BAC or Bac may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Arts centres and arts councils

Balochistan Arts Council Balochistan Arts Council (BAC) is an arts center and cultural exhibition center in Quetta, Pakistan. In March 2013 Baloch Culture Day was held at this venue. References

Arts centres in Pakistan Baloch culture Theatres in Pakistan Organi ...

, in Quetta, Pakistan *

Baryshnikov Arts Center The Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) is a foundation and arts complex opened by Mikhail Baryshnikov in 2005 at 450 West 37th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The top three fl ...

, in Manhattan, New York City *

Battersea Arts Centre The Battersea Arts Centre ("BAC") is a performance space specialising in Theater, theatre productions. Located near Clapham Junction railway station in Battersea, in the London Borough of Wandsworth, it was formerly Battersea Town Hall. It is a ...

, London, England *

Beirut Art Center Beirut Art Center is a space for exhibiting contemporary art in Beirut, Lebanon History Beirut Art Center opened to public in January 2009. It is managed as a non-profit organization whose founders and executive board members were Sandra Dag ...

, Lebanon * Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, Missouri, US * Benedicta Arts Center, St. Joseph, Minnesota, US * Berkeley Art Center, California, US *

Black Arts Council The Black Arts Council (BAC) was an arts organization located in Los Angeles and founded in 1968, to advocate for African-American artists and support their community. Founded by Cecil Fergerson and Claude Booker (black art preparators who worked ...

, US *

Brampton Arts Council The Brampton Arts Council was a charitable, multi-arts umbrella organization dedicated to the promotion and development of the arts in the city of Brampton in Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province o ...

, Ontario, Canada * Brooklyn Arts Council, New York City, New York, US

Other uses in arts and entertainment

André Bac André Bac (1905–1989) was a French cinematographer.Phillips p.49 Selected filmography * '' The House of Mystery'' (1933) * ''Honeymoon'' (1935) * '' The Mutiny of the Elsinore'' (1936) *'' The Forsaken'' (1937) * '' If You Return'' (1938) * ...

(1905–1989), a French cinematographer *

Ferdinand Bac Ferdinand-Sigismond Bach, known as Ferdinand Bac, (15 August 1859, Stuttgart, Germany - 18 November 1952, Compiegne, France) was a German-French cartoonist, artist and writer, son of an illegitimate nephew of the Emperor Napoleon. As a young man, ...

(1859–1952), a German-French cartoonist, artist, and writer *

BAC Films BAC Films is a French film production and distribution company. Based in Paris, the company was founded in 1986 by Jean Labadie, Éric Heumann, and Stéphane Sorlat. Capital shares of the company were re-allocated in 1988 when Vivendi took 10% ...

, a French film production and distribution company *

BAC Inc. Berle Adams (born Beryl Adasky, 11 June 1917 – 25 August 2009) was an American music industry executive and talent booking agent best known for co-founding Mercury Records in the 1940s and later becoming a senior executive at MCA. Early life ...

* '' Batman: Arkham City'', a 2011 video game * Big Apple Chorus, New York–based barbershop chorus *

Big Apple Circus The Big Apple Circus is a circus based in New York City. Opened in 1977, later becoming a nonprofit organization, it became a tourist attraction. The circus has been known for its community outreach programs, including Clown Care, as well as i ...

Boston Area Crusaders The Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps is a competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the Boston Crusaders are a charter member of Drum Corps International. History The Boston Crusaders were founded in 1940 as t ...

, former name of the Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps *

Brixton Artists Collective The Brixton Artists Collective was a group of artists based in Brixton, London, who ran the Brixton Art Gallery (BAG) from 1983 to 1990. History 1983 The Brixton Artists Collective took a short lease on an empty carpet shop in Atlantic Road, B ...

, group of artists in London in the 1980s *

Burma Art Club Burma Art Club or BAC () was an art institution in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma which was established in 1913 or 1914 or even 1918 according to various sources. The club was located on the premises of the Rangoon Government High School. It afforded a tw ...

Bac Ishii was a Japanese dancer and choreographer. He was a pioneer of modern dance in Japan. Career Aspiring to be a composer, Ishii moved to Tokyo in 1909. Through the introduction of Chiyomatsu Nakamura, he became a student of Kosugi Tengai. While ...

or Baku Ishii (1886–1962), a Japanese dancer and choreographer

Businesses

Aerospace companies

BAC Express Airlines BAC or Bac may refer to: Arts and entertainment Arts centres and arts councils * Balochistan Arts Council, in Quetta, Pakistan * Baryshnikov Arts Center, in Manhattan, New York City * Battersea Arts Centre, London, England * Beirut Art Cent ...

or BAC Aircraft, British cargo airline *

Bahrain Airport Company Bahrain Airport Company (BAC; ) is the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA). The company's premises are located at Airport Avenue, Muharraq. The company is fully owned by Mumtalakat and falls under the Gulf Air Group ...

Bangabandhu Aeronautical Centre The Bangladesh Aeronautical Center (), or BAC is a Bangladeshi state-owned major defense contractor and aerospace, arms, defense and advanced technology company headquartered in Kurmitola, Dhaka. It was formed by the Ministry of Defence in 2011, ...

Boeing Airplane Company The Boeing Company, or simply Boeing (), is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product support s ...

, the former name of Boeing Commercial Airplanes *

Bristol Aeroplane Company The Bristol Aeroplane Company, originally the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, was both one of the first and one of the most important British aviation companies, designing and manufacturing both airframes and aircraft engines. Notable ...

(1920–1956), British aviation company *

British Aircraft Company The British Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer based in Maidstone. It was founded by C H Lowe-Wylde and produced gliders and light aircraft during the 1930s. B.A.C. Ltd was registered as a Limited Company on 4 March 1931; direc ...

(1930–1936), British aviation company *

British Aircraft Corporation The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric, English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs, Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), the Bristol Aeroplane ...

(1959/1960–1977), British aviation company

Other businesses

BAC Credomatic BAC Credomatic is a financial group in Central America, with operations in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua (where it was founded and former headquarters in the city of Managua), Costa Rica (current headquarters), Panama, Grand Cayman, ...

, a Central American financial company *

Bank of America The Bank of America Corporation (Bank of America) (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment banking, investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in ...

, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the stock ticker BAC * Brandenburg African Company * Breed Automotive Corporation, now known as

Joyson Safety Systems Joyson Safety Systems (JSS), founded as Breed Corporation and later called Breed Automotive Corporation (BAC), Breed Technologies, Inc. (BTI), and Key Safety Systems (KSS), is a Chinese-owned, US-based company ( Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp) whi ...

Briggs Automotive Company Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) Limited is a British car manufacturer that created Mono, a road-legal sports car with only one seat. BAC is based in the city of Liverpool, United Kingdom, Mono cars are exported to 47 countries. Background Brigg ...

, a British car manufacturing company

Education

Colleges

* Balochistan Agriculture College, Quetta, Pakistan *

Belmont Abbey College Belmont Abbey College is a private, Catholic liberal arts college in Belmont, North Carolina. It was founded in 1876 by the Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey. The college is affiliated with the Catholic Church and the Order of Saint Benedict. ...

, Belmont, North Carolina, US *

Boston Architectural College The Boston Architectural College (BAC) is a private college in Boston. It is New England's largest private college of spatial design. The college's main building is at 320 Newbury Street in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood. History Boston Arc ...

, Boston, Massachusetts, US *

Botswana Accountancy College The Botswana Accountancy College, also known as BAC, is a business school which is headquartered in the city of Gaborone, Botswana. Initially funded and established through a joint venture between the Ministry of Finance and Development Plannin ...

, Gaborone, Botswana * Broughton Anglican College, a school in Menangle, New South Wales, Australia * Branch Agricultural College, Cedar City, Utah, US * Brickfields Asia College, university college based in Malaysia * Bukalasa Agricultural College, Uganda

Other uses in education

* Baccalaureate (disambiguation), the name of a number of educational qualifications * Bangladesh Accreditation Council * Basic Airborne Course, of the

United States Army Airborne School The United States Army Airborne School—widely known as Jump School—conducts the basic paratrooper (military parachutist) training for the United States Armed Forces. It is operated by the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Infantry Regiment ( ...

British Accreditation Council The British Accreditation Council (BAC), also known as The British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education, is an educational accreditation agency recognised by the British Government for international students entering ...

, a British educational accreditation agency

Governmental organizations

* Bangladesh Accreditation Council * Bibliothèque et Archives Canada or Library and Archives Canada, in Ottawa * Brigada Anticrime, Cape Verde *

Brigade ammunition column An Ammunition Column was a support echelon of a British or Dominion brigade or division during the First World War and consisted of dedicated military vehicles carrying artillery and small arms ammunition for the combatant unit to which the column ...

* , service of the French National Police *

Bureau of Air Commerce The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created an Aeronautic Branch of the United States Department of Commerce. Its functions included testing and licensing of pilots, certification of aircraft and investigation of accidents. In 1934, the Aeronautics Branc ...

* Bureau of Anti-Corruption, predecessor of the Anti-Corruption Commission in Bangladesh

Medicine, science, and technology

BACnet BACnet is a communication protocol for building automation and control (BAC) networks. It is defined by ANSI/ASHRAE 135 and ISO 16484-5. BACnet was designed to allow communication of building automation and control systems for applications such ...

, building automation and control * .BAC, a filetype used by the RSTS/E timesharing system for compiled

BASIC-PLUS BASIC-PLUS is an extended dialect of the BASIC programming language that was developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) for use on its RSTS/E time-sharing operating system for the PDP-11 series of 16-bit minicomputers in the early 1970s thro ...

files *

Bacterial artificial chromosome A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) is a DNA construct, based on a functional fertility plasmid (or F-plasmid), used for transforming and cloning in bacteria, usually '' E. coli''. F-plasmids play a crucial role because they contain partiti ...

, a DNA construct used for transforming and cloning in bacteria *

Basic access control Basic access control (BAC) is a mechanism specified to ensure only authorized parties can wirelessly read personal information from passports with an RFID chip. It uses data such as the passport number, date of birth and expiration date to negotiate ...

, a protocol used to transmit data contained in a passport equipped with RFID chip *

Bead activated carbon Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, is a form of carbon commonly used to filter contaminants from water and air, among many other uses. It is processed (activated) to have small, low-volume pores that greatly increase the surface ar ...

Benzalkonium chloride Benzalkonium chloride (BZK, BKC, BAK, BAC), also known as alkyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride (ADBAC) is a type of cationic surfactant. It is an organic salt classified as a quaternary ammonium compound. ADBACs have three main categories of use: ...

, a type of cationic surfactant * Biological-activated carbon, used in water treatment *

Blood alcohol content Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes. BAC is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume of blood. In US and many i ...

or blood alcohol concentration * British Association of Cytopathology *

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the lung —previously included in the category of "bronchioloalveolar carcinoma" (BAC)—is a subtype of Adenocarcinoma of the lung, lung adenocarcinoma. It tends to arise in the Anatomical terms of location#Proxim ...

, a type of lung cancer often diagnosed in non-smokers * HP Business Availability Center, software in HP Business Service Management

Places

In the Balkans

* Bać, Rožaje, a village in Montenegro *

Bač, Ilirska Bistrica Bač (; , ) is a village northeast of Knežak in the Municipality of Ilirska Bistrica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name ''Bač'' is related to the Slovene common noun ''beč'' '(stone- or wood-lined) hollow with a spring' (< ...

, a village in Slovenia * Bač, Montenegro, in the northeastern part of the country *

Bač, North Macedonia Bač () is a village and a former municipality in the southern part of North Macedonia. By the 2003 territorial division of the country, the rural municipality of Bač was attached to Novaci Municipality. Demographics According to the 2002 census ...

, a village and former municipality *

Bač, Serbia Bač ( sr-cyrl, Бач, ; ) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 4,405, while the municipality has 11,431 inhabitants. The entire geographica ...

, a town and municipality in the South Bačka District **

Bač Fortress Bač Fortress (; ) is a medieval fortress in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located in the town of Bač, in the Bačka region. Founded by the king Charles Robert I, the fortress was the most important Hungarian rampart against the invading Ottoman ...

Bač pri Materiji Bač pri Materiji () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. The settlement includes the hamlet of Gabrk half a kilometer southeast of the village core. It is located in heavily karstified ter ...

, a settlement in the municipality of Hrpelje–Kozina, Slovenia *

Báč Báč (, ) is a village and municipality in the Dunajská Streda District of the Trnava Region in south-west Slovakia. History In the 9th century, the territory of Báč became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. In historical records the village ...

, a village in Slovakia * Bâc or Bîc, a Moldovan river

In western Europe

Bac, Western Isles Back () is a district and a village on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, situated on a coastal area known as Loch a'Tuath, or Broad Bay. Back is within the parish of Stornoway, and is situated on the B895 road, ...

, or Back, a district and village in Scotland *

Bache railway station Bache railway station serves the suburbs of Bache and Upton-by-Chester in the north of the city of Chester, England. It is the first station for Merseyrail services leaving on the Wirral Line. Passengers can alight here for the Countess of ...

(station code: BAC), England * ''

Baile Átha Cliath Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin i ...

'' or Dublin, the capital city of Ireland *

Basque Autonomous Community Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous com ...

, Spain * La Vall del Bac, village in La Vall de Bianya, Catalonia, Spain *

Rue du Bac, Paris The Rue du Bac () is a street in the 7th arrondissement of Paris. The street, which is 1,150 m long, begins at the junction of the quais Voltaire and Anatole-France and ends at the Rue de Sèvres. Rue du Bac is also a station on line 12 of ...

, street in France

Other places

Baç Bridge Baç Bridge ( also called ''Justinyen Köprüsü'') is a bridge in Tarsus, Mersin, Tarsus in Mersin Province, Turkey Geography The bridge is situated to the east of the city at about . Its distance to Tarsus city center is about and to the Tars ...

, bridge in Turkey * Barnes County Municipal Airport (FAA airport code: BAC), Valley City, North Dakota, US; see

List of airports in North Dakota This is a list of airports in North Dakota (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state of North Dakota. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, ...

* Brisbane Administration Centre, Queensland, Australia

Sport

BAC Mirande Basket Astarac Mirande was a French women's basketball club from Mirande. Founded in 1975, it won three national championships between 1988 and 1990, appearing in the European Cup The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club associati ...

, a French women's basketball club * Bank Atlantic Center, an indoor arena in Sunrise, Florida, US *

Badminton Asia Confederation Badminton Asia is the governing body of badminton in Asia. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation. Established in 1959, it was headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia until it moved to Maldives b ...

, governing body for badminton in Asia *

Bauru Atlético Clube Bauru Atlético Clube, commonly known as Bauru, is a Brazilian football club based in Bauru, São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well a ...

, a Brazilian association football club *

Belgrano Athletic Club Belgrano Athletic Club is an Argentina, Argentine amateur sports club from Belgrano, Buenos Aires. One of Argentina's oldest institutions still in existence, Belgrano was one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union in 1899. The ...

British Athletes Commission The British Elite Athletes Association (BEAA) was set up in 2004 to represent the interests of athletes in Great Britain to decision makers in sport, and to help athletes in member sports access support, representation and community within their ...

Bulawayo Athletic Club Bulawayo Athletic Club is a sports club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Bulawayo Athletic Club Ground is a 12,000-capacity stadium. History The club was founded in 1894 and has been a significant venue for many international sporting events. Cricket ...

Other uses

* Bač (name) *

Baduy language Baduy (or sometimes referred to as Kanekes) is one of the Sundanese language, Sundanese-Baduy languages spoken predominantly by the Baduy people. It is conventionally considered a dialect of Sundanese,, in but it is often considered a separate l ...

Bangla Congress The Bangla Congress was a regional political party in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed through a split in the Indian National Congress in 1966 and later co-governed with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) in two Unite ...

, an Indian political party * Basutoland African Congress or Basutoland Congress Party, a Lesotho political party * Beijing Arbitration Commission *

Born-again Christian To be born again, or to experience the new birth, is a phrase, particularly in evangelical Christianity, that refers to a "spiritual rebirth", or a regeneration of the human spirit. In contrast to one's physical birth, being "born again" is d ...

Britannia Aquatic Club The Britannia Yacht Club (BYC) is a private social club, yacht club, and tennis club based in Britannia, a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1887 by a group of cottagers. The BYC is located on an extension of land at ...

or Britannia Yacht Club, a private social club in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * Brotherhood of the Ascended Christ, an Anglican religious order in India *

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* Burton Addiction Centre *

International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

, a North American labour union *

Vương Văn Bắc Vương Văn Bắc (20 September 1927 – 20 June 2011) was a South Vietnamese lawyer and politician who served as the last Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Vietnam), Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Vietnam under the premiership of Prime ...

(1927–2011), the last Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Vietnam