Acme

Acme (/ˈækmiː/; Greek: ακμή, akmē, /ˈɑːkmɛ/, the peak, zenith, prime) is a Greek word denoting the best of something. It may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Acme Corporation, a fictional company originating in Looney Tunes cartoons, later a generic fictional company name
• ACME Detective Agency, a fictional detective agency in the Carmen Sandiego computer games and television shows
• Acme, an album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
• Acme Novelty Library, a comics serial written and drawn by Chris Ware

Science and technology

• Acme (computer virus), a computer virus which infects DOS .EXE executable files
• ACME (health software) automated determination of cause of death, used by several governments for the generation of national mortality statistics
• Acme (text editor), a text editor and development environment originally for the Plan 9 from Bell Labs operating system
• Acme thread form, a screw thread used in specialized applications such as vises and leadscrews
• Acme, a topographic term synonymous with summit
• Arginine catabolic mobile element (ACME), a genetic system used by bacteria to tolerate skin polyamine defense compounds, most notably by Staphylococcus epidermidis and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA
• Automated Certificate Management Environment, a protocol for communications between a certificate authority and its users' web servers

Companies

• Acme Aircraft Co, later known as Sierradyne, an aircraft manufacturer based in Torrance, California
• Acme Aircraft Corporation, an aircraft manufacturer based in Rockford, Illinois, during the 1920s
• Acme Boots, a manufacturer of western footwear owned by Berkshire Hathaway
• Acme Bread Company, a bakery in Berkeley, California
• Acme Brick Company, a brick manufacturer that is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway
• ACME Comedy Theatre, a sketch comedy and improvisational theater located near Hollywood
• ACME Communications, a television broadcasting company, based in Santa Ana, California
• Acme Fresh Market, a chain of grocery stores in northeast Ohio
• Acme Markets, a chain of grocery stores in the northeastern United States
• Acme Motor Car Company, an early American motor car manufacturer
• Acme Packet, a VoIP Session Border Controller manufacturer
• Acme Records, an independent record label
• Acme Space, an architecture firm based in London
• Acme Tackle Company, a producer of fishing tackle in Providence, Rhode Island
• Acme Truck Line, a national transportation service based in Gretna, Louisiana
• Acme Whistles, a major producer of whistles
• Air Craft Marine Engineering, an American short-lived aircraft manufacturer established in 1954

Places

Canada

• Acme, Alberta, a village

United States

• Acme, Indiana, an unincorporated town
• Acme, Kansas, an unincorporated community
• Acme, Louisiana, an unincorporated community
• Acme Township, Michigan
• Acme, North Carolina
• Acme Township, Hettinger County, North Dakota
• Acme, Oklahoma, a ghost town
• Acme, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community
• Acme Farm Supply Building, a listed building in Nashville, Tennessee
• Acme, Texas, a ghost town
• Acme, Washington, a census-designated place
• Acme, West Virginia, an unincorporated community

Ships

• Accentor-class minesweeper, a US Navy class sometimes called the Accentor/Acme class
  • USS Acme (AMc-61), a coastal minesweeper launched in 1941
  • USS Acme (MSO-508), a minesweeper launched in 1955
• SS Acme, original name of the USS Abarenda (IX-131), a storage tanker
• Acme (1876), a schooner built in Sydney, Australia

Vehicles

• Acme (automobile), an automobile built between 1903–1911 in Reading, Pennsylvania
• Acme motorcycle (1911–13), an Australian motorcycle
• Acme motorcycle (1915-17), a motorcycle assembled in Burnie, Tasmania
• Acme motorcycle (1939–49), an Australian motorcycle

Other uses

• Advisory Committee on Mathematics Education, a British organization established in 2002 by the Royal Society and the Joint Mathematical Council