TAC

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TAC may refer to:

• Tác, Hungary
• Pablo Tac, a Luiseño Indian who provided a rare contemporary Native American perspective on the institutions and early history of California
• Pham Cong Tac, the Pope of the Cao Dai Sect that battled against Ngo Dinh Diem in control of South Vietnam

In transportation:

• TAC Colombia, a charter airline based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia
• Terminal area chart, an aeronautical chart intended for navigation under Visual Flight Rules that depict areas surrounding major airports
• Transport Accident Commission, the statutory insurer of third-party personal liablility for transport accidents in Victoria, Australia
• Trenau Arriva Cymru, Welsh for Arriva Trains Wales

In military:

• .408 Chey Tac, a rifle cartridge that was developed by Dr. John D. Taylor with the assistance of machinist William O. Wordman
• McMillan TAC-50, a military/law enforcement sniper rifle chambered in .50 BMG
• Tactical Air Command, a former command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level air combat
• Tactical Autonomous Combatant, a robotic soldier that will eventually replace a human combatant in a battlefield

In technology:

• Group TAC, a Japanese anime and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo
• TAC (software), an open source instant messaging and chat client program written by AOL
• Terminal Access Controller, a host computer that accepts terminal connections
• Thermally Advantaged Chassis, an Intel specification for improved computer cooling when using an Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, or Celeron D
• Three address code, a representation of intermediate code used by compilers
• Type Allocation Code, a portion of a mobile device's IMEI code used to identify the manufacturer and model
• Triacetyl cellulose, a polymer, usually in film form, used in various display applications
• Technical Assistance Center, a company's internal support group for external customers
• TAC, Sweden based supplier of integrated systems for building automation,security systems and energy solutions. Now known as TAC Satchwell, a developer, manufacturer and supplier of building automation equipment from Satchwell; Andover and TAC ranges - Part of the Schneider Electric Group of companies. Represented in 70 countries including Denmark TAC A/S, Sweden TAC Svenska, Americas TAC US, UK TAC UK, Germany TAC Deutchland and more.

In other fields:

• Traditional Anglican Communion
• Tartu Aviation College, a school for aviation professionals in Estonia
• Technical Advisory Committee, of the Florida Building Commission, http://www.floridabuilding.org/BCISOld/bc/bc_comm_srch.asp
• Technical Advisory Council, a federal advisory committee of the Federal Communications Commission
• The Aleut Corporation, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971.
• The Architects Collaborative, a Cambridge, MA, firm following the teachings of Walter Gropius
• Total Allowable Catch, a commercial fishing regulation to limit the maximum catch of a specific fish species within an area
• Traffic Acquisition Costs, a term for revenue generated through purchased internet traffic, like bidding on key search words.
• Treatment Action Campaign, a South African grassroots pressure group which was founded by Zackie Achmat
• Tomografia Assiale Computerizzata, an Italian industrial group
• Triangle Aquatic Center

In gaming:

• TAC-2, an Atari 2600 compatible game controller
• The Ant Commandos, a company which produces video game console peripherals