FX, F-X, F/X, Fx, fx, or ''variation'', may refer to:

People

Arts, entertainment, and media

Effects

Fx, effects, as in: *

Effects unit An effects unit or effects pedal is an electronic device that alters the sound of a musical instrument or other audio source through audio signal processing. Common effects include distortion/overdrive, often used with electric guitar in ...

, Guitar effects *

Sound effect A sound effect (or audio effect) is an artificially created or enhanced sound, or sound process used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media. Traditi ...

s *

Special effect Special effects (often abbreviated as SFX, F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual ...

Music

Groups and labels

f(x) (group) f(x) (; ) is a South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2009. The group is composed of Victoria, Amber, Luna, Krystal and previously Sulli until her departure from the group in August 2015. f(x) officially debuted in September 2 ...

, South Korean girl group * HfsNegative FX, a hardcore rock band

Other uses in music

* "FX", a song on ''

Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath album) ''Vol. 4'' is the fourth studio album by English Heavy Metal band Black Sabbath, released in September 1972. It was the first album by Black Sabbath not produced by Rodger Bain; guitarist Tony Iommi assumed production duties. Patrick Meehan, ...

Television channels

FX (TV channel) FX is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, LLC, a subsidiary of the Disney General Entertainment Content unit of The Walt Disney Company. It is based at the Fox Studios lot in Century City, California. FX originally laun ...

along with its international networks, include: **

FX (Asia) FX was an Asian pay-television entertainment channel, owned and operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations. It was launched on 2004 along with Playhouse Disney. In India, the channel was replac ...

FX (Canada) FX is a Canadian English-language discretionary service channel owned as a partnership between Rogers Sports & Media, a division of Rogers Communications (which owns a controlling 66.64% interest and serves as managing partner), and the FX Net ...

** FX (Greece), defunct ** FX (India) **

FX (Italian TV channel) FX was an Italian TV channel, which launched on 21 May 2006 in Italy on Sky Italia. It broadcast Italian and US movies and TV series. It also aired a selection of mystery-related documentaries after their passage on the National Geographic Ch ...

** FX (Latin America) **

FX (Portugal) Fox Comedy (known until November 18, 2015, as FX) is a Portuguese pay television channel that broadcasts comedy series and films, owned by Fox Networks Group. Programs are mostly imported, mainly from the United States, occasionally also Cana ...

, known as Fox Comedy since 2015 **

FX (Australia) FX was an Australian subscription television channel which focused on male-skewed television shows. The channel is owned and operated by Fox Networks Group and launched on 26 February 2012 on both Foxtel and Austar platforms. On 12 June 201 ...

, defunct **

Fox (UK and Ireland) Fox (stylised as FOX) was a British pay television channel serving the United Kingdom and Ireland, owned by Fox Networks Group, a unit of Disney International Operations. It launched on 12 January 2004 as FX289, then changed its name to FX in ...

, British television channel formerly known as FX

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''FX'' (comics), a comic book series * ''FX'' (magazine), a UK trade magazine * '' F/X'' , a 1986 American action-thriller film * '' F/X2'' , a 1991 action-thriller sequel to the 1986 film * '' F/X: The Series'', a television program based on the movie

Brands and enterprises

FX Airguns FX Airguns AB is a Swedish manufacturer of air rifles based in Mariestad, Västra Götaland. Founded by Fredrik Axelsson in 1999, the company is famous for its extensive line of competition and hunting pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) rifles. FX ...

, Swedish airgun manufacturer * FX format, Nikon's nomenclature for the

full-frame digital SLR A full-frame DSLR is a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) with a 35 mm image sensor format (). Historically, 35 mm was one of the standard film formats, alongside larger ones, such as medium format and large format. The full-fra ...

camera *

FedEx Express FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation, is a major American cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. As of 2020, it is one of the world's largest airlines in terms of fleet size and freight tons flown. It is the na ...

, IATA airline code FX * Fuji Xerox, or FX, a Japanese document management company

Computing

AMD FX AMD FX was a series of high-end AMD microprocessors for personal computers which debuted in 2011, claimed as AMD's first native 8-core desktop processor. The line was introduced with the Bulldozer microarchitecture at launch (codename Zambezi), a ...

, AMD's processor * Athlon 64 FX processor *

Firefox Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. It uses the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages, which implements current ...

, a web browser *

GeForce FX The GeForce FX or "GeForce 5" series (codenamed NV30) is a line of graphics processing units from the manufacturer Nvidia. Overview Nvidia's GeForce FX series is the fifth generation of the GeForce line. With GeForce 3, the company introduced p ...

graphics processing unit *

JavaFX JavaFX is a software platform for creating and delivering desktop applications, as well as rich web applications that can run across a wide variety of devices. JavaFX has support for desktop computers and web browsers on Microsoft Windows, Linu ...

, a software platform *

Super FX The Super FX is a coprocessor on the Graphics Support Unit (GSU) added to select Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game cartridges, primarily to facilitate advanced 2D and 3D graphics. The Super FX chip was designed by Argona ...

, a SNES coprocessor * ''fx'', a command-line

JSON JSON (JavaScript Object Notation, pronounced ; also ) is an open standard file format and data interchange format that uses human-readable text to store and transmit data objects consisting of attribute–value pairs and arrays (or other se ...

processing tool

Economics and finance

Foreign exchange (disambiguation) Foreign exchange may refer to: Finance * Foreign exchange market, where money in one currency is exchanged for another ** Foreign exchange company, a broker that offers currency exchange and international payments ** Retail foreign exchange pla ...

Foreign exchange market The foreign exchange market (Forex, FX, or currency market) is a global decentralized or over-the-counter (OTC) market for the trading of currencies. This market determines foreign exchange rates for every currency. It includes all as ...

, forex or FX

Healthcare and science

* Fx, medical shorthand for a

bone fracture A bone fracture (abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of any bone in the body. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several fragments, known as a '' ...

Factor X Factor X, also known by the eponym Stuart–Prower factor, is an enzyme () of the coagulation cascade. It is a serine endopeptidase (protease group S1, PA clan). Factor X is synthesized in the liver and requires vitamin K for its synthesis. Fa ...

, a protein involved in coagulation

Vehicles

Holden 48-215 The Holden 48-215 is a mid-size sedan which was produced by the Australian automaker Holden between November 1948 and October 1953. A coupe utility derivative, coded as the 50-2106 and marketed as the Holden Coupe Utility, was produced from J ...

, unofficially FX, Australian car *

Infiniti FX The Infiniti QX70, formerly called the Infiniti FX until 2013, is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV produced by the Nissan-owned Infiniti luxury vehicle brand between 2002 and 2017. The FX replaced the QX4 as Infiniti's mid-size SUV. It shares the ...

, an SUV *

Tecma FX The Tecma FX is a French high-wing, single-place, hang glider that was designed and produced by Tecma Sport of La Roche-sur-Foron. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; ...

, a French hang glider *

Toyota Kijang The Toyota Kijang is a series of pickup trucks, multi purpose vehicles and light commercial vehicles sold mainly in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and India by Toyota. It was first introduced in Indonesia in 1977 and had become the most popular car in ...

or Tamaraw FX, an SUV

Aviation

* Fighter Experimental: **

FX (Fighter Experimental) VFAX for Naval Fighter Attack Experimental was actually two specifications for two US Navy fighter projects. The first was for a low cost lightweight complement for the General Dynamics–Grumman F-111B which could replace the McDonnell F-4 Phan ...

, specifications for two US Naval fighter projects ** F-X (Fighter, Unknown designation number), ultimately USAF F-15 Eagle and General Dynamics F-16 **

KFX/IFX The KAI KF-21 ''Boramae'' (formerly known as KF-X) is a South Korean lead fighter aircraft development program with the goal of producing an advanced multirole fighter for the South Korean and Indonesian air forces. The airframe is stealthier ...

, Indonesian fighter program **

KF-X The KAI KF-21 ''Boramae'' (formerly known as KF-X) is a South Korean lead fighter aircraft development program with the goal of producing an advanced multirole fighter for the South Korean and Indonesian air forces. The airframe is stealthier ...

, South Korean fighter program

Other uses

* f(x), functions in mathematics * Foreign exchange service (telecommunications), a telephone connection to a distant exchange * Frequent Express, a transit service provided by TriMet in Portland and Gresham, Oregon