TAC

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
  • Tarsus American College
  • Thomas Aquinas College

In automotive

  • Tecnologia Automotiva Catarinense (TAC) a Brazilian automotive company
  • Transport Accident Commission in Australia

In transportation:

  • TAC Colombia, a charter airline based at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia
  • TAC - Transportes Aéreos Catarinense, a Brazilian airline that ceased to exist in 1966
  • Thai Airways Company, a former airline
  • 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 liability for transport accidents in Victoria, Australia
  • Trenau Arriva Cymru, Welsh for Arriva Trains Wales

In military/law enforcement:

  • Demro TAC-1, a pistol calibre carbine/submachine gun
  • .408 Chey Tac, a rifle cartridge that was developed by Dr. John D. Taylor with the assistance of machinist William O. Wordman
  • CheyTac Intervention, an American bolt action sniper rifle
  • 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
  • SWAT or TAC, used by some law enforcement agencies to denote special weapons and tactics (SWAT) units and operations

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
  • tac (Unix), a program that concatenates lines in reverse
  • 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 (building automation), a Swedish-based building automation company originally established in 1925. Owned by Schneider Electric
  • Type Allocation Code (TAC) is the initial eight-digit portion of the 15-digit IMEI code used to uniquely identify wireless devices.

In medicine:

  • Tetracaine, adrenalin, and cocaine. Used for topical anesthesia
  • trigeminal autonomic cephalgia

In other fields:

  • Tantalum Carbide, a chemical compound with the chemical formula TaC
  • Traditional Anglican Communion
  • Tartu Aviation College, the old name of the Estonian Aviation Academy
  • Technical Advisory Committee, of the Florida Building Commission
  • Technical Advisory Council, a federal advisory committee of the Federal Communications Commission
  • The Accessible Channel, a Canadian digital television channel
  • The Aleut Corporation, an Alaska Native Regional Corporation created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971
  • The Athletics Congress The United States national governing for the sport of Track and Field from 1979 until it was renamed USATF in 1992
  • 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
  • Treatment Action Campaign, a South African grassroots pressure group which was founded by Zackie Achmat
  • Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia
  • Traditional Anglican Communion, group of theologically conservative Anglicans
  • The American Conservative, a conservative magazine from the old right or paleoconservative perspective founded by Pat Buchanan, Scott McConnell and Taki Theodoracopulos
  • Terrible Monster Attack Crew, a fictional pilot squadron in Ultraman Ace

In gaming:

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