Blind may refer to: * The state of

blindness Visual impairment, also known as vision impairment, is a medical definition primarily measured based on an individual's better eye visual acuity; in the absence of treatment such as correctable eyewear, assistive devices, and medical treatment� ...

, being unable to see * A

window blind A window blind is a type of window covering. There are many different kinds of window blinds which use a variety of control systems. A typical window blind is made up of several long horizontal or vertical slats of various types of hard mater ...

, a covering for a window Blind may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Blind'' (2007 film), a Dutch drama by Tamar van den Dop * ''Blind'' (2011 film), a South Korean crime thriller * ''Blind'' (2014 film), a Norwegian drama * ''Blind'' (2016 film), an American drama * ''Blind'' (2019 film), an American horror film * ''Blind'' (upcoming film), an upcoming Indian crime thriller, based on 2011 South Korean film of the same name

Music

Blind (band) Blind was a Christian rock band formed in Wollongong, Australia in 1999 and consisted of Greg Bell (guitar), Adrian Deck (drums/vocals), Andrew Nicholls (vocals 2001–2005), Michael Molkentin (bass) and Chris Stewart (vocals 1999–2000). Blind ...

, Australian Christian rock group founded in 1999 *

Blind (rapper) Franco Popi Rujan (born 13 January 2000), better known as Blind, is an Italian rapper. He rose to fame in late 2020, when he took part in the fourteenth series of Italian talent show ''X Factor'', finishing in third place and achieving commercia ...

, Italian rapper

Albums

* ''Blind'' (Corrosion of Conformity album), 1991 * ''Blind'' (The Icicle Works album), 1988 * ''Blind'' (The Sundays album), 1992 * ''Blind!'', a 1985 album by the

Sex Gang Children Sex Gang Children are an early gothic rock and post-punk band that formed in early 1982 in Brixton in London, England. Although the original group only released one official studio album, their singles and various other tracks have been pack ...

Songs

* "Blind" (Breed 77 song), 2006 * "Blind" (Feder song), 2015 * "Blind" (Hercules and Love Affair song), 2008 * "Blind" (Hurts song), 2013 * "Blind" (Korn song), 1994 * "Blind" (Lifehouse song), 2005 * "Blind" (Talking Heads song), 1988 * "Blind", a song by Band of Susans from ''

Veil A veil is an article of clothing or hanging cloth that is intended to cover some part of the head or face, or an object of some significance. Veiling has a long history in European, Asian, and African societies. The practice has been prominent ...

'', 1993 * "Blind", a song by

Company Flow Company Flow was an American hip hop trio from Brooklyn, New York City, consisting of Bigg Jus, El-P and Mr. Len. The group was at one time associated with the independent record label Rawkus Records. Rapper/ producer El-P and DJ/producer Mr. ...

* "Blind", a song by Deep Purple from their 1969 album ''

Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968. They are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal music, heavy metal and modern hard rock music, but their musical style has changed over the course of its existence. Ori ...

'' * "Blind", a song by Gomez from their album ''

Split the Difference ''Split the Difference'' is the fourth studio album by English indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally use ...

'' * "Blind", a song by Jars of Clay from their 1995 album '' Jars of Clay'' * "Blind", a song by Jason Derulo from ''

Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter.

'' *"Blind", classical art song by

John Ireland John Benjamin Ireland (January 30, 1914 – March 21, 1992) was a Canadian actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in ''All the King's Men'' (1949), making him the first Vancouver-born actor to receive an Oscar nomina ...

(1879–1962) * "Blind", a song by Kesha from the album ''

Animal Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motilit ...

'' * "Blind", a song by Mary Mary from their album, '' Something Big'' * "Blind", a song by Placebo from their fifth album '' Meds'' * "Blind", a song by

The Planet Smashers The Planet Smashers are a Canadian ska punk band from Montreal. Since their formation in 1993, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they performed nationally and later internationally, with tours in t ...

* "Blind", a song by Swans from the album ''

White Light from the Mouth of Infinity ''White Light from the Mouth of Infinity'' is a studio album by the American experimental rock band Swans. It was released in 1991, through the record label Young God. The band supported the album with a North American tour. In 2015, it was rem ...

'' * "Blind", a song by SZA from her 2022 album ''

SOS is a Morse code distress signal (), used internationally, that was originally established for maritime use. In formal notation is written with an overscore line, to indicate that the Morse code equivalents for the individual letters of "SOS" ...

'' * "Blind", a song by TV on the Radio from their 2003 EP ''

Young Liars ''Young Liars'' is the first major release by the New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 pop ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

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The Blind ''The Blind'' (french: Les aveugles), also known as ''The Sightless'', is a play that was written in 1890 by the Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck. Information It is an intense one-act play, which was one of the pieces mentioned in a list o ...

'' (Les Aveugles), a play written in 1890 by the Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck * ''The Blind'' (Gibran play) * ''Blind'' (Australian TV series), a 2019 Australian web series *

Blind (South Korean TV series) ''Blind'' () is a South Korean television series starring Ok Taec-yeon, Ha Seok-jin, and Jung Eun-ji. It aired on tvN from September 16, to November 5, 2022, airing every Friday and Saturday at 22:40 (Time in South Korea, KST) for 16 episodes. ...

, an upcoming South Korean television series *

Blind (cards) The following is a glossary of terms used in card games. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to Bridge, Hearts, Poker or Rummy), ...

, a hand of cards dealt face down that a player may subsequently exchange with *

Blind (poker) Blinds are forced bets posted by players to the left of the dealer button in flop-style poker games. The number of blinds is usually two, but it can range from none to three. Overview The "small blind" is placed by the player to the left of t ...

, a blind bet used for betting in some forms of poker * 'Bl/ind', a company from My Chemical Romance's 4th studio album '' Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys''

Electronics, engineering, and science

Blind (app) Blind is an app that provides an anonymous forum and community for verified employees to discuss issues. Users on Blind are grouped by topics, company and their broader industry. The app verifies that the registered users actually work in the compa ...

, a chat app * Blind, a digital signal processing term that indicates ignorance of certain parameters central to a process; e.g.,

blind deconvolution In electrical engineering and applied mathematics, blind deconvolution is deconvolution without explicit knowledge of the impulse response function used in the convolution. This is usually achieved by making appropriate assumptions of the input to e ...

Blind experiment In a blind or blinded experiment, information which may influence the participants of the experiment is withheld until after the experiment is complete. Good blinding can reduce or eliminate experimental biases that arise from a participants' expec ...

(single-blind or double-blind), a procedure to reduce bias in scientific experiments *

Blind hole A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of en ...

, a mechanical engineering term for a hole that does not come out at the other side * Blind

via (electronics) A via (Latin for ''path'' or ''way'') is an electrical connection between copper layers in a printed circuit board. Essentially a via is a small drilled hole that goes through two or more adjacent layers; the hole is plated with copper that fo ...

, an electrical term used in printed circuit board *

Blinding (cryptography) In cryptography, blinding is a technique by which an agent can provide a service to (i.e., compute a function for) a client in an encoded form without knowing either the real input or the real output. Blinding techniques also have applications to p ...

Other uses

Bird blind A bird hide (blind or bird blind in North America) is a shelter, often camouflaged, that is used to observe wildlife, especially birds, at close quarters. Although hides or hunting blinds were once built chiefly as hunting aids, they are now commo ...

, also called a "bird hide", used to conceal the observer when watching or photographing birds or other animals *

Hunting blind A hunting blind (US), hide or machan is a concealment device or shelter for hunters or gamekeepers, designed to reduce the chance of detection by animals. There are different types of blinds for different situations, such as deer blinds and d ...

, used to conceal the observer when watching or hunting birds or other animals * Blind (munition), a piece of unexploded ordnance that failed to go off when fired *

Blind Skateboards Blind (stylized as bLind) is a skateboard company founded by Mark Gonzales in 1988 under Steve Rocco's World Industries distribution company. Gonzales has since left the company and today the company continues under the ownership of Dwindle Dis ...

, a skateboard company *

Blind-baking Baking blind (sometimes called pre-baking) is the process of baking a pie crust or other pastry without the filling. Blind baking a pie crust is necessary when it will be filled with an unbaked filling (such as with pudding or cream pies), in wh ...

, the process of baking a pie crust or other pastry without the filling *

Blind (surname) Blind is a Dutch, English, and German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daley Blind (born 1990), Dutch footballer * Danny Blind (born 1961), Dutch footballer and coach * Karl Blind (1826–1907), German revolutionist and writer * ...

, list of notable people with the name