Action

== German == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English action, from Latin āctiō. Doublet of Aktion and Aktie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛk.(t)ʃən/ Rhymes: -ɛkʃn̩ === Noun === Action f (genitive Action, plural Actions) (uncountable) action (fast-paced, often violent activity or events) (uncountable, film) a genre characterised by such activity (uncountable) liveliness, activity (countable, law) a legal action (uncountable, programming) a programming language and IDE for Atari 8-bit computers developed by Clinton Parker ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Actionfilm === Further reading === “Action” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Action” in Duden online “Action” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon