Enigma may refer to:
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Riddle, someone or something that is mysterious or puzzling
Biology
*ENIGMA, a class of gene in the
LIM domain
Computing and technology
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Enigma (company), a New York-based data-technology startup
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Enigma machine, a family of German electro-mechanical encryption machines
*Enigma, the codename for
Red Hat Linux
Red Hat Linux was a widely used Commercial software, commercial Open-source software, open-source Linux distribution created by Red Hat until its discontinuation in 2004.
Early releases of Red Hat Linux were called Red Hat Commercial Linux. R ...
7.2
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Enigma (DVB)
Enigma2, the second generation of Enigma software, is an application used in Linux-based Digital Video Broadcasting ( DVB-S, DVB-C, DVB-T) receivers or TV set-top boxes and Internet Protocol television receivers. It creates a graphical user ...
, the second generation of Enigma software
Film
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''Enigma'' (1982 film), a film starring Martin Sheen and Sam Neill
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''Enigma'' (2001 film), a film adapted from the Robert Harris novel
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''Enigma'' (2009 film), a short film by the Shumway Brothers
Literature
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''Enigma'' (novel), a 1995 novel by Robert Harris
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Enigma (DC Comics), a DC Comics character
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Enigma (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character
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''Enigma'' (Vertigo), a title published by DC's imprint Vertigo
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''Enigma'' (manga), a 2010 manga published in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
*''Enigma Cipher'', a series from
Boom! Studios
Boom! Studios (styled BOOM! Studios) is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.
History
Origins
In the early 2000s, Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby had been working in Holly ...
*''Enigma'', a novel in ''
The Trigon Disunity'' series by Michael P. Kube-McDowell
*"Enigma" and "An Enigma", two
poems by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Riddler, DC comics character whose full name abbreviates to ''E. Nigma''
Music
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Enigma (German band)
Enigma is a German musical project founded in 1990 by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu. Cretu had released several solo records, collaborated with various artists, and produced albums for his then-wife, German pop singer Sand ...
, an electronic music project founded by Michael Cretu
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Enigma (British band), a 1980s band
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Enigma Records
Enigma Records (also known as Enigma Entertainment Corporation) was a popular rock and alternative American record label in the 1980s.
History
Enigma Records launched as a division of Greenworld Distribution, an independent music importer/dis ...
, an American rock and alternative record label in the 1980s
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Enigma Variations, 14 variations composed by Edward Elgar
Albums
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''Enigma'' (Ill Niño album) (2008)
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''Enigma'' (Tak Matsumoto album) (2016)
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''Enigma'' (Keith Murray album) (1996)
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''Enigma'' (Aeon Zen album) (2013)
Songs
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Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", 1978, by Amanda Lear
*"Enigma", 2007, by Amorphis from ''
Silent Waters''
*"Enigma", 2002, by Trapt from ''
Trapt
Trapt is an American rock band formed in Los Gatos, California. Eight studio albums have been recorded to date: ''Amalgamation'' (1999), ''Trapt'' (2002), '' Someone in Control'' (2005), '' Only Through the Pain'' (2008), '' No Apologies'' (20 ...
''
*"Enigma", 2014, by
Within the Ruins from ''Phenomena''
*"Enigma", 2020, by Lady Gaga from ''
Chromatica''
Places
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Enigma, Georgia
Enigma is a town in Berrien County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,278 at the 2010 census. The origin of the name "Enigma" is obscure; the name is itself an enigma. Enigma has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
H ...
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Enigma, Tennessee
Enigma is an unincorporated community in Smith County, in the U.S. state of Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-larges ...
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Enigma Peak Enigma Peak is a peak, high, surmounting Fournier Ridge in the Desko Mountains, on Rothschild Island. It was probably seen from a distance by F. Bellingshausen in 1821, Jean-Baptiste Charcot in 1909, and the British Graham Land Expedition in 1936 ...
, a mountain in Palmer Land, Antarctica
Television
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''Enigma'' (Derren Brown), a televised tour show
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''Enigma'' (Canadian TV series), a Biography Channel TV series
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Enigma (Thai TV series)
''Enigma'' ( th, Enigma – คน มนตร์ เวท, RTGS: ''Enigma – Khon Mon Wet'') is a 2023 Thai television series starring Metawin Opas-iamkajorn and Chanikarn Tangkabodee. Directed by '' The Gifted'' and '' F4 Thailand'' direc ...
, a television drama series
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"Enigma" (''NCIS''), an episode of ''NCIS''
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"Enigma" (''Stargate SG-1''), an episode of ''Stargate SG-1''
*Enigma, a character from ''
Nip/Tuck''
Transport
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''Enigma'' (yacht), a private superyacht
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Dynamic Sport Enigma
The Dynamic Sport Enigma is a Polish single-place, paraglider that was designed by Wojtek Pierzyński and produced by Dynamic Sport of Kielce. It is now out of production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviati ...
, a Polish paraglider design
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Enigma Motorsport, a British motor-racing team
Video games
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''Enigma'' (1998 video game)
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''Enigma'' (2007 video game)
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Enigma: Rising Tide'', a 2003 video game
*Enigma, a character from ''
Dota 2
''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.'' ''Dota 2' ...
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*"The Enigma", an episode of the video game ''
Batman: The Enemy Within''
Other uses
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The Enigma (performer)
The Enigma (born Paul Lawrence) is an American sideshow performer, actor, and musician who has undergone extensive body modification, including horn implants, ear reshaping, multiple body piercings, and a full-body jigsaw-puzzle tattoo. His tat ...
, American
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Enigma (roller coaster), Pleasurewood Hills, Suffolk, England
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Copenhagen Post & Tele Museum (''Enigma - Museum for Post, Tele og Kommunikation''), the national Danish postal museum
*''The Enigma'', a monthly publication of the
National Puzzlers' League
*Enigma, mathematical puzzles published in ''
New Scientist
''New Scientist'' is a magazine covering all aspects of science and technology. Based in London, it publishes weekly English-language editions in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. An editorially separate organisation publishe ...
'' 1979–2013
*The
HEX.com diamond
The Enigma is the largest polished black diamond in the world. Containing 55 facets and weighing in at 555.55 carats (111.11 grams), the Enigma was commissioned and inspired by Ran Gorenstein (Belgium) and completed in June 2004 after several yea ...
used to be known as ''The Enigma''
See also
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Ænigma (disambiguation)
Ænigma or Aenigma may refer to:
* ''Aenigma'' (beetle), a genus of ground beetles
* ''Aenigma'', the former name of a genus of jumping spiders from South Africa, now called '' Zulunigma''
* ''Aenigma'' (film), a 1988 horror film by Lucio Fulci
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Enigmata (disambiguation)
Enigmata or Aenigmata may refer to:
* Enigmata (album), ''Enigmata'' (album), by John Zorn
* ''Enigmata'', one hundred (hexa)metrical riddles by Aldhelm
* ''Enigmata'', a collection of riddles by Saint Boniface
* ''Aenigmata'', a collection of rid ...
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Enigmatic (disambiguation)
Enigmatic is an adjective meaning "mysterious" or "puzzling". It may also refer to:
* ''Enigmatic'', a 1970 album by Czesław Niemen
* '' Enigmatic: Calling'', a 2005 album by Norwegian progressive metal band Pagan's Mind
* Enigmatic scale, music ...
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Lady Gaga Enigma, a concert residency
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Publius Enigma
The Publius Enigma is an Internet phenomenon and an unsolved problem that began with cryptic messages posted by a user identifying only as "Publius" to the unmoderated Usenet newsgroup alt.music.pink-floyd through the Penet remailer, a now defu ...
, an unsolved Internet puzzle
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23 enigma
The 23 enigma is a belief in the significance of the number 23.
Origins
Robert Anton Wilson cites William S. Burroughs as the first person to believe in the 23 enigma. Wilson, in an article in ''Fortean Times'', related the following anecdote:
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, a belief in the significance of number 23
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