Prism
Encyclopedia
Science and mathematics
- Prism (optics)Prism (optics)In optics, a prism is a transparent optical element with flat, polished surfaces that refract light. The exact angles between the surfaces depend on the application. The traditional geometrical shape is that of a triangular prism with a triangular base and rectangular sides, and in colloquial use...
, a transparent object which refracts light- Dispersive prismDispersive prismIn optics, a dispersive prism is a type of optical prism, normally having the shape of a geometrical triangular prism. It is the most widely-known type of optical prism, although perhaps not the most common in actual use. Triangular prisms are used to disperse light, that is, to break light up into...
, the most familiar type of optical prism
- Dispersive prism
- Prism (geometry)Prism (geometry)In geometry, a prism is a polyhedron with an n-sided polygonal base, a translated copy , and n other faces joining corresponding sides of the two bases. All cross-sections parallel to the base faces are the same. Prisms are named for their base, so a prism with a pentagonal base is called a...
, a kind of polyhedron - Prism (geology), a type of sedimentary deposit
Books, comics and magazines
- Prism (comics)Prism (comics)Prism is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Marauders.-Publication history:Prism first appeared in X-Factor vol...
, a Marvel Comics character - Prism magazine (New Zealand)Prism magazine (New Zealand)Prism magazine, a small-scale New Zealand magazine, aimed to encourage quality, creativity and localness. The founders and writers - all Christians - shared as one of their goals to show in a compelling way how Christ shapes their life and writing....
, a Christian periodical - PRISM internationalPRISM internationalPRISM international is a magazine published quarterly in Vancouver, British Columbia. Established in 1959, it is Western Canada's senior literary magazine...
, a Canadian literary magazine - ASEE Prism, the flagship publication of the American Society for Engineering EducationAmerican Society for Engineering EducationThe American Society for Engineering Education is a non-profit member association, founded in 1893, dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and engineering technology education....
Music
- Prism (band)Prism (band)Prism is a Canadian rock band originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They were active from 1977 to 1984 and are active again from 1988 to present. The band's sound is a mix of Album-Oriented Rock and pop rock. They have released a total of 13 albums to date...
, a Canadian rock band- Prism (Prism album), the debut album of the Canadian band
- Prism (Japanese band)Prism (Japanese band)is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1975.-History:Prism was formed in 1975 by Akira Wada, Ken Watanabe, Katsutoshi Morizono, Koki Ito and Toru Suzuki. Most of the musicians had little professional experience, aside from Morizono, who founded the progressive rock band Yonin Bayashi...
, a jazz fusion band - Prism (Jeff Scott Soto album)
- Prism (Yoshida Brothers album)Prism (Yoshida Brothers album)-Track listing:* Titles in brackets are as they appear on the Japanese release track list.# The National Anthem# Seven# One Long River# Red Bird # Mr. Nagano's Foolish Proposal# Hujin # Akita Obako # Summer Day...
- Prism RecordsPrism RecordsPrism Records was an American record label formed in 1978 by Len Fichtelberg. It was originally an independent label, focusing on the New York R&B and disco music scene of the day...
, a record label - Prism, a marimba piece by Keiko AbeKeiko Abeis a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the Yamaha musical instrument company, developed the modern five-octave concert marimba.- Biography...
Multi Channel Publishing
- PRISM - Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard MetadataPublishing Requirements for Industry Standard MetadataThe Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata specification defines a set of XML metadata vocabularies for syndicating, aggregating, post-processing and multi-purposing content...
(XML metadata vocabularies for syndicating, aggregating, post-processing and multi-purposing content.)
Other
- PRISM (TV channel), a defunct cable television channel in Philadelphia
- Prism (street artist)Prism (street artist)Prism is a notable street artist operating out of Melbourne Australia.Prism cut his first stencil in 2000 of Australian Prime Minister John Howard, with devil horns. Prism moved to Melbourne in 2001....
, a street artist from Melbourne , Australia
Computing and software
- PRISM (chipset)PRISM (chipset)PRISM wireless networking solutions are a family of Conexant chipsets used for Wireless LANs, and were formerly produced by Intersil Corporation.- Legacy 802.11b products :...
, a wireless networking chipset - Apollo PRISMApollo PRISMPRISM was Apollo Computer's high-performance CPU used in their DN10000 series workstations. It was for some time the fastest single-chip CPU available, a high fraction of a Cray-I in workstation...
, a microprocessor made by Apollo Computer - DEC PRISMDEC PRISMPRISM was a 32-bit RISC instruction set architecture developed by Digital Equipment Corporation . It was the final outcome of a number of DEC research projects from the 1982–1985 time-frame, and was at the point of delivering silicon in 1988 when the management canceled the project...
, a microprocessor made by Digital Equipment Corporation - Delphi PrismDelphi PrismDelphi Prism is a rapid application development tool for the Microsoft .NET Framework and Mono, developed by RemObjects Software and distributed by Embarcadero Technologies....
, a software development environment for .NET and Mono - Mozilla PrismMozilla PrismMozilla Prism is a product which integrates web applications with the desktop, allowing web applications to be launched from the desktop and configured independently of the default web browser. As of November 2010, Prism is listed as an inactive project at the Mozilla labs website.Prism is based...
, a software product for desktop integration of web applications - SGI PrismSGI PrismThe SGI Prism is a series of visualization systems developed and manufactured by SGI. Released in April 2005 , the Prism's basic system architecture is based on the Altix 3000 servers, but with the notable inclusion of graphics hardware....
, a computer - IBM's PR/SMPR/SMPR/SM is a type-1 Hypervisor that allows multiple logical partitions to share physical resources such as CPUs, I/O channels and direct access storage devices...
, a mainframe hypervisor - PRISM model checker, a probabilistic model checker
- GraphPad PrismGraphPad PrismGraphPad Prism is a commercial scientific 2D graphing and statistics software published by GraphPad Software, Inc., a privately-held California corporation...
, software for scientific graphing, biostatistics and curve fitting (nonlinear regression), available for Windows and Mac
Education
- PRISM (Portal Resources for Indiana Science and Mathematics)PRISM (Portal Resources for Indiana Science and Mathematics)' is a free web site originally designed for Indiana middle school math, science, and technology teachers. It links Indiana Academic Standards for middle school science, technology, pre-engineering, and math to appropriate, teacher-reviewed online learning activities...
, a website for teachers
Other meanings
- Nokia PrismNokia PrismThe Nokia Prism is a fashion mobile phone collection produced by Nokia. All models run S40 5th Edition user interface.As for 2008, the collection includes the four handsets:* Nokia 7070 Prism...
, a fashion mobile phone collection - Oregon Performance Reporting Information SystemOregon Performance Reporting Information SystemThe Performance Reporting and Information System * is a data system which collects and disseminates performance measurement data for individuals receiving workforce services from the U.S. state of Oregon government...
, a state agency - Prism Micro Products, a British telecommunications company that produced modems for the Micronet800Micronet800Micronet 800 was an information provider on Prestel, aimed at the 1980s personal computer market. It was an online magazine that gave subscribers computer related news, reviews, general subject articles and downloadable telesoftware....
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