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Action (narrative) In literature, action is the physical movement of the Character (arts), characters. Action as a literary mode "Action is the Mode (literature), mode hatfiction writers use to show what is happening at any given moment in the story," states Ev ...

, a literary mode * Action fiction, a type of genre fiction *

Action game An action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes a large variety of sub-genres, such as fighting games, beat 'em ups, shooter games, and platform gam ...

, a genre of video game

Film

* Action film, a genre of film * ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford * ''Action'' (1980 film), a film by Tinto Brass * '' Action 3D'', a 2013 Telugu language film * ''Action'' (2019 film), a Kollywood film.

Music

* Action (music), a characteristic of a stringed instrument * Action (piano), the mechanism which drops the hammer on the string when a key is pressed * The Action, a 1960s band

Albums

* ''Action'' (B'z album) (2007) * ''Action!'' (Desmond Dekker album) (1968) * '' Action Action Action'' or ''Action'', a 1965 album by Jackie McLean * ''Action!'' (Oh My God album) (2002) * ''Action'' (Oscar Peterson album) (1968) * ''Action'' (Punchline album) (2004) * ''Action'' (Question Mark & the Mysterians album) (1967) * ''Action'' (Uppermost album) (2011) * ''Action'' (EP), a 2012 EP by NU'EST * ''Action'', a 1984 album by Kiddo

Songs

* "Action" (Freddy Cannon song) (1965), the theme song to the TV series ''Where the Action Is'' * "Action" (Sweet song) (1975), covered by various artists * "Action", a version of "

Feeling This "Feeling This" is a song by American rock band Blink-182 for their eponymously titled fifth studio album (2003). The song is the opening track on the album and was released as its lead single on October 6, 2003, through Geffen Records. It was w ...

" by Blink-182 * "Action", a 1994 song by Terror Fabulous featuring Nadine Sutherland * "Action", a 1984 song by The Fits * "Action", a 1960 song by

Lance Fortune Christopher Morris, known by the stage name Lance Fortune (born 4 January 1940, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England),Larkin C 'Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) p197 is an English pop singer. Morris was classically trained on ...

* "Action", a 1988 song by Pearly Gates * "Action", a 1988 song by Girlschool from '' Take a Bite'' * "Action", a 1989 song by Gorky Park from ''

Gorky Park (album) ''Gorky Park'' is the debut album by Russian hard rock band Gorky Park, released in 1989 by Mercury Records, after Jon Bon Jovi & Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi expressed interest in the band (and co-produced the album) and got them signed to Merc ...

'' * "Action", a 2003 song by Powerman 5000 from '' Transform'' * "Action", a 1972 song by Scorpions from '' Lonesome Crow'' * "Actions", a 1980 song by The Stingrays * "Action Action Action Action Action", a 2008 song by We Are the Physics from '' We Are the Physics Are OK at Music''

Literature

* ''Action'' (comics), a British comic book published in 1976–1977 * '' Action Comics'', a DC Comics comic book series *'' Action: A Book about Sex'', a 2016 book by Amy Rose Spiegel * ''Action'' (newspaper), a newspaper of Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists

People

* Action Bronson (born 1983), American rapper, reality television star, author, and talk show host

Television and radio

* Action (Canadian TV channel) *

Action (French TV channel) Action is a French television channel which shows action films. History A TV channel dedicated to films (cinema and telefilm) in the action genre, was commercially launched as part of the AB Sat package in 1996. It is also the name of a chan ...

* The Action Channel (US TV channel), a subsidiary of Luken Communications * ''Action'' (radio), a 1945 radio program * ''Action'' (TV series), a comedy series on Fox in 1999–2000 * CBS Action (2009–2018), now known as CBS Justice * Sky Sports Action, a TV channel

Theatre

* Action (theatre), a principle in Western theatre practice * ''Action'' (play), a 1975 play by Sam Shepard

Organizations

Businesses

* Action (store), a Dutch discount store chain with branches in many European countries *

Action (supermarkets) Action (formerly Action Food Barns and Action Supermarkets) was an Australian supermarket chain. Based in Perth, Action had 80 supermarkets across Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, and was one of the largest supermarket chains i ...

, an Australian supermarket chain * Actions Semiconductor, a Chinese semiconductor company * ACTION, an Australian public transport company *

The Action Network The Action Network is a sports media company featuring news and analysis focused on sports betting in the United States. History The company was founded by The Chernin Group in October 2017, through the acquisition and roll-up of three companies ...

(branded as Action), an American sports betting analytics company

Political parties

Action (Cypriot political party) Action ( el, Δρασυ, ''Drasy''; tr, Eylem) was a Cypriot bi-communal political alliance formed to contest the 2014 elections to the European Parliament, bringing together Greek and Turkish Cypriots Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr ...

, a Cypriot political alliance * Action (Greek political party), a Greek political party *

Action (Italian political party) Action ( it, Azione, abbr. A or Az) is a liberal political party in Italy. Its leader is Carlo Calenda, a member of the European Parliament within the group of Renew Europe and former minister of Economic Development. Originally launched as We ...

, an Italian political party

Other organizations

ACTION (U.S. government agency) ACTION was a United States government agency described as "the federal domestic volunteer agency". It was formed July 1, 1971, during President Richard Nixon's first term under the provisions of Reorganization Plan Number One, and Executive Order 1 ...

, a former US government federal domestic volunteer agency

Science, technology, and mathematics

* Action (physics), an attribute of the dynamics of a physical system * Action at a distance, an outdated term for nonlocal interaction in physics * Group action (mathematics) ** Continuous group action ** Semigroup action * Ring Action (mathematics) * Action (firearms), the mechanism that manipulates cartridges and/or seals the breech * Action! (programming language), for the Atari 8-bit family of microcomputers * Action (UML), in the Unified Modeling Language *

Dudek Action The Dudek Action is a Polish single-place, paraglider that was designed and produced by Dudek Paragliding of Bydgoszcz. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 14. Pa ...

, a Polish paraglider design * Diia, a brand of e-governance in Ukraine

Other uses

Action (philosophy) 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 to determine how actions differ from other forms of behavior, like involuntary reflexes. Acco ...

, something which is done by a person *

Lawsuit - A lawsuit is a proceeding by a party or parties against another in the civil court of law. The archaic term "suit in law" is found in only a small number of laws still in effect today. The term "lawsuit" is used in reference to a civil actio ...

or action