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mac
/mæk/
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What does mac mean?
noun
- Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).
- (slang) Clipping of macaroni.
- (informal) Used to address a man whose name is unknown.
More meanings (23)
noun
- A Macintosh computer (made by Apple Inc.).
- Initialism of maximum allowable concentration, the maximum concentration of a pollutant which is considered harmless to healthy adults during their working hours, assuming they breathe uncontaminated air at all other times.
- Initialism of mandatory access control.
- Initialism of media access control: the portion of Ethernet, Wi-Fi 802.11 wireless, Bluetooth, FDDI, ATM, and Fibre Channel networks that controls which hardware devices have access to the media over which signals are sent.
- Initialism of mean aerodynamic chord.
- Initialism of mid-air collision.
- Initialism of message authentication code.
- Initialism of magnetic accelerator cannon.
- Initialism of Migration Authorisation Code.
- Initialism of membrane attack complex, a part of the complement system of the innate immune system.
- Initialism of multiply and accumulate, a hardware module found in digital signal processors which performs a multiplication and adds the result of that operation to an accumulator in the same cycle, used extensively in implementations of digital filters, transforms, and codecs.
- Initialism of Mycobacterium avium complex.
- Initialism of minimum alveolar concentration.
- Initialism of monitored anesthesia care.
- (derogatory, offensive, slang) A person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses).
- (historical) Initialism of merchant aircraft carrier.
proper noun
- A diminutive of the male given name Max.
- A diminutive for a person with a surname that starts with "Mac" or "Mc".
- (informal) McMaster University
- (slang) McDonald's
- Acronym of Military Airlift Command, formerly, one of three former divisions of the US airforce, the others being SAC and TAC.
- Acronym of Military Armament Corporation.
- Initialism of Military Armistice Commission.
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IPA pronunciation
/mæk/
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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See this word in context.
America went crazy over "Red Mac," and all the rising young players sought to emulate his game.
“And you’ll never bring Hilda out like this again. Dear me, Mac, the girl couldn’t possibly be better, you know.”
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“Mac,” cried Trina, her face close to his, “tell us something--the best thing we can do to stop your ear bleeding.”
They got into the Shack several times, and we simply brought in Mac and shifted things about till she caught them.
"Now, Mac," I continued, as the train was quickly brought to a standstill, "here's a chance for you. Just jump off and bag those two over there."