ACT
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ACT may refer to:
Most commonly:
- Australian Capital Territory, the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia
- ACT (examination), a college entrance exam in the United States
In business:
- Advanced Cell Technology, a biotech corporation involved in researching and developing cloning and stem cell technologies
- Ada Core Technologies, now AdaCore, a software company that develops an Ada compiler, tools and libraries
- Applied Computer Techniques, renamed Apricot Computers in 1985, a computer services company
- Aviation Composite Technology, an aircraft manufacturer in the Philippines
- ACT (NASDAQ), Automated Confirmation of Transactions, a trade reporting and clearing system
- Advance corporation tax, a tax collected in the United Kingdom until 1999
Organizations:
- ACT New Zealand, a political party and movement in New Zealand
- Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists
- Association for Competitive Technology, a pro-Microsoft lobby group
- Association of Cinematograph Technicians, now the Association of Cinematograph Television and Allied Technicians
- Association of Corporate Treasurers
- Action for Children's Television, an organization dedicated to improvements in children's television
- Alliance of Concerned Teachers, an alliance of teachers, educators and teacher organizations in the Philippines
- America Coming Together, a United States political group
- AIDS Committee of Toronto
- Asian College of Technology (ACT) is a private university in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
- Association for Citizenship Teaching, a professional subject association for teachers of citizenship
In government:
- Allied Command Transformation, a NATO strategic command
- Advanced Concepts Team, a research team of the European Space Agency
In science and technology:
- ACT!, contact management software
- ACT-R, a symbolic cognitive architecture
- Apple Certified Trainer
- Astrographic Catalog/Tycho, a star catalogue. See Hipparcos Catalogue
- Atacama Cosmology Telescope, a telescope under construction in Chile
In medicine:
- Artemisinin-based combination therapy, a treatment for malaria
- Assertive community treatment, a system for treating mental illness
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy
In entertainment:
- A.C.T, a progressive rock band from Sweden
- ACT Theatre, in Seattle, Washington
- American Conservatory Theater, in San Francisco, California
Other:
- Ascot railway station, a railway station in the United Kingdom with the National Rail code "ACT"
- Waco Regional Airport, an airport in Waco, Texas, United States, with the IATA airport code "ACT"

