Penis enters the Vagina. The two entities may be of opposite sexes or not, or they may be hermaphrodite, as is the case with snails....