Extreme
Encyclopedia
Uses for the term extreme, which is sometimes spelled xtreme, include:
Science
- Extreme weatherExtreme weatherExtreme weather includes weather phenomena that are at the extremes of the historical distribution, especially severe or unseasonal weather. The most commonly used definition of extreme weather is based on an event's climatological distribution. Extreme weather occurs only 5% or less of the time...
, severe or unseasonal weather - ExtremismExtremismExtremism is any ideology or political act far outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common moral standards...
, ideas or actions beyond what is deemed acceptable - ExtremophileExtremophileAn extremophile is an organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions that are detrimental to most life on Earth. In contrast, organisms that live in more moderate environments may be termed mesophiles or neutrophiles...
, an organism which thrives in or requires "extreme"
Technology
- Extreme NetworksExtreme NetworksExtreme Networks, founded in 1996, is a publicly listed company that designs, builds, and installs Ethernet network solutions for enterprise and Carrier Class networks.-Corporate History:Extreme Networks is located in Santa Clara, California...
, a California-based networking hardware company - Extreme ProgrammingExtreme ProgrammingExtreme programming is a software development methodology which is intended to improve software quality and responsiveness to changing customer requirements...
, a software engineering methodology - Xtreme ModXtreme ModeMule Xtreme Mod is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows based on eMule, released under the GNU General Public License, coded in Microsoft Visual C++. It connects to the eDonkey network and the Kad network...
, a peer-to-peer file sharing software for Windows based on eMule
Sports
- Extreme sportExtreme sportAn extreme sport is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger...
, a sport featuring speed, height, danger or spectacular stunts- Extreme skiingExtreme skiingExtreme skiing is skiing performed on long, steep slopes in dangerous terrain. The sport is performed off-piste.The French coined the term 'Le Ski Extreme' in the 1970s...
- Extreme skiing
- Extreme Sports ChannelExtreme Sports ChannelThe Extreme Sports Channel is a Netherlands-based extreme sports television channel available across Europe and the Middle East. Al Gosling had the idea for the channel in 1998.-History:...
, a Netherlands television channel - Extreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship WrestlingExtreme Championship Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1992 by Tod Gordon and closed when his successor, Paul Heyman, declared bankruptcy in April 2001...
, a former wrestling promotion - Xtreme Pro WrestlingXtreme Pro WrestlingXtreme Pro Wrestling is an independent professional wrestling promotion formerly owned by Extreme Associates CEO and director Rob Zicari, who appeared on shows under the name Rob Black. Zicari appeared on-camera as owner alongside his wife Lizzy Borden. The promotion focuses on hardcore wrestling,...
- Los Angeles XtremeLos Angeles XtremeThe Los Angeles Xtreme was a professional American football team based in Los Angeles, California. The team was a member of the XFL begun by Vince McMahon of World Wrestling Entertainment and by NBC, a major television network in the United States. The team played its home games in the Los Angeles...
, a defunct XFL franchise - Xtreme TurfXtreme TurfXtreme Turf is an artificial turf system and trademark of ACT Global Sports, an international sports surfacing company.- Product : is an artificial turf system made up of soft polyethylene or nylon fibers that are tufted into a reinforced backing. The primary Xtreme Turf system is developed for...
, an artificial turf or synthetic grass system
Music
- Extreme (band)Extreme (band)Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen...
, an American band- Extreme (album)Extreme (album)Extreme is the first studio album of Boston funk-metal band Extreme, released on March 14, 1989. Despite being released on a major label, the album did not sell very well. It produced four singles: "Little Girls", "Kid Ego", "Mutha " and the radio-only "Play with Me"...
, an album by Extreme
- Extreme (album)
- Xtreme (group)Xtreme (group)Xtreme was an American music group consisting of members Danny Mejia and Steven Tejada of Dominican descent. The group focuses on the Latin genre bachata...
, a bachata duo- Xtreme (album)Xtreme (album)Xtreme is the bachata group Xtreme's first album under a recognized label, SGZ Entertainment. The album was later reissued under the Univision Music Group label after their acquisition of SGZ International. The album contains the singles, "Te Extraño" and "Honey I Do".-Track listing:#Te Extraño ...
, an album by Xtreme
- Xtreme (album)
- Extremes (album)Extremes (album)Extremes is the third studio album released by American country music artist Collin Raye. As with Raye's first two albums, Extremes received platinum certification in the United States for sales of over one million copies. The singles released from this album were "That's My Story", "Man of My...
, an album by Collin Raye - Extreme RecordsExtreme RecordsExtreme Records is an Australian based record label.The label was founded by Ulex Xane, and initially specialised in underground experimental and industrial cassettes...
, a record label - Agostino CarolloAgostino CarolloAgostino Carollo, also known as Spankox, is an Italian musician, disc jockey, singer and producer who is currently signed with EMI. Originally a classical violinist, he specializes in pop and dance music, including remixes of songs such as KC and the Sunshine Band's That's the Way...
or X-Treme, an Italian singer, DJ, and producer
Entertainment
- Extreme (CSI: Miami)
- Extreme (TV series)Extreme (TV series)Extreme was an action adventure series starring James Brolin and centered around a Rocky Mountains search and rescue operation.Debuting on ABC on January 29, 1995, Extreme was the lead-out program which followed the network's coverage of Super Bowl XXIX. After its low-rated premiere the network put...
- Going to Extremes, a UK television series
- Extreme (Travel Channel series)Extreme (Travel Channel series)The Extreme series on on the US Travel Channel features "the absolute best of what the US of A has to offer—to the total EXTREME". Produced by Sharp Entertainment, it travels around the United States to document and showcase various places, events, things and people that are extreme in some...
, a US television series - Extreme AssociatesExtreme AssociatesExtreme Associates, formerly known as Extreme and Extreme 2.0, is a pornographic film producer, featuring a catalog of DVD titles and Internet content. It is owned by Rob Zicari and his wife Janet Romano . The studio's material is controversial, with its films often featuring erotic humiliation...
, an adult film production company - Dance Dance Revolution ExtremeDance Dance Revolution ExtremeDance Dance Revolution Extreme is a music video game by Konami and is the eighth release in the main Dance Dance Revolution series. It was released on December 25, 2002 for Japanese arcades and on October 9, 2003 for the Japanese PlayStation 2...
, a music video game by Konami - Extreme PaintbrawlExtreme PaintbrawlExtreme Paintbrawl is a paintball video game released for Microsoft Windows/DOS on October 20, 1998. The game uses a modified version of the Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition v1.5 executable.-Criticism:...
, a first-person shooter video game - Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (North America)Dance Dance Revolution Extreme (North America)Dance Dance Revolution Extreme is a music video game and part of the Dance Dance Revolution series by Konami. It was released by Konami Computer Entertainment Japan on September 21, 2004 and is the ninth DDR release in North America....
, a music video game by Konami
Literature
- Extreme Studios, a defunct studio of Image Comics
- Adam X the X-TremeAdam X the X-TremeAdam Neramani, also known as Adam-X, X-Treme or Adam-X the X-Treme, is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:...
, a Marvel Comics character - Extreme, an autobiography by Sharon OsbourneSharon OsbourneSharon Rachel Osbourne is an English television host, author, music manager, businesswoman and promoter as well as the wife of heavy metal singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....