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Prism usually refers to: * Prism (optics), a transparent optical component with flat surfaces that refract light *
Prism (geometry) In geometry, a prism is a polyhedron comprising an polygon base, a second base which is a translated copy (rigidly moved without rotation) of the first, and other faces, necessarily all parallelograms, joining corresponding sides of the two b ...
, a kind of polyhedron Prism may also refer to:


Science and mathematics

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Prism (geology) In sedimentology, a prism is a long, narrow, wedge-shaped sedimentary body. These types of sediments are typically formed during orogenic deformation; for example, the arkose detrital sedimentary rock found in fault troughs. In mineralogy, prism ...
, a type of sedimentary deposit *
Prism correction Eye care professionals use prism correction as a component of some eyeglass prescriptions. A lens which includes some amount of prism correction will displace the viewed image horizontally, vertically, or a combination of both directions. The m ...
, a component of some eyeglass prescriptions


Government

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PRISM Prism usually refers to: * Prism (optics), a transparent optical component with flat surfaces that refract light * Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron Prism may also refer to: Science and mathematics * Prism (geology), a type of sedimentar ...
, a surveillance program run by the US National Security Agency * PRISM (website), an educational portal website for Indiana teachers *
Oregon Performance Reporting Information System The Performance Reporting and Information System (PRISM) is a data system which collects and disseminates performance measurement data for individuals receiving workforce services from the U.S. state of Oregon government. To help inform decision ...
, a state agency


Media and entertainment


Publications

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Prism (comics) Prism (Robbie) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a member of the Marauders. Publication history Prism first appeared in ''X-Factor'' 10 (November 1986), and was created by Chris Cla ...
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Prism International ''Prism International'' (styled ''PRISM international'') is a magazine published quarterly in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Established in 1959, it is Western Canada's senior literary magazine. The magazine was started with name ''Prism'' ...
'', a Canadian literary magazine * ''PRism'' (journal), an academic journal covering public relations * ''ASEE Prism'', the flagship publication of the
American Society for Engineering Education The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is a non-profit member association, founded in 1893, dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and engineering technology education. The purpose of ASEE is the advancement of education ...
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Prism Comics Prism Comics is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) creators, stories, characters, and readers in the comics industry. It does this through informational booths and pr ...
, an organization that supports LGBT people in the comics industry * ''The Prism Pentad'', a series of Dungeons & Dragons novels by
Troy Denning Troy Denning is an American fantasy and science fiction author and game designer who has written more than two dozen novels. Background Denning grew up in the mountain town of Idaho Springs, Colorado. An avid reader of science fiction and fant ...


Music

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Prism (band) Prism (styled as PRiSM) is a Canadian rock band formed in Vancouver in 1977. They were originally active from 1977 to 1984 and have been active again from 1987 to present. Their classic line-up consisted of lead singer Ron Tabak, guitarist Lin ...
, a Canadian rock band ** ''Prism'' (Prism album), the debut album of the Canadian band *
Prism (Japanese band) was a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1975. History Prism was formed in 1975 by Akira Wada, Ken Watanabe, Katsutoshi Morizono, Daisaku Kume, Koki "Corky" Ito and Toru "Rika" Suzuki. Most of the musicians had little professional experien ...
, a jazz fusion band * ''Prism'' (Beth Nielsen Chapman album) * ''Prism'' (Dave Holland album) * ''Prism'' (Jeff Scott Soto album) * ''Prism'' (Joanne Brackeen album) * ''Prism'' (Katy Perry album) * ''Prism'' (Lindsey Stirling song) * ''Prism'' (Matthew Shipp album) * ''Prism'' (Ryo Kawasaki album) * ''Prism'' (Yoshida Brothers album) * ''Prism'' (Rainbow EP) * Prism Records, an American record label


Other

* ''Prism'' (play), a 2017 play by Terry Johnson * ''Prism'' (opera), a 2018 opera by Ellen Reid * PRISM (TV network), a defunct cable television channel in Philadelphia, United States * Prism (street artist), street artist from Melbourne, Australia *
Prism Leisure Corporation Prism Leisure Corporation Plc was a distribution and publishing company that primarily focused on reissues and compilations, often at low prices. The company was located in Enfield, Middlesex, United Kingdom, History The company was founded in ...
, a distribution and publishing company in the United Kingdom


Computing

* Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata, XML metadata vocabularies for syndicating, aggregating, post-processing and multi-purposing content


Hardware

* Prism (chipset), a wireless networking chipset *
Apollo PRISM PRISM (Parallel Reduced Instruction Set Multiprocessor) was Apollo Computer's high-performance CPU used in their DN10000 series workstations. It was for some time the fastest microprocessor available, a high fraction of a Cray-1 in a workstatio ...
, a microprocessor made by Apollo Computer * DEC PRISM, a cancelled processor architecture designed by Digital Equipment Corporation * SGI Prism, a computer * Prism Micro Products, a British telecommunications company that produced modems for the Micronet 800 network *
PR/SM A logical partition (LPAR) is a subset of a computer's hardware resources, virtualized as a separate computer. In effect, a physical machine can be partitioned into multiple logical partitions, each hosting a separate instance of an operating ...
, an IBM mainframe hypervisor


Software

* Delphi Prism, a software development environment for .NET and Mono * Mozilla Prism, a software product for desktop integration of web applications *
PRISM model checker PRISM is a probabilistic model checker, a formal verification software tool for the modelling and analysis of systems that exhibit probabilistic behaviour.Kwiatkowska, M.; Norman, G.; Parker, D. "Probabilistic model checking in practice: Case studi ...
, a probabilistic model checker * GraphPad Prism, software for scientific graphing, biostatistics and curve fitting


Other uses

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PRISM (reactor) PRISM (Power Reactor Innovative Small Module, sometimes S-PRISM from SuperPRISM) is a nuclear power plant design by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH). Design The S-PRISM represents GEH's Generation IV reactor solution to closing the nuclear fu ...
, a small nuclear power plant design * A retroreflector, used in surveying *
Prism Rail Prism Rail was formed in July 1995 to bid for rail franchises in the United Kingdom during the privatisation of British Rail. It expressed interest in eighteen franchises, was shortlisted for twelve and was ultimately awarded four, LTS Rail, Va ...
, a British passenger rail company *
Prism Motorsports Phil Parsons Racing, formerly named MSRP Motorsports, Prism Motorsports, and later HP Racing, was a NASCAR team that competed in the Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series. It was owned by former NASCAR driver Phil Parsons, and most recently fie ...
, a defunct NASCAR team * Nokia Prism, a fashion mobile phone collection * ''Prism'' (video game), a video game about manipulating 3D shapes


See also

* Prismatic (disambiguation) * Prizm (disambiguation) {{disambiguation