• Direct current
  Direct current
  Direct current is the unidirectional flow of electric charge. Direct current is produced by such sources as batteries, thermocouples, solar cells, and commutator-type electric machines of the dynamo type. Direct current may flow in a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through...
  
  , a direct flow of electricity
• Direct examination
  Direct examination
  The Direct Examination or Examination-in-Chief is one stage in the process of adducing evidence from witnesses in a court of law. Direct examination is the questioning of a witness by the party who called him or her, in a trial...
  
  , the in-trial questioning of a witness by the party who has called him or her to testify
• Direct sum of modules
  Direct sum of modules
  In abstract algebra, the direct sum is a construction which combines several modules into a new, larger module. The result of the direct summation of modules is the "smallest general" module which contains the given modules as submodules...
  
  , a construction in abstract algebra which combines several vector spaces
• Direct (Vangelis album), 1988 album by Vangelis
• Direct (EP), a 2002 EP by The 77s
• Direct (Tower of Power album)
  Direct (Tower of Power album)
  Direct is a 1981 live in-studio album by Tower of Power. It was their only album for the direct-to-disc record label Sheffield Lab. It also marked the return of original guitarist Willie James Fulton, not heard from since 1972's Bump City, and the last album to feature saxophonist Lenny Pickett. ...
  
  , 1981
• DirectX
  DirectX
  Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay,...
  
  , a proprietary dynamic media platform
• Mars Direct
  Mars Direct
  Mars Direct is a proposal for a manned mission to Mars. Proponents of the scheme have claimed it to be both cost-effective and that it can be conducted with current technology. It was originally detailed in a research paper by NASA engineers Robert Zubrin and David Baker in 1990, and later expanded...
  
  , a proposal for a manned mission to Mars
• DIRECT
  DIRECT
  DIRECT is a proposed alternative heavy lift launch vehicle architecture supporting NASA's Vision for Space Exploration, which would replace the space agency's planned Ares I and Ares V rockets...
  
  , a proposed space shuttle-derived launch vehicle

Computing

• Direct access (disambiguation), a method of accessing data in a database
• Direct connect (disambiguation), various methods of telecommunications and computer networking
• Direct memory access
  Direct memory access
  Direct memory access is a feature of modern computers that allows certain hardware subsystems within the computer to access system memory independently of the central processing unit ....
  
  , access to memory by hardware subsystems independently of the CPU

See also

• Direction (disambiguation)
  Direction (disambiguation)
  Direction may refer to:*Direction **Relative direction, for instance left, right, forward, backwards, up, and down**Compass direction*Film direction, the filmmaker who is in charge of the making of the visual medium...
  
  
• Director (disambiguation)
• Indirect (disambiguation)