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Acta was a software program for creating outlines. It was originally developed for the Apple Macintosh and released in 1986. Acta started as a Desk Accessory
Acta_(software)
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Australia Acta, the transactions (proceedings) of an academic field, a learned society, or an academic conference Acta (software), early outliner software Activin
Acta
StatView Taste (software) WordPerfect for Macintosh WriteNow A/UX Classic Mac OS System 1 System 6 System 7 Mac OS 8 Mac OS 9 MkLinux Acta (software) MORE (application)
List of Classic Mac OS software
List_of_Classic_Mac_OS_software
Academic journal
the SHELX crystallographic software by George M. Sheldrick. This led to a debate on the usefulness of such metrics. "Acta Crystallographica Section A"
Acta Crystallographica Section A
Acta_Crystallographica_Section_A
Treaty on intellectual property
against ACTA", stating that the ACTA threatens free software by creating a culture "in which the freedom that is required to produce free software is seen
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Anti-Counterfeiting_Trade_Agreement
Process of extracting design information from anything artificial
deductive reasoning how a previously made device, process, system, or piece of software accomplishes a task with very little (if any) insight into exactly how
Reverse_engineering
Illegal usage of copyrighted works
using only fully licensed software, implementing software asset management (SAM) programs, and promoting the use of legal software in state-owned enterprises
Copyright_infringement
Enterprise software company
Edge Software. 2001: Signs up its single largest global software licensing transaction with Three, formerly known as Hutchison 3G. 2002: Acquires Acta Technologies
BusinessObjects
Software for scientific and industrial data visualization and analysis
Avizo (pronounce: 'a-VEE-zo') is a general-purpose commercial software application for scientific and industrial data visualization and analysis. Avizo
Avizo_(software)
1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114852. PMID 3354538. Ewing, J. "1926 Radiation osteitits". Acta Radiologica. 6: 399–412. Jacobson, A. S.; Buchbinder, D.; et al. (2010).
History of radiation protection
History_of_radiation_protection
Failed maiden flight of Ariane 5, 1996
satellites. The launch ended in failure due to multiple errors in the software design: dead code, intended only for Ariane 4, with inadequate protection
Ariane_flight_V88
Software platform for 3D and 4D data visualization
Amira (ah-MEER-ah) is a software platform for visualization, processing, and analysis of 3D and 4D data. It is being actively developed by Thermo Fisher
Amira_(software)
Mass spectrometry software
SIRIUS is a Java-based open-source software for the identification of small molecules from fragmentation mass spectrometry data without the use of spectral
SIRIUS_(software)
Communications New Electronics Radioelectronics and Communications Systems Acta Mechanica et Automatica International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
List of engineering journals and magazines
List_of_engineering_journals_and_magazines
File format for protein data
Berman, Helen M (2008). "The Protein Data Bank: a historical perspective". Acta Crystallographica. 64 (Pt 1): 88–95. doi:10.1107/S0108767307035623. ISSN 2053-2733
Protein Data Bank (file format)
Protein_Data_Bank_(file_format)
Medical treatment
nanoscintillators and photosensitizers for radiation-activated photodynamic therapy". Acta Biomaterialia. 117: 335–348. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2020.09.029. PMID 32956872
Management_of_prostate_cancer
"Estimation of peak discharge and flood volume in ungauged basins using HydroCAD software". Acta Geophysica. Retrieved 24 May 2024. Official website
HydroCAD
State in southern India
Smirnitskaya, Anna (March 2019). "Diglossia and Tamil varieties in Chennai". Acta Linguistica Petropolitana (3): 318–334. doi:10.30842/alp2306573714317. Archived
Tamil_Nadu
are compatible with modern versions of Linux, Windows, and macOS. The software is available free of charge for academic institutions, while commercial
SHELX
Material testing procedure that makes a very small mark in a surface
parameters on continuous stiffness measurement during nanoindentation". Acta Materialia. 134: 167–176. Bibcode:2017AcMat.134..167M. doi:10.1016/j.actamat
Nanoindentation
Visual representation of allowable protein conformations
plugin WHAT CHECK, the stand-alone validation routines from the WHAT IF software UCSF Chimera, found under the Model Panel. Sirius Swiss PDB Viewer Archived
Ramachandran_plot
materials science. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Acta Crystallographica Acta Materialia Acta Metallurgica Scripta Materialia Advanced Composite Materials
List of materials science journals
List_of_materials_science_journals
Quality of an algorithm being correct with respect to a specification
understanding of the principles of software. The difficulty in software testing stems from the complexity of software: we can not completely test a program
Correctness (computer science)
Correctness_(computer_science)
Cell from a primary tumor carried by blood circulation
tumour cells: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1878 (2) 188863. doi:10.1016/j.bbcan.2023.188863
Circulating_tumor_cell
OmniOutliner is commercial outlining software for macOS and iOS produced by The Omni Group. OmniOutliner has most of the features of a conventional outliner
OmniOutliner
Basic method for pseudo-random number sampling
Carola-Bibiane (2019). "Solving inverse problems using data-driven models". Acta Numerica. 28: 1–174. doi:10.1017/S0962492919000059. ISSN 0962-4929. S2CID 197480023
Inverse_transform_sampling
Applied Analysis Acta Applicandae Mathematicae Acta Arithmetica Acta Mathematica Acta Mathematica Hungarica Acta Mathematica Sinica Acta Mathematicae Applicatae
List_of_mathematics_journals
Modified genetic code
and engineering with an expanded genetic code". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1764 (7): 1147–58. doi:10.1016/j.bbapap
Expanded_genetic_code
German composer of Hungarian descent (born 1960)
Marseille (2006) "Research and Technology in the Opera Der Sprung". Nova Acta Leopoldina, 92 Nr. 341. (2005) "Überlegungen zu einer neuen Theorie der Harmonie"
Georg_Hajdu
Special mathematical function
{\mathfrak {K}}(w,x,s)=\sum _{k=0}^{\infty }{e^{2k\pi ix} \over (w+k)^{s}}} ", Acta Mathematica (in French), 11 (1–4): 19–24, doi:10.1007/BF02612318, JFM 19
Lerch_transcendent
included BioImage XD AxioVision Colocalization Module Colocalization Research Software CoLocalizer Pro CoLocalizer Pro Nikon's NIS-Elements Colocalization Module
Colocalization
industry. Based on dispersion-corrected density functional theory. Commercial software under active development. GULP - Monte Carlo and genetic algorithms for
Crystal_structure_prediction
2008 video game
puzzles, researchers hope to improve the algorithms used by protein-folding software. Foldit includes a series of tutorials where users manipulate simple protein-like
Foldit
SYSTEM FOR GREENHOUSE CROP DIAGNOSTICS. Acta Hortic. 1037, 635-641 DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2014.1037.81 "Software Index". National Institute of Standards
Meta.Numerics
This is a list of numerical libraries, which are libraries used in software development for performing numerical calculations. It is not a complete listing
List_of_numerical_libraries
Programming language
the 1980s, and also used in production settings for writing commercial software during the same period. It was displaced by the C programming language
Pascal_(programming_language)
Extinct clade of armored dinosaurs
sauropod-like metacarpal configuration in stegosaurian dinosaurs" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 55 (3): 427–432. doi:10.4202/app.2009.1105. S2CID 53328847
Stegosauria
Subset of artificial intelligence
Cagatay (2012). "Performance Evaluation Metrics for Software Fault Prediction Studies" (PDF). Acta Polytechnica Hungarica. 9 (4). Retrieved 2 October 2016
Machine_learning
Research of materials
Liu, Zi-Kui (2020). "Computational thermodynamics and its applications". Acta Materialia. 200: 745–792. Bibcode:2020AcMat.200..745L. doi:10.1016/j.actamat
Materials_science
Computer programming competition hosted by Topcoder
Topcoder Open (TCO) was an annual design, software development, data science and competitive programming championship organized by Topcoder, and hosted
Topcoder_Open
Mitigation of supernova and gamma-ray burst threat to intelligent beings". Acta Astronautica. 129: 438–446. arXiv:1611.06096. Bibcode:2016AcAau.129..438C
Global_catastrophe_scenarios
Technique to solve geological problems by computational simulation
"Grid dispersion in generating finite-differences synthetic seismograms". Acta Seismologica Sinica. 7 (3): 397–407. Bibcode:1994AcSSn...7..397J. doi:10
Numerical_modeling_(geology)
American academic (1926–2012)
chromosomes; the invention of the Automatic Computerized Transverse Axial (ACTA) whole-body CT scanner in the mid-1970s; managing the Atlas of Protein Sequence
Robert_Ledley
015. S2CID 17977915. Peskin, C.S. (2002). "The immersed boundary method". Acta Numerica. 11: 479–517. doi:10.1017/S0962492902000077. S2CID 53517954. Mango-Selm :
Stochastic Eulerian Lagrangian method
Stochastic_Eulerian_Lagrangian_method
PLOS Genetics Science Advances Scientific Reports Stem Cell Reports ZooKeys Acta Botanica Brasilica Botanical Studies Phytologia Plant Ecology and Evolution
List_of_open-access_journals
Form of gel electrophoresis used in analyzing proteins
published to guide researchers on the "best" software for their analysis. Challenges for automatic software-based analysis include incompletely separated
Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis
Two-dimensional_gel_electrophoresis
American health technology company
develops patient monitoring devices, non-invasive sensors, and related software platforms used in hospital and home settings. Masimo has also operated
Masimo
Theorem about prime numbers
Tamar (2008). "The primes contain arbitrarily long polynomial progressions". Acta Mathematica. 201 (2): 213–305. arXiv:math/0610050. doi:10.1007/s11511-008-0032-5
Green–Tao_theorem
Topics referred to by the same term
for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology Analytica Chimica Acta, a scientific journal Analytica Priora, Aristotle 's work on deductive reasoning
Analytica
Dutch computer scientist (1930–2002)
which influenced the designs of subsequent systems through its use of software-based paged virtual memory. Dijkstra joined Burroughs Corporation as its
Edsger_W._Dijkstra
Safe driving distance between cars
0.16 s). FC Donders (January 1969). "On the speed of mental processes". Acta Psychologica. 30: 412–31. doi:10.1016/0001-6918(69)90065-1. ISSN 0001-6918
Assured_clear_distance_ahead
Capacity of a system for its users to perform tasks
efficiently while enjoying the experience. In software engineering, usability is the degree to which software can be used by specified consumers to achieve
Usability
Prevention, reduction, reporting, and analysis of medical error
Working Group on laboratory errors and patient safety". Clinica Chimica Acta. 404 (1): 79–85. doi:10.1016/j.cca.2009.03.025. PMID 19328194. William Rosenberg;
Patient_safety
skill (in something) can be acquired through study or experience". In software development and product design field, learnability can also be described
Learnability
National Institute of Standards and Technology. 2004. Retrieved 2022-10-13. Acta Eruditorum. Leipzig. 1737. p. 123.[permanent dead link] "t i m e t e a m"
History_of_watches
Programming Languages and Systems ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology Acta Informatica Adaptive Behavior ALGOL Bulletin Algorithmica
List of computer science journals
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Branch of thermodynamics
(2020). "ComputationalComputational thermodynamics and its applications". Acta Materialia. 200: 745. Bibcode:2020AcMat.200..745L. doi:10.1016/j.actamat
Computational_thermodynamics
of the software suite is available and maintained in github for both folded globular proteins as well as inter-protein complexes. The software is included
Complementarity_plot
Attribution of human traits to AI
culture modulates anthropomorphism in Human-Robot Interaction: A review". Acta Psychologica. 255 104871. doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.104871. hdl:10281/545361
AI_anthropomorphism
Cisuralian (Permian) of North America. Part 2. Dibunophylloides Fomichev, 1953". Acta Geologica Polonica. 75 (3) e53. doi:10.24425/agp.2025.155947. Collado, G
2025_in_paleontology
science specialist include entrepreneurship, information systems, and software engineering. The Committee on Computing Machines, formed in 1945 by professors
Computer science at the University of Toronto
Computer_science_at_the_University_of_Toronto
Deficiency in understanding, processing, or describing emotions
Observations on some patients suffering from a variety of psychosomatic diseases". Acta Medicina Psychosomatica. 7: 1–10. Mattila AK, Poutanen O, Koivisto AM, Salokangas
Alexithymia
Type of equation involving matrix-valued functions
Stefan; Tisseur, Françoise (2017). "The nonlinear eigenvalue problem" (PDF). Acta Numerica. 26: 1–94. doi:10.1017/S0962492917000034. ISSN 0962-4929. S2CID 46749298
Nonlinear_eigenproblem
contact". Acta Paedopsychiatrica. 35 (4): 100–136. PMID 4880460. Reprinted in Kanner L (1968). "Autistic disturbances of affective contact". Acta Paedopsychiatrica
History_of_autism
Containers for scientific data
spectrometry software packages can read or write ANDI files. ANDI is specified in the ASTM E1947 Standard. ANDI is based on netCDF which is a software tool library
Mass_spectrometry_data_format
Software product for solving general-purpose optimal control problems
widely used in academia, industry, and NASA. Hailed as a breakthrough software, DIDO is based on the pseudospectral optimal control theory of Ross and
DIDO_(software)
Software framework for processing and analyzing 3D mesh data
Commons has media related to GigaMesh Software Framework. The GigaMesh Software Framework is a free and open-source software for display, editing and visualization
GigaMesh_Software_Framework
South African non-profit organization
partnership with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) relating to the open source software that underpins AJOL's online services. Following the proven need for the
African_Journals_OnLine
Garby, L. (1995). "Fat content affects heat capacity: a study in mice". Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 153 (2): 185–7. doi:10.1111/j.1748-1716.1995.tb09850
Table of specific heat capacities
Table_of_specific_heat_capacities
Removal of limitations from iOS devices
iOS jailbreaking is the use of a kernel exploit to remove software restrictions imposed by Apple on devices running iOS and iOS-based operating systems
IOS_jailbreaking
Algorithm to calculate the day of the week
original on January 11, 2015. Zeller, Christian (1886). "Kalender-Formeln". Acta Mathematica (in German). 9: 131–136. doi:10.1007/BF02406733. The Calendrical
Zeller's_congruence
Problem that is difficult or impossible to solve
"Wicked Problems: Modelling Social Messes with Morphological Analysis". Acta Morphologica Generalis. 2 (1). ISSN 2001-2241. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
Wicked_problem
Information File (CIF): a new standard archive file for crystallography". Acta Crystallographica Section A. 47 (6): 655–685. doi:10.1107/S010876739101067X
List of filename extensions (A–E)
List_of_filename_extensions_(A–E)
Industries Sci-fi WIN, XBO Sequel to Halo Wars. 2017 HYPERNOVA: Escape from Hadea ActaLogic Sci-fi WIN, LIN, OSX Big tower defense mix. 2017 Iron Marines Ironhide
List of real-time strategy video games
List_of_real-time_strategy_video_games
Technique in mathematical modeling
achieved with regards to designs and system simulations. pyMOR: pyMOR is a software library for building model order reduction applications with the Python
Model_order_reduction
Imaging systems using changes in phase
Virkkunen, P.; Suortti, P. (2010). "Phase-contrast X-ray imaging of breast". Acta Radiologica. 51 (8): 866–884. doi:10.3109/02841851.2010.504742. PMID 20799921
Phase-contrast_X-ray_imaging
Presentation format for numerical data
"Hallux Proximal Phalanx Fracture in Adults: An Overlooked Diagnosis". Acta Ortopedica Brasileira. 28 (6): 318–322. doi:10.1590/1413-785220202806236612
Dot-decimal_notation
List of academic journals in robotics
journals that focus on research in the field of robotics and automation. Acta Mechanica et Automatica Advanced Robotics Annual Review of Control, Robotics
List_of_robotics_journals
French digital-rights advocacy group
Telecoms Package or ACTA. In 2012 Quadrature spokesman and co-founder Jérémie Zimmermann received a Pioneer award for his action against ACTA. The Quadrature
La_Quadrature_du_Net
NASA rover exploring Mars since 2012
Breakdown Spectroscopy in a simulated Martian atmosphere" (PDF). Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy. 61 (3): 301–313. Bibcode:2006AcSpB..61..301S
Curiosity_(rover)
Probabilistic programming library for the Python programming language
algorithms. It is a rewrite from scratch of the previous version of the PyMC software. Unlike PyMC2, which had used Fortran extensions for performing computations
PyMC
Biochemical changes to RNA
emerging epitranscriptomics of long noncoding RNAs". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1859 (1): 59–70. doi:10.1016/j.bbagrm
Epitranscriptome
2011 poem by Julian Gough
and "peculiar". Jason Anthony in gamevironments and Matthew Horrigan in Acta Ludologica both highlight the End Poem's comparison of video games to dreams;
End_Poem
Palosz, B. (26 August 2004). "FITYK – peak-fitting software with support for powder patterns analysis". Acta Crystallographica Section A. 60 (a1): s246. Bibcode:2004AcCrA
Fityk
Chinese stealth fighter aircraft
2009. 郭展智, 陈颖闻 (28 November 2019). "Radar cross-section effect of canard". Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica. 41 (6): 523485. doi:10.7527/S1000-6893
Chengdu_J-20
Former team within Nintendo that developed software and peripherals
team within Nintendo that developed software and peripherals. While usually occupied in system operating software and technical support, the team would
Nintendo Research & Development 2
Nintendo_Research_&_Development_2
British astronomer (born 1960)
the same purpose. In 2018, McDowell published a refereed journal paper in Acta Astronautica making detailed physical arguments for the 80 km value. In 2017
Jonathan_McDowell
British X-ray crystallographer (1920–1958)
double-helical DNA backbone (see below). Franklin's two A-DNA manuscripts reached Acta Crystallographica in Copenhagen on 6 March 1953, the day before Crick and
Rosalind_Franklin
quantum chemistry software Molecular design software Molecule editor Comparison of software for molecular mechanics modeling List of software for Monte Carlo
Spartan_(chemistry_software)
Form of electron microscopy
5D stands for 4D-STEM plus 1D (time from the in-situ experiment). Some software applications now enable continuous 5D in-situ 4D-STEM acquisition, playback
4D scanning transmission electron microscopy
4D_scanning_transmission_electron_microscopy
Modification of Android devices to gain rooted access
including software interoperability. Rooting a device to run alternative software is a form of circumventing digital locks for the purpose of software interoperability
Rooting_(Android)
Method in computational fluid dynamics
techniques and related software implementations and incorporating related techniques into simulation packages and CAD engineering software. For more details
Immersed_boundary_method
Interplay between observation, experiment, and theory in science
Structure of Synthetic Polypeptides. I. The Transform of Atoms on a Helix", Acta Crystallogr., 5, 581–586. McElheny (2004), p. 68: Nature April 25, 1953.
Scientific_method
Polynomial sequence
(1976). "On the mathematical properties of the Zernike Polynomials". Opt. Acta. 23 (8): 679–680. Bibcode:1976AcOpt..23..679K. doi:10.1080/713819334. Prata
Zernike_polynomials
identifying cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt systems in hydrocephalus patients". Acta Neurochirurgica. 166 (1) 69. doi:10.1007/s00701-024-05940-3. PMC 10847194
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
Artificial_intelligence_in_healthcare
Nintendo Power First released on Nintendo Power Published by Bullet-Proof Software in Japan. Also found under the names Nintendo Classics, Golden Hits Collection
List_of_Nintendo_products
List of academic journals in nuclear science and engineering
reactor design, radiation detection, and related areas of nuclear technology. Acta Physica Polonica B Annals of Nuclear Energy Annual Review of Nuclear and
List of nuclear science journals
List_of_nuclear_science_journals
NASA space probe launched in 1977
11, 2018. R. P. Laeser (1987). "Engineering the Voyager Uranus mission". Acta Astronautica. 16: 75–82. Bibcode:1986inns.iafcQ....L. doi:10.1016/0094-5765(87)90096-8
Voyager_2
American artist
Illustration. Utopia Magazine, 2020 December issue. Featured Art and interview. Acta Astronautic, 2012, Dyson Dots: Changing the Solar Constant to a Variable
Debbie_Hughes
Engineering design method
associative logic and the geometry of the form generated by the parametric software. The design interface provides a visual screen to support visualization
Parametric_design
ACTA SOFTWARE
ACTA SOFTWARE
Girl/Female
Indian, Malayalam
Beauty
Girl/Female
Anglo, British, English
Good Girl with a Great Mind
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Anointed
Boy/Male
Australian, Dutch, Finnish
Love; Star
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Finnish
Father
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon
From Acca.
Girl/Female
Latin American Spanish
Lofty.
Male
Turkish
Turkish name ATA means "ancestor."
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Finished
Female
Spanish
Spanish name derived from Latin alta, ALTA means "high."
Male
Teutonic
Teutonic name derived from the word atta, ATTA means "father."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Reliable
Female
Egyptian
, a goddess of war.
Girl/Female
Norse Greek Latin
tree.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Gift, Present
Female
Scandinavian
Pet form of Scandinavian Astrid, ASTA means "divine beauty."
Boy/Male
African Egyptian
Ghanian name given to the first-born twin.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Later Born; Younger
Girl/Female
Indian
Arrow, Weapon
Female
Finnish
Variant form of Finnish Aada, AATA means "noble."
ACTA SOFTWARE
ACTA SOFTWARE
Boy/Male
Celebrity, Indian, Telugu
Complete
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Hanuman; Son of Marut - Hindu Wind God; Vaayu
Male
Hebrew
(יָוָן) Hebrew name YAVAN means "Ionia, Greece." In the bible, this is a place name and the name of a grandson of Noah. The English form is Javan.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Work, Achievement, Worship, The shelter, Fulfilment
Boy/Male
Hindu
Famous
Boy/Male
Australian, French
From the Island
Female
Hebrew
(×¢Ö¶×“Ö°× Ö¸×”) Hebrew name EDNA means "delight, pleasure, rejuvenation." In the apocryphal Book of Tobit, this is the name of the mother of Sarah. Compare with another form of Edna.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Strength, goat.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
From the Divided Field
Surname or Lastname
English and Welsh
English and Welsh : variant spelling of Isaacs.
ACTA SOFTWARE
ACTA SOFTWARE
ACTA SOFTWARE
ACTA SOFTWARE
ACTA SOFTWARE
n.
A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
n.
A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with capital and base.
v. t.
To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero.
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.
n.
A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done.
v. t.
To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
v. i.
To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.
pl.
of Factum
n.
Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).
v. i.
To perform on the stage; to represent a character.
v. t.
To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.
v. i.
To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.
n.
A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.
v. t.
To perform; to execute; to do.
v. i.
To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.
v. t.
To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.
n.
A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.