Phaser
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Phaser may refer to:
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- Barber pole phaser is an analog synthesizerAnalog synthesizerAn analog or analogue synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and analog computer techniques to generate sound electronically. The earliest analog synthesizers in the 1920s and 1930s such as the Trautonium were built with a variety of vacuum-tube and electro-mechanical technologies...
specially designed to create Shepard tones, an Auditory illusionAuditory illusionAn auditory illusion is an illusion of hearing, the aural equivalent of an optical illusion: the listener hears either sounds which are not present in the stimulus, or "impossible" sounds...
. - EndosulfanEndosulfanEndosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally. Endosulfan became a highly controversial agrichemical due to its acute toxicity, potential for bioaccumulation, and role as an endocrine disruptor...
, an organic compound - Phaser (fictional weapon), in the Star Trek fictional universe
- Phaser (effect)Phaser (effect)A phaser is an audio signal processing technique used to filter a signal by creating a series of peaks and troughs in the frequency spectrum. The position of the peaks and troughs is typically modulated so that they vary over time, creating a sweeping effect...
, in electronics, an audio signal processor used to distort the signal - Light Phaser, a lightgun for the Sega Master System video game system
- Xerox PhaserXerox PhaserXerox Phaser is the brand name for a line of color and monochrome printers produced and sold by Xerox. Some Phaser printers use Xerox Solid Ink technology...
, Xerox's trade name for makes of thermal transfer printers, solid ink printers and color laser printers - The Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response riflePersonnel Halting and Stimulation Response rifleThe Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response rifle is a prototype non-lethal laser dazzler developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Its purpose is to temporarily disorient and blind a target. Blinding laser weapons have been tested in the past, but were banned under the 1995 UN Protocol on...
(PHASR), a dazzler weapon - Phaser, an insecticide containing the active ingredient endosulfanEndosulfanEndosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally. Endosulfan became a highly controversial agrichemical due to its acute toxicity, potential for bioaccumulation, and role as an endocrine disruptor...
- Phaser Digital Power Transducer from Second WindSecond Wind (company)Second Wind is a firm which developed instrumentation and software for the wind energy industry. They are in Somerville, Massachusetts and have a testing site on Chappaquiddick Island....
- Phaser (band)Phaser (band)Phaser was a Washington, D.C. band that wrote, performed and recorded from 1998 to 2005. They released four records including Silverscreen Daydream , Skydive , Sway and Sleeper . Their record Sway was re-released in 2003 on Emperor Norton Records. Their last EP, Sleeper was released in 2005...
, a Washington, D.C. rock band
See also:
- Phase (disambiguation)
- Phasor (disambiguation)
- FASOR (disambiguation)