Standard Lemma guide

mac

name · noun · 27 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /mæk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: mack
  • homophone: Mack
  • măk
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æk
  • homophone: Mac
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A diminutive of the male given name Max.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A diminutive for a person with a surname that starts with "Mac" or "Mc".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Macca

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

McMaster University

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

name

Meaning 4

McDonald's

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Singapore, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Macs

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

Acronym of Military Airlift Command, formerly, one of three former divisions of the US airforce, the others being SAC and TAC.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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6

name

Meaning 6

Acronym of Military Armament Corporation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

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7

name

Meaning 7

Initialism of Military Armistice Commission.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: UN

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Synonyms: none provided

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

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Synonyms: none provided

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A person of Scottish descent (used in driving culture to denigrate someone for poor/slow/amateurish driving responses).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, UK, US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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10

noun

Meaning 10

Clipping of macaroni.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang, uncountable

Examples

  • Is there any mac and cheese left?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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11

noun

Meaning 11

Used to address a man whose name is unknown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal

Examples

  • Have you got a light, Mac?

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

A Macintosh computer (made by Apple Inc.).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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13

noun

Meaning 13

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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14

noun

Meaning 14

Initialism of mandatory access control.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Qualifier: computer security

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Synonyms: none provided

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15

noun

Meaning 15

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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16

noun

Meaning 16

Initialism of mean aerodynamic chord.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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17

noun

Meaning 17

Initialism of mid-air collision.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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18

noun

Meaning 18

Initialism of message authentication code.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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19

noun

Meaning 19

Initialism of merchant aircraft carrier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, nautical, physical-sciences, politics, transport, war

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20

noun

Meaning 20

Initialism of magnetic accelerator cannon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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21

noun

Meaning 21

Initialism of Migration Authorisation Code.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications

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Synonyms: none provided

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22

noun

Meaning 22

Initialism of membrane attack complex, a part of the complement system of the innate immune system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences

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23

noun

Meaning 23

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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24

noun

Meaning 24

Initialism of Mycobacterium avium complex.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences

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25

noun

Meaning 25

Initialism of minimum alveolar concentration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: anesthesiology, medicine, sciences

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26

noun

Meaning 26

Initialism of monitored anesthesia care.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Topics: anesthesiology, medicine, sciences

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27

noun

Meaning 27

a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: macintosh, mackintosh, mack

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: raincoat, waterproof

Narrower terms: oilskin, slicker

History

Etymology

See macc for details.

A shortening.

Clipping of mackintosh.

Clipping of macaroni.

Informal diminutive of Macintosh, later adopted by Apple as a trademark.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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