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An action is something done so as to accomplish a purpose; a way of motion or functioning; a fast-paced activity; a mechanism; a moving part or assembly.

Etymology

From Middle English accion, from Old French action, from Latin āctiō (“act of doing or making”), from āctus, perfect passive participle of agō (“do, act”), + action suffix -iō; see act.

See also

Action may refer to:

• Action (physics), an attribute of the development of a system over a period of time
• Action (fiction), a genre in various formats, specifically:
  • Action film
  • Action comedy
  • Action horror
  • Science-Fiction Action
  • Hong Kong Action Cinema
    • Action hero
• Human behavior

See also

• Activity
• Action theory (philosophy), concerning the processes causing intentional (willful) human bodily movements
• Group action, in mathematics a relation between an algebraic group and a set
• Social actions, person taking account of others
• Action game, a type of game
• Action painting, a style of painting
• Firearm action, the mechanism that manipulates cartridges and/or seals the breech
• Collective action, the provision of public goods through collaboration
• Direct action, an instance of political activism
• Action Ambulance, an emergency care and ambulance service
• Lawsuit, sometimes called a civil action and actio
• Military action (combat), a scale of combat within the hierarchy of combat
• Social actions, which take into account actions and reactions of other individuals
• Strike action, a deliberate absence from work
• Action Comics, a DC Comics comic book series
• Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), a liberal Nigerian political party
• Action Committee for Renewal, a political party in Togo
• Mutant Action, a 1993 Spanish science-fiction film
• Action Jackson, a 1988 action film
• Action Jackson (toy), a 1970s line of action figures and accessories by Mego Corporation
• Action Joe, the initial action figures by Hasbro, later named G.I. Joe
  • Action Man, a British licensed copy of G.I. Joe
  • Action Force, a 1980s G.I. Joe line for the European market
    • Action Force (Marvel), a Marvel UK weekly comic book
• Action Man (disambiguation)
• Action Force (disambiguation)