Action

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Action can be used in different contexts:

• In philosophy, action is effective will
• In sociology, action can either mean a basic action (one that has a meaning) or a more advanced social action, one that not only has a meaning but is directed at other humans and induces a responce; see also forms of activity and interpersonal relations
• In physics, the action is the integral of the Lagrangian, in the Lagrangian formulation of mechanics.
• In mathematics, it refers to the action of a group on a set.
• In law, there are several specific types of action:
  • Civil action or lawsuit
  • Collective action
  • Direct action is the political term for acting on things that directly affect you.
  • Firearm action
  • Military action
  • Social action
• In film, action movies are a genre that focus on spectacle and violence over complex plotting.
• The Action, a 1960s band.
• Action, a 1999 television series.
• Action, a British comic of the 1970s
• Action, an Australian supermaket chain
• Action programming language for Atari microcomputers
• As an abbreviation for Australian Capital Territory Internal Omnibus Network (ACTION buses)
• Action is also the name of a single by Powerman 5000.