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Academic magazine
Computer Human Interaction – has included a subscription to Interactions among its benefits of membership. Interactions is the third largest ACM publication
ACM_Interactions
Academic association special interest group
with over 3,000 attendees, and publishes ACM Interactions and ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI). It also sponsors over 20 specialized
SIGCHI
International Society for Computing
(2011). "WELCOME: Our first interactions". Interactions. 18: 5. doi:10.1145/1897239.1897240. "ACM Digital Library". acm.org. "The University of Georgia
Association for Computing Machinery
Association_for_Computing_Machinery
interface paradigms. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) defines human–computer interaction as "a discipline that is concerned with the design, evaluation
Human–computer_interaction
Field studying how people work in groups with the support of computing systems
Montage of lightweight interactions". Proceedings of the 1994 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work. New York: ACM Press. pp. 23–34. Neuwirth
Computer-supported cooperative work
Computer-supported_cooperative_work
Academic journal
as TOCHI". ACM Interactions. No. XXVII.4 July - August 2020. p. 99. Retrieved 2025-02-28. ACM Transactions on Computer—Human Interaction (TOCHI) is the
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction
ACM_Transactions_on_Computer-Human_Interaction
Topics referred to by the same term
1963, by Art Farmer's Quartet ACM Interactions, a magazine published by the Association for Computing Machinery "Interactions" (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
Interaction
Academic journal
ACM Computing Surveys is peer-reviewed quarterly scientific journal and is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. It publishes survey articles
ACM_Computing_Surveys
Annual academic conference
human–computer interaction.[better source needed] It is hosted by ACM SIGCHI, the Special Interest Group on computer–human interaction. CHI has been held
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Conference_on_Human_Factors_in_Computing_Systems
Field of research
facilitating interactions for dogs with occupations". Proceedings of the 2013 International Symposium on Wearable Computers. ISWC '13. New York, NY, USA: ACM. pp
Animal–computer_interaction
American computer scientist
Terveen, Loren (2015). "Greetings from the new SIGCHI leadership". ACM Interactions. Retrieved 2020-08-06. Brown, Kristen V. (August 17, 2014). "Pinterest
Loren_Terveen
U.S. scientific conference
History of Programming Languages (HOPL) is an infrequent ACM SIGPLAN conference. It has been held in 1978, 1993, 2007, and 2021. HOPL I was held June
History of Programming Languages (conference)
History_of_Programming_Languages_(conference)
American annual computer science prize
The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical
Turing_Award
American information scientist
human–computer interaction, social computing, and computer-supported cooperative work. Since 2018 he has been executive vice president for ACM SIGCHI. Lampe
Cliff_Lampe
Marketing and sales Organizations
be completed. Dubberly, H. and Evenson, S., The experience cycle, ACM — Interactions — Volume XV.3 — May + June 2008 — On Modeling Forum, accessed on 3
Sales_development
3D virtual world chat program from 1995
Knowledge Adventure Worlds Metaverse Starbright World Virtual world VRML "ACM interactions, Sept-Oct 1996". Ccon.org. pp. 27–34. ISSN 1072-5520. Worlds Ultimate
Worlds.com
membership publications of ACM SIGCHI, the Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction. The other publication is ACM interactions. The Bulletin was first
SIGCHI_Bulletin
American interaction designer
(2013). In 2014, she was inducted into the ACM SIGCHI Academy. "Jodi Forlizzi | Human-Computer Interaction Institute". www.hcii.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-05
Jodi_Forlizzi
Acronym for "what you see is what you get" in computing
Brief History of Human Computer Interaction Technology. Archived 18 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine ACM interactions. Vol. 5, no. 2, March, 1998. pp
WYSIWYG
ACM's Special Interest Group on computer architecture
refereed articles about computer hardware and its interactions with compilers and operating systems. ACM SIGARCH sponsors many top international conferences
ACM_SIGARCH
Form of human–computer interaction
in 1980 in the Communications of the ACM and published in their book The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction in 1983, which is considered as a classic
Keystroke-level_model
Potential problem in computer-based information systems
little interactions. This constitutes a problem mainly for collaborative filtering algorithms due to the fact that they rely on the item's interactions to
Cold start (recommender systems)
Cold_start_(recommender_systems)
Historic objects of goods or information
Petrelli, Daniela. "There is more in personal heritage than data". ACM Interactions. Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved 2019-05-02. William
Time_capsule
Deduction of secret data from public sources
"Mosaics of Personal Data: Digital Privacy During Times of Change". ACM Interactions via Association for Computing Machinery. Archived from the original
Mosaic_effect
1945 essay by Vannevar Bush
available from the Association for Computing Machinery, reprinted in ACM Interactions, Vol. 3, Issue No. 2. March 1996. Bush, Vannevar (1945-07-01). "As
As_We_May_Think
Processes by which design concepts are developed
Kolko, J. "The divisiveness of design thinking". ACM Interactions, May–June, 2018: https://interactions.acm.org/archive/view/may-june-2018/the-divisivene
Design_thinking
Study of reaction between humans and robots
Human–robot interaction (HRI) is the study of interactions between humans and robots. Human–robot interaction is a multidisciplinary field with contributions
Human–robot_interaction
Sorbonne Paris Nord. Mackie, I. (1995). "The geometry of interaction machine". Proceedings of the 22nd ACM SIGPLAN-SIGACT symposium on Principles of programming
Geometry_of_interaction
Specialization of design focused on the experience users have of a product or service
Retrieved 3 December 2012. RCA Design Interactions Website Archived 10 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine RCA Design Interactions About Students Staff & Guests
Interaction_design
Resistance of a password to being guessed
2008. Norman, Donald (2009-11-01). "When Security Gets in the Way". ACM Interactions. 16 (6): 60–63. doi:10.1145/1620693.1620708. Passwords illustrate several
Password_strength
Retrieved 2022-03-27. "Are you sure your software is gender-neutral? | ACM Interactions". January 2014. "What Is the Impact of Gender Diversity on Technology
Gender_disparity_in_computing
Integration of multi-sensory triggers within physical objects
allowing "real world" interactions with technology. It is similar to haptic technology, as both focus on touch interactions with technology, but whereas
Tactile_technology
sponsored by ACM SIGCHI and ACM SIGGRAPH. By impact factor, it is one of impactful conferences in the field of human–computer interaction. Scott Hudson
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
ACM_Symposium_on_User_Interface_Software_and_Technology
British computer scientist (1934–2026)
formal verification, and concurrent computing. His work earned him the 1980 ACM Turing Award, usually regarded as the highest distinction in computer science
Tony_Hoare
Lab for Innovation and Research
& Pelgrim, E. (2007). Ambient Assisted Living research in CareLab, ACM Interactions, Volume 14, Issue 4, July + August 2007. de Ruyter, B., van Loenen
Living_lab
Method for asking a user's gender
better with gender on surveys: A guide for HCI researchers | ACM Interactions". ACM Interactions. XXVI (4). Association for Computing Machinery: 62. doi:10
Gender_survey_question
American computer scientist (1945–2020)
"A Personal History of Modeless Text Editing and Cut/Copy-Paste". ACM Interactions. 19 (4): 70–75. doi:10.1145/2212877.2212896. S2CID 21399421. Gladwell
Larry_Tesler
Academic conference series
ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (ACM RecSys) is an A-ranked peer-reviewed academic conference series about recommender systems. It is held annually
ACM Conference on Recommender Systems
ACM_Conference_on_Recommender_Systems
Computer input method
Brief History of Human Computer Interaction Technology Archived 2019-06-18 at the Wayback Machine". ACM interactions. Vol. 5, no. 2, March, 1998. pp. 44–54
Pointing_device_gesture
Interdisciplinary group of academic and industrial researchers
ACM SIGAI is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Artificial Intelligence (AI), an interdisciplinary group of academic
SIGAI
American professor
ISBN 978-1-4503-7326-5 Friedman, B. (1996, December 1). Value-sensitive design. ACM interactions, 3(6), 16–23. Friedman, B., & Kahn, P. H. (1992). Human agency and
Batya_Friedman
Research lab at the University of Maryland, College Park
many developed under the HCIL. Direct manipulation interactions, in contrast to other interaction styles, require that objects of interest are represented
University of Maryland Human–Computer Interaction Lab
University_of_Maryland_Human–Computer_Interaction_Lab
Cybernetic and dialectic framework
is conversation? Can we design for effective conversation?" (PDF). ACM Interactions. XVI (4) – via Dubberly Design Office. Entwistle, N. J. (1978). "Knowledge
Conversation_theory
Scottish-American computer scientist (born 1979)
entitled "Interactions with Search Systems" received the ASIS&T Best Information Science Book Award in 2017. White has served as program chair for The ACM Web
Ryen_W._White
Annual international conference
The ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media (previously ACM conference on Hypertext and hypermedia, ACM Hypertext) is one of the oldest international
ACM Conference on Hypertext and Social Media
ACM_Conference_on_Hypertext_and_Social_Media
"User Information Needs: The Case of University Department Web Sites". ACM Interactions 12(5):19–27. Ritter, F. E., Shadbolt, N. R., Elliman, D., Young, R
Frank_Ritter_(psychologist)
System to predict users' preferences
Paul Resnick, also at MIT, whose work with GroupLens was awarded the 2010 ACM Software Systems Award. Montaner provided the first overview of recommender
Recommender_system
Embodied Interaction. ACM Press, 49-56. Vertegaal, R. (2011). The (Re)Usability of Everyday Computational Things. In ACM Interactions Magazine, ACM Press
Human_Media_Lab
Graphical model of computation
efficient closed reduction and optimal, in Lévy's sense, Lambdascope. Interactions nets are graph-like structures consisting of agents and edges. An agent
Interaction_nets
Interactions with artificial intelligence
Review on Fostering Appropriate Trust in Human-AI Interaction: Trends, Opportunities and Challenges". ACM Journal on Responsible Computing. 1 (4): 1–45.
Human–AI_interaction
Field within software engineering
Impact On Developer Experience - Weave DevEx: What Actually Drives Productivity - ACM Queue Human-Computer Interaction - Interaction Design Foundation
Developer_experience
Style of human–computer interaction
conventional pointer or containerized windows to host program interactions.[citation needed] WIMP interaction was developed at Xerox PARC (see Xerox Alto, developed
WIMP_(computing)
American computer scientist
the Reality-Based Interaction framework for post-WIMP interfaces. He was elected to the ACM SIGCHI Academy in 2007 and named an ACM Fellow in 2016. Jacob
Robert_J._K._Jacob
French aerospace engineer
also founded the HCI-Aero (Human-Computer Interaction in Aerospace) conference series in cooperation with ACM-SIGCHI, the International Ergonomics Association
Guy_André_Boy
Human-Computer Interaction (MobileHCI) is a leading series of academic conferences in Human–computer interaction and is sponsored by ACM SIGCHI, the Special
MobileHCI
interaction? Are there different types?". Interactions. 16 (1): 69–75. doi:10.1145/1456202.1456220. Official website UC Berkeley faculty profile ACM Digital
Hugh_Dubberly
American computer scientist
Holtzblatt was elected to the CHI Academy in 2007 and won the inaugural ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Award for Practice in 2010. Holzblatt is also affiliated
Karen_Holtzblatt
Academic journal
ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software (TOMS) is a quarterly scientific journal that aims to disseminate the latest findings of note in the field of
ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software
ACM_Transactions_on_Mathematical_Software
Annual conference series on human–robot interaction
The ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is an annual conference "focusing on human-robot interaction with roots in robotics
International Conference on Human–Robot Interaction
International_Conference_on_Human–Robot_Interaction
American cognitive scientist
11th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Fisher, D., DeLine, R., Czerwinski, M., & Drucker, S. (2012). "Interactions with big
Mary_Czerwinski
reality, human-computer interaction, 3D interaction evaluation, and image analysis. Its proceedings are published in the ACM Digital Library. It is hosted
ACM/IEEE Virtual Reality International Conference
ACM/IEEE_Virtual_Reality_International_Conference
Dependence of a gene mutation's phenotype on mutations in other genes
distributed, internal network of cooperative interactions (hydrophobic, polar and covalent). Epistatic interactions occur whenever one mutation alters the local
Epistasis
Academic conference series
ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (ACM FAccT, formerly known as ACM FAT*) is a peer-reviewed academic conference series about
ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency
ACM_Conference_on_Fairness,_Accountability,_and_Transparency
American computer scientist
(rather than physical) interactions. This research both gains novel insights into human behavior through human-machine interaction and develops robotic
Maja_Matarić
Computer Scientist
human-computer interaction and has served as program chair or on the program committees of ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), ACM Symposium
Wendy_Mackay
Mathematical procedure
ratings as user-items interactions constitutes a limitation. Modern day recommender systems should exploit all available interactions both explicit (e.g
Matrix factorization (recommender systems)
Matrix_factorization_(recommender_systems)
Software design modeling notation
– shows communication between components Interaction overview diagram Sequence diagram – shows interactions arranged in time sequence; can be drawn via
Unified_Modeling_Language
Conference on computer graphics
an annual conference centered around computer graphics organized by the ACM. It was first held in 1974 in Boulder, Colorado. The main conference has
SIGGRAPH
American computer scientist
Pennsylvania. ACM Fellow ACM SIGCHI CHI Academy ACM Distinguished Members TR35 Award UIST Lasting Impact Award "ACM Award Recipients". ACM Awards. Retrieved
Meredith_Ringel_Morris
American computer science professor (1960–2008)
two awards from ACM in 2007 for his achievements in computing education: the Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award and the ACM Special Interest
Randy_Pausch
Study of sound as channel of information
interact with, and such interactions are facilitated by computational means, in sonic interaction design, sound is mediating interaction either as a display
Sonic_interaction_design
American computer scientist
received 10-year lasting impact awards from ACM UIST and ACM ICMI, respectively. In accessible mobile interaction, Wobbrock co-designed the Slide Rule system
Jacob_O._Wobbrock
Specific way in which players interact with a game
Human-Computer interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (Helsinki, Finland, September 12–15, 2006). MobileHCI '06, vol. 159. ACM, New York, NY, 9-16
Gameplay
Computation STACS – Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science STOC – ACM Symposium on Theory of Computing Conferences whose topic is algorithms and
List of computer science conferences
List_of_computer_science_conferences
unintended interactions and side effects. Conflicting interactions may create stability problems and result performance degradation. Networksportal.acm.org/citation
Cross-layer interaction and service mapping
Cross-layer_interaction_and_service_mapping
Way of perceiving information for social purposes
depictions of massive and complex social interactions for social purposes. By visualizing those interactions made not only in the cyberspace including
Social_visualization
14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019. "HCI out of Namibia". ACM Interactions. Association for Computing Machinery. July–August 2017. p. 85. Retrieved
Anicia_Peters
Psychologist
Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). She has held a number of positions in the ACM including Secretary Treasurer from 2016 to 2018, and Executive Vice President
Elizabeth_F._Churchill
Overview of and topical guide to human–computer interaction
original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2012. ACM (2006). "Computing Degrees & Careers". ACM. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved
Outline of human–computer interaction
Outline_of_human–computer_interaction
Form of human-machine interaction
Device for 3D Input". Proceedings of ACM CHI 2000. New York: ACM Press. pp. 526–531. doi:10.1145/332040.332491. Interaction Techniques. DLR - Simulations- und
3D_human–computer_interaction
Method by which a user may do some action in a computer
51. ACM, New York, NY, 150–157. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Interaction analysis. UIST video archive Patterns for effective interaction design
Interaction_technique
Study of computation
Wilson, Dennis G (June 5, 2018). "ACM marks 50 years of the ACM A.M. turing award and computing's greatest achievements". ACM SIGEVOlution. 10 (3): 9–11. doi:10
Computer_science
that smartphone users initiated 89% of the interactions with their phones, with only 11% of the interactions resulting from a notification. Computer science
Mobile_interaction
Approach to user interface design with focus on user intentions and usage patterns
Constantine, L. "Essential Modeling: Use Cases for User Interfaces.” ACM Interactions, 2 (2): 34–46, April 1995. Strope, J. (2003) “Designing for Breakthroughs
Usage-centered_design
Voice or tone user interface for telephony
from a telephone keypad. IVR systems are widely used to manage customer interactions efficiently, improve service accessibility, and streamline business operations
Interactive_voice_response
Intercommunicating software components forming part of a computer system
software, because it focuses on the major components of software and their interactions. It is also related to the field of software architecture. Software systems
Software_system
Annual event on second Thursday of November
essential ingredient for sustainable world development | ACM Interactions". interactions.acm.org. Retrieved 2024-05-08. Rosenzweig, Elizabeth; Lazem,
World_Usability_Day
American computer scientist
2012, and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2015. He is an ACM CHI Academy Member and received their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001
Ben_Shneiderman
Form of human-machine interaction using multiple modes of input/output
; Chen, L.; Clow, J. (1997). "Quickset: Multimodal interaction for distributed applications", ACM Multimedia, pp. 31-40. Johnston, M. (1998). "Unification-based
Multimodal_interaction
Connection between computers or programs
application programming interfaces". In Randall Rustin (ed.). Proceedings of 1974 ACM-SIGMOD Workshop on Data Description, Access and Control. SIGMOD Workshop
API
President of the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
and multimodal interaction. Matthew Turk served in the Steering Committee of ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction between 2002 and
Matthew_Turk
Specialized model for human-computer interaction observation
Press, ISBN 978-0-521-31419-0 John, Bonnie E. (1995), "Why GOMS?", Interactions, 2 (4), ACM: 80–89, doi:10.1145/225362.225374, ISSN 1072-5520, S2CID 18403942
GOMS
American computer scientist
CHI Academy and has served as associate editor at ACM TOCHI (Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction) since 2003. His work has been cited more than 8000
Ken_Hinckley
Field of study of computational systems
Informatics is the study of computational systems. According to the ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe, informatics is synonymous with computer
Informatics
Personalized fictional characters representing a consumer or user category
help to guide decisions about a service, product or interaction space such as features, interactions, and visual design of a website. Personas may be used
Persona_(user_experience)
American computer scientist
human-computer interaction. He was elected to the CHI Academy in 2004 as one of the "principal leaders of the field" of HCI and is an IEEE Fellow and an ACM Fellow
Brad_A._Myers
Planned operator–machine interaction
programming, and constraints". ACM. 1990-04-11. Retrieved 2009-04-02. "Past, present, and future of user interface software tools". ACM. 2000-03-01. Retrieved
User_interface_design
Professor
is a member of the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI), Member Institute of Digital Media and Child Development, Anita Borg
Lana_Yarosh
Academic journal
the ACM Communications of the ACM RISKS Digest ACM Digital Library ACM Computing Surveys Computers in Entertainment ACM Interactions ACM Queue ACM XRDS
Computers_in_Entertainment
Phrase used in titles of critical texts
Statement Considered Harmful", published in the March 1968 Communications of the ACM (CACM), in which he criticized the excessive use of the goto statement in
Considered_harmful
ACM INTERACTIONS
ACM INTERACTIONS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Norman and Old French personal name, Ace, Asse, from Germanic (Frankish) Azzo, Atso, a pet form of personal names containing adal ‘noble’ as a first element.Possibly an Americanized form of German Atz, which has the same origin as 1.
Female
Hebrew
(×Ö¸×¡Ö°× Ö·×ª) Hebrew name of Egyptian origin, ACÄ”NATH means "belonging to the goddess Neith." In the bible, this is the name of Joseph's Egyptian wife.
Female
Vietnamese
 Vietnamese name CAM means "orange." Compare with another form of Cam.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Aim
Girl/Female
Tamil
Aim
Male
English
 English byname transferred to forename use, ACE means "number one." Compare with another form of Ace.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Aim
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon American English Latin
Unity.
Girl/Female
Indian
Aim
Boy/Male
Gaelic Scottish
Crooked mouth; and of Cameron: Bent nose; crooked river.
Male
Egyptian
, an Asian.
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, Irish, Latin, Vietnamese
Orange Fruit; Man with Crooked Nose; Sweet; Mountain Sunset
Boy/Male
Tamil
Aim
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, Latin
Unity; First-rate; Number One
Boy/Male
Tamil
Aim
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Gaelic, Irish, Scottish
Orange Fruit; Man with Crooked Nose
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese
Vietnamese : unexplained.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Caen in Calvados, France (see Cain).English : habitational name from Cam in Gloucestershire.Czech (ÄŒam) : from the personal name ÄŒamir.
Male
French
 Variant form of Norman French Asce, ACE means "noble at birth." Compare with another form of Ace.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
The Sacred Syllable
Surname or Lastname
French
French : habitational name for someone from any of various places called Acy, Romano-Gallic Aciacum ‘estate of Acius’.English : variant of Acey.
ACM INTERACTIONS
ACM INTERACTIONS
Boy/Male
Arabic
Effectiveness; Impression
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Brindavan Friend of Radha
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Joyous melody.
Girl/Female
Indian
Heavenly
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Lord Krishna
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Sailor.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant of Harrell.
Boy/Male
Hungarian
Gentle.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Lord of the Brave
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Goddess Parvati
ACM INTERACTIONS
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ACM INTERACTIONS
n.
Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).
n.
Same as Ambs-ace.
n.
A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.
v. i.
To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.
v. t.
To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
n.
Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
v. t.
To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).
n.
See Aam.
v. t.
To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm herself.
v. t.
To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
v. i.
To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.
n.
The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.
v. t.
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
v. t.
To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.
n.
A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.
n.
Anything resembling an arm
a.
Great as a man's arm.
n.
A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.
n.
Same as Aam.
a.
Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow, that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf. Over-arm and Round-Arm.