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Impact (mechanics) In mechanics, an impact is a high force or shock applied over a short time period when two or more bodies collide. Such a force or acceleration usually has a greater effect than a lower force applied over a proportionally longer period. The ...

, a high force or shock (mechanics) over a short time period * Impact, Texas, a town in Taylor County, Texas, US

Science and technology

* Impact crater, a meteor crater caused by an impact event *

Impact event An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects. Impact events have physical consequences and have been found to regularly occur in planetary systems, though the most frequent involve asteroids, comets or me ...

, the collision of a meteoroid, asteroid or comet with Earth * Impact factor, a measure of the citations to a science or social science journal

Books and magazines

* ''Impact'' (novel), a 2010 novel by Douglas Preston *'' Impact Press'', a former Orlando, Florida-based magazine *

Impact Magazines Europress was a British magazine and software publisher based in Adlington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire. Their magazine publishing business was previously known as Database Publications. The software division was renamed in 1999 to Actualize. His ...

, a former UK magazine publisher * ''Impact'' (conservative magazine), a British political magazine * ''Impact'' (British magazine), a British action film magazine * ''Impact'', a French action film magazine spun off from '' Mad Movies'' * ''Impact'' (UNESCO magazine), a former UNESCO quarterly titled ''IMPACT of science on society'' * ''Impact'' (student magazine), a student magazine for the University of Nottingham, England * ''

Bathimpact ''Bathimpact'' (stylised as "bathimpact") is the student newspaper for the University of Bath Students' Union, England. History and format ''Student Impact'' was created from the merger of two former publications at the University of Bath, '' ...

'', the student newspaper for the University of Bath Students' Union, England * Vice Impact, a channel of Vice Media

Comics

* Impact Comics, a DC Comics imprint * ''Impact'' (EC Comics), a 1955 EC Comics comic book *

Impact (Image Comics) ''Cyber Force'' (sometimes stylized as ''CyberForce'' or ''CYBERFORCE'') is a comic book series created by writer and artist Marc Silvestri in 1992 through his publishing studio, Top Cow Productions, and published by Image Comics. Publication his ...

, an Image Comics comic book character

Film and television

* ''Impact'' (TV programme), a BBC World News weekday programme * ''Impact'' (1949 film), a 1949 film noir starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines * ''Impact'' (1963 film), a 1963 crime thriller starring Conrad Phillips * ''Impact'' (mini-series), a 2008 television mini-series starring Natasha Henstridge and David James Elliott * ''Impact!'' (TV series), the flagship television broadcast of the American professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling * ''Impact'' (2002 British TV series), a two-part British television miniseries

Record labels

Impact Records Impact Records was an American record label founded in 1989 by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers. It was once a subsidiary of MCA Records. Today, its back catalog remains part of Universal Music Group. Acts on the label are and/or have included: Sas ...

, an American record label *

Impact Records (California) Impact Records was a California based record label run by CT Records creator, Anthony J. Hilder, Tony Hilder in the 1960s. This label released some surf records by The Crestwoods, Dave Myers and The Surftones,45 CaImpact (Calif.) - Label Discogra ...

, a California record label in the 1960s *

Impact (record label) ''For other record labels named Impact Records, see Impact Records (disambiguation)'' Impact was a New Zealand record label which released records by, among others, Erana Clark, Ray Columbus, Allison Durbin, Gerry Merito, Lew Pryme, Bunny Walt ...

, a New Zealand record label

Albums

* ''Impact'', an album by thrash metal band

Dew-Scented Dew-Scented was a German thrash and death metal band. They have released eight studio albums and were last signed to Metal Blade Records (Europe) and Prosthetic Records (USA/North America). Their name is inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan P ...

* ''Impact'' (1972 Charles Tolliver album), a live album by Charles Tolliver released on Enja Records * ''Impact'' (1975 Charles Tolliver album), a studio album by Charles Tolliver released on Strata-East Records * ''Impact'' (Eye Empire album)

Businesses and organisations

* Impact Confections, a candy company founded in 1981 * Impact! Miniatures, a company producing 28mm wargaming figures * IMPACT International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats * IMPACT,

Irish Municipal, Public and Civil Trade Union The Irish Municipal, Public and Civil Trade Union (IMPACT) was a trade union in the Republic of Ireland. It primarily organised workers in education, health, local government and the civil service. It also had members who worked for voluntary an ...

* IMPACT, Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust * IMPACT (British organisation), a charity focusing on public and preventative interventions to stop preventable disability * IMPACT (Canadian organization), a charity focusing on natural resources in conflict areas *

IMPACT (computer graphics) IMPACT (sometimes spelled Impact) is a computer graphics architecture for Silicon Graphics computer workstations. IMPACT Graphics was developed in 1995 and was available as a high-end graphics option on workstations released during the mid-1990s. I ...

, a computer graphics architecture for Silicon Graphics computer workstations *

Impact Wrestling Impact Wrestling (stylized as ''IMPACT! Wrestling''), is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Founded by Jeff and Jerry Jarrett in 2002, the promot ...

, a professional wrestling organization founded in 2002

Sport

CF Montréal CF Montréal is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1992 as the Montreal Impact (french: Impact de Montréal, links=no), ...

, formerly known as Montreal Impact, a soccer (football) team in Major League Soccer, the top tier of North American professional soccer * Montreal Impact (1992–2011), predecessor to the above team, that played in several second-level North American leagues during its history

Other uses

* Impact (gamer) (born 1995), South Korean League of Legends player * Impact (typeface), a sans-serif typeface * Impact evaluation, a way of evaluating changes from an intervention or development programme * ''Impact'' (custom car), a custom-built 1934 Ford roadster