Nexus
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Nexus is a Latin (origin) noun which means connection or centre of something.
The word "nexus" may also refer to:
[edit] In computers and internet
- nexus, a secure software module that is one of the components of Microsoft's Next-Generation Secure Computing Base
- Nexus, the web browser formerly known as WorldWideWeb (the first web browser)
- Nexus, an alternate name for Nexopia
- Nexus, a handheld computer dictionary
- Nexus file, a file format in bioinformatics
- NeXus, a common data format for neutron, x-ray, and muon science
- Dragonlance Nexus, a popular Dragonlance fansite
[edit] In games
- Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, a MMORPG by Kru Interactive
- Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, a strategy game by Mithis Entertainment
- Armored Core: Nexus, the eighth title in the Armored Core series
- Nexus (Mortal Kombat), a central hub between the realms of existence in Mortal Kombat
- The Nexus Age, a hub world in Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
- The Nexus, the central world in Primal
- Nexus, the shadow organisation in Warzone 2100
- The Nexus, the Protoss central building in Starcraft
- Nexus War, a browser-based game
- The "Overwatch Nexus" in Half-Life 2
[edit] In grammar
- Nexus Grammar System, a system of analysing text
[edit] In law
- Nexus, a provision of the Constitution of Australia
- "Nexus", in sales and use tax, a minimum level of presence, either direct or representational, within a state or taxing jurisdiction for a business entity to be required to collect, pay and remit certain state and local taxes.
[edit] In publishing
- Nexus Books, a pornography publishing company
- The Nexus (journal), a journal edited by Kerry Bolton
- Nexus magazine, an international bi-monthly alternative news magazine
- Nexus, the University of California, Santa Barbara student newspaper
- Nexus, the University of Waikato student magazine
[edit] In music
- Nexus, a 1974 album by Argent (band)
- "Nexus", a song by Bethlehem (German band)
- Nexus (percussion ensemble)
- Nexus (Estonian band)
- NEXUS, an album by Another Level
[edit] In organizations
- NEXUS International Broadcasting Association, a non-profit association of broadcasters and producers
- Nexus, the Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive's trading name
[edit] In psychiatry and psychology
- Family nexus, a common viewpoint of family members
[edit] In fiction
- Nexus (The Rosy Crucifixion), the final installment in the Rosy Crucifixion trilogy by Henry Miller
- Nexus (comics), a comic book by Mike Baron and Steve Rude
- The Nexus (Charmed), a location in Charmed
- Ultraman Nexus
- The Nexus (Star Trek), a spatial anomaly in Star Trek: Generations
- "The Nexus", the group of planets in the Vorkosigan Saga
- Nexus, a replicant model in Blade Runner
[edit] Other uses
- Nexus aka 2C-B, a psychedelic entheogen drug
- NEXUS (rocket), a heavy-lift booster concept designed by General Dymanics
- NEXUS (frequent traveller program)
- "Nexus", a Shimano bicycle line