Fuse or FUSE may refer to:

Devices

Fuse (electrical) In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is an electrical safety device that operates to provide overcurrent protection of an electrical circuit. Its essential component is a metal wire or strip that melts when too much current flows thro ...

, a device used in electrical systems to protect against excessive current **

Fuse (automotive) Automotive fuses are a class of Fuse (electrical), fuses used to protect the wiring and electrical equipment for vehicles. They are generally rated for circuits no higher than 32 volts direct current, but some types are rated for 42-volt electr ...

, a class of fuses for vehicles *

Fuse (hydraulic) In hydraulic systems, a fuse (or velocity fuse) is a component which prevents the sudden loss of hydraulic fluid pressure. It is a safety feature, designed to allow systems to continue operating, or at least to not fail catastrophically, in the ev ...

, a device used in hydraulic systems to protect against sudden loss of fluid pressure *

Fuse (explosives) In an explosive, pyrotechnics, pyrotechnic device, or military munition, a fuse (or fuze) is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately. However, when being specific (and in particular ...

or fuze, the part of the device that initiates function *

Fuze In military munitions, a fuze (sometimes fuse) is the part of the device that initiates function. In some applications, such as torpedoes, a fuze may be identified by function as the exploder. The relative complexity of even the earliest fuze d ...

or fuse, a mechanism for exploding military munitions such as bombs, shells, and mines

Computing

Fuse ESB Red Hat Fuse is an open source integration platform based on Apache Camel. It is a distributed integration platform that provides a standardized methodology, infrastructure, and tools to integrate services, microservices, and application compo ...

, an open-source integration platform based on Apache Camel *

Filesystem in Userspace Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) is a software interface for Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems that lets non-privileged users create their own file systems without editing kernel code. This is achieved by running file system code in use ...

, a virtual file system interface for Unix-like operating systems *

Fuse (emulator) The Free Unix Spectrum Emulator (Fuse) is an emulator of the 1980s ZX Spectrum home computer and its various clones for Unix, Microsoft Windows, Windows and macOS. Fuse is free software, released under the GNU General Public License. There are port ...

, the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator of the ZX Spectrum * Fuse Internet Service, a former

Cincinnati Bell Cincinnati Bell, doing business as Altafiber (typeset as altafiber), is a regional telecommunications service provider based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It provides landline telephone, fiber-optic Internet, and IPTV services through its ...

Internet service provider based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States *

Fuse Universal Fuse Universal Ltd. is a learning solutions company based in Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 2008 by Steve Dineen, the C.E.O. In 2019, 55 employees made the organisation. The main product is the Fuse platform, entirely cl ...

, a learning platform

Science

Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE, Explorer 77, and MIDEX-0) represented the next generation, high-orbit, ultraviolet space observatory covering the wavelength range of 90.5–119.5 nanometre (nm) of the NASA operated by the Johns Ho ...

, a space-based ultraviolet telescope and spectroscope *

Intramembranous ossification Intramembranous ossification is one of the two essential processes during fetal development of the gnathostome (excluding chondrichthyans such as sharks) skeletal system by which rudimentary bone tissue is created. Intramembranous ossification is a ...

, the fusing of bones of the skeletal system *

Cell fusion Cell fusion is an important cellular process in which several uninucleate cells (cells with a single nucleus) combine to form a multinucleate cell, known as a syncytium. Cell fusion occurs during differentiation of myoblasts, osteoclasts and tropho ...

, several biological cells combining * Fuse (thermonuclear) *

Fused compound In chemistry, a bicyclic molecule () is a molecule that features two joined rings. Bicyclic structures occur widely, for example in many biologically important molecules like α-thujene and camphor. A bicyclic compound can be carbocyclic (all o ...

, a class of multi-ring chemical structures

Entertainment

* ''Fuse'' (film), a 2003 film by Pjer Žalica, original Bosnian title ''Gori vatra'' * ''

Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō , also known as ''Fuse: A Gun Girl's Detective Story'' and ''Fusé: Memoirs of the Huntress'', is a 2012 Japanese animated film directed by Masayuki Miyaji based on Kazuki Sakuraba's novel ''Fusé Gansaku: Satomi Hakkenden''. Both novel and film ...

'', a 2012 Japanese animated film * ''Fuse'' (magazine), a Canadian arts and culture magazine

Music

Fuse (band) Fuse was an American rock band formed in Rockford, Illinois, in late 1968, after Rick Nielsen proposed the merging of two local bands: The Grim Reapers and Toast and Jam. Managed by Ken Adamany, Fuse's line-up consisted of Rick Nielsen (keyboards ...

** ''Fuse'' (Fuse album), a 1970 album by the above band * The Fuse (Scottish band), a band from the East of Scotland * ''Fuse'' (Joe Henry album), a 1999 album by Joe Henry * ''Fuse'' (Colin James album), a 2000 album by Colin James * ''Fuse'' (Keith Urban album), a 2013 album by Keith Urban * ''Fused'' (album), a 2005 album by Tony Iommi * ''The Fuse'' (Pennywise album), a 2005 album by Pennywise *

F.U.S.E. Richard "Richie" Hawtin (born June 4, 1970) is a British-Canadian electronic musician and DJ. He became involved with Detroit techno's second wave in the early 1990s, and has been a leading exponent of minimal techno since the mid-1990s. He beca ...

, an alias for electronic artist Richie Hawtin (born 1970) *

Fuse Festival Fuse or Fuse Festival, formerly Music Business Adelaide and Eat the Street, was an Australian contemporary music event held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide, from 1996 until 2012 or 2013. It showcased Australian musicians c ...

, an Australian contemporary music event * "Fuse", an instrumental by Chaz Jankel from his 1980 album ''

Chas Jankel Charles Jeremy "Chaz" Jankel (born 16 April 1952) is an English musician. In a music career spanning more than 40 years, he came to prominence in the late 1970s as the guitarist and keyboardist of the rock band Ian Dury and the Blockheads. With ...

'' * "The Fuse", a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2002 album '' The Rising'' * "The Fuse", a song by Jackson Browne from his 1976 album '' The Pretender'' * "The Fuse", a song by Heaven 17 from their 1984 album ''

How Men Are ''How Men Are'' is the third studio album by English synth-pop band Heaven 17, released on 24 September 1984 by Virgin Records. The album peaked at No. 12 in the UK and was certified Silver (60,000 copies sold) by the BPI in October 1984. Three ...

Radio and television

Fuse (TV channel) Fuse is an American pay television channel launched in 1994 which was originally dedicated to music. After merging with the Latino-oriented NuvoTV in 2015, Fuse shifted its focus to general entertainment and lifestyle programming targeting multic ...

, an American cable television station * ''Fuse'' (radio program), a musical radio program on CBC * ''The Fuse'' (game show), a UK game show broadcast on ITV1

Games

Fuse Games Silverball Studios Limited, formerly known as Fuse Games Limited, was a British video game developer best known for developing pinball games for Nintendo. History Fuse Games Limited era The company was founded in 2002 by Adrian Barritt and Ric ...

, a game developer * ''Fuse'' (video game), a video game by Insomniac Games * Fuse, a playable character in the game ''

Apex Legends ''Apex Legends'' is a free-to-play Battle royale game, battle royale-hero shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in February 2019, for Nintendo ...

Other uses

* ''Fuse'', a consumer electronics company started by

Tony Fadell Anthony Michael Fadell (born March 22, 1969) is an American engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and investor. He was senior vice president of the iPod division at Apple Inc. and founder and former CEO of Nest Labs. Fadell joined Apple Inc. in 20 ...

Fuse (chocolate bar) Fuse is a brand of chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury in India since 2016. A different bar of the same name was produced in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2006. British Fuse The original British product was a 70% solid bar of milk chocol ...

, a brand of chocolate bar made by Cadbury * Fuse (surname), a Japanese surname *

Fuse, Shimane was a village located in Oki District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 520 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The ...

, a village located in Oki District, Shimane, Japan *

Scion Fuse The Scion Fuse is a concept car created under one of Toyota's brands, Scion. The Fuse was built by Five Axis Models in Huntington Beach, CA with assistance from MillenWorks. It was first introduced at the 2006 New York International Auto Show. A ...

, a concept car