Rx (sometimes written ) is a common abbreviation for medical prescriptions derived from the Latin verb ''recipere'', "take / receive". RX, Rx, , or rx may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

*' or ''Rx'', a young adult novel by

Elizabeth J. Braswell Elizabeth J. Braswell, often known as Liz Braswell, is an English-born American writer of young adult fiction. She is best known for ''The Nine Lives of Chloe King'', a series that was adapted as a 2011 television show of the same name. She is als ...

published in 2005 under the pseudonym Tracy Lynn *

Rx (band) ℞ or Rx was a one-off side project by Skinny Puppy band member Nivek Ogre, in collaboration with Invisible Records founder Martin Atkins. The project was originally called Ritalin, but the name was changed for legal reasons. Rx released an a ...

, an industrial rock band formed by Nivek Ogre and Martin Atkins *''Rx'', an album by Ryan Beaver (2016) *"

Rx (Medicate) "Rx (Medicate)" is a song performed by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman, a track on their sixth studio album, '' Wake Up Call'' (2017). The song's lyrics were co-written by all four members of the band and address the prescription drug abu ...

", a song by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman * ''Rx'' (mixtape), an upcoming mixtape by Rico Nasty * "rX" (''The Gifted''), an episode of the television series ''The Gifted'' *'' Kamen Rider Black RX'', a Japanese superhero television series * ''Rx'' (film), a 2005 romantic thriller film

Science and technology

Computing and electronics

*Rx, "Receive", "receiver" or "reception", in various

telecommunications Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

applications **Rx, the receive signal in the

RS-232 In telecommunications, RS-232 or Recommended Standard 232 is a standard originally introduced in 1960 for serial communication transmission of data. It formally defines signals connecting between a ''DTE'' (''data terminal equipment'') such a ...

serial communication standard *Rx, the remote procedure call mechanism used by the

Andrew File System The Andrew File System (AFS) is a distributed file system which uses a set of trusted servers to present a homogeneous, location-transparent file name space to all the client workstations. It was developed by Carnegie Mellon University as part of t ...

* Radeon RX series, a series of graphics products from AMD * Reactive extensions, originally for .NET, later ported to other languages and environments * Rx bridge, a device for measuring the characteristic resistance and impedance of antenna or feedline system * Rx meters, a term used in electrical engineering *

RX microcontroller family is a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, initially incorporated in 2002 as Renesas Technology, the consolidated entity of the semiconductor units of Hitachi and Mitsubishi excluding their dynamic random-access memo ...

, by Renesas Electronics

Vehicles

* Lexus RX, a series of luxury crossover SUV *

Mazda RX , commonly referred to as simply Mazda, is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan. In 2015, Mazda produced 1.5 million vehicles for global sales, the majority of which (nearly one mi ...

, a series of sport cars *

South Australian Railways R class The South Australian Railways R class engine, later upgraded to Rx Class engine is a class of 4-6-0 steam engines operated by the South Australian Railways. History In 1886, Dübs and Company of Glasgow delivered the first six R class of engine. ...

(Rx class locomotive), of the South Australian Railways * Yamaha RX 100, a 2-stroke Yamaha motorcycle

Other uses in science and technology

* Retinal homeobox protein Rx, a transcription factor in vertebrate eye development * Roket Eksperimental, an Indonesian experimental rocket series

Other uses

Apparent retrograde motion Apparent retrograde motion is the apparent motion of a planet in a direction opposite to that of other bodies within its system, as observed from a particular vantage point. Direct motion or prograde motion is motion in the same direction as ...

of planets in astrology * Rallycross, a motor sport *

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, a Bangladeshi airline (IATA code RX) * Rye, East Sussex, UK, in fishing boat registrations *, a numismatic abbreviation for

reverse Reverse or reversing may refer to: Arts and media * ''Reverse'' (Eldritch album), 2001 * ''Reverse'' (2009 film), a Polish comedy-drama film * ''Reverse'' (2019 film), an Iranian crime-drama film * ''Reverse'' (Morandi album), 2005 * ''Reverse'' ...

*RX, formerly Reed Exhibitions, an exhibition company, now part of

RELX RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...

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