Variant may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''Variant'' (magazine), a former British cultural magazine *

Variant cover In comic books, a variant cover (sometimes variant edition) refers to an issue of a comic book printed with multiple covers, each with unique cover art. The first comic book marketed with a variant cover was the 1986 first issue of ''The Man of Ste ...

, an issue of comic books with varying cover art * ''Variant'' (novel), a novel by Robison Wells * "

The Variant "The Variant" is the second episode of the first season of the American television series ''Loki'', based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Loki. It follows an alternate version of the character who cannot return to his own timeline an ...

", 2021 episode of the TV series ''Loki'' **

Sylvie (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Sylvie Laufeydottir (born Loki) is a fictional character portrayed by Sophia Di Martino in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise, partially based on the characters Lady Loki and Sylvie Lushton from the Marvel Comics. She is an ...

, a character who was originally referred to as the Variant **"Variant", a fictional term in the Marvel Cinematic Universe pertaining to the

multiverse The multiverse is a hypothetical group of multiple universes. Together, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. The di ...

Gaming

Chess variant A chess variant is a game related to, derived from, or inspired by chess. Such variants can differ from chess in many different ways. "International" or "Western" chess itself is one of a family of games which have related origins and could be c ...

, a game derived from, related to or similar to chess in at least one respect * List of poker variants * List of ''Tetris'' variants

Mathematics and computing

* Variant (logic), a term or formula obtained from another one by consistently renaming all variables *

Variant symlinks In computing, a symbolic link (also symlink or soft link) is a file whose purpose is to point to a file or directory (called the "target") by specifying a path thereto. Symbolic links are supported by POSIX and by most Unix-like operating system ...

, a symbolic link to a file that has a variable name embedded in it * Variant type, in programming languages * Z-variant, unicode characters that share the same etymology but have slightly different appearances

Computer security

* In

network security Network security consists of the policies, processes and practices adopted to prevent, detect and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources. Network security involves th ...

, varieties of

computer worm A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. It often uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on security failures on the target computer to access it. It wi ...

s are called variants.

Biology

Allele An allele (, ; ; modern formation from Greek ἄλλος ''állos'', "other") is a variation of the same sequence of nucleotides at the same place on a long DNA molecule, as described in leading textbooks on genetics and evolution. ::"The chro ...

, a variant of a gene * In microbiology and virology, a variant, or 'genetic variant' is a subtype of a known microorganism.

Vehicles

* Volkswagen Variant, an air-cooled station wagon produced until the early 1980s * TeST TST-5 Variant, a Czech aircraft design of the 1990s

Other uses

* Variant name (geography), a name for a geographic feature that is not in primary use *

Variant Chinese character Variant Chinese characters (; Kanji: ; Hepburn: ''itaiji''; ; Revised Romanization: ''icheja'') are Chinese characters that are homophones and synonyms. Most variants are allographs in most circumstances, such as casual handwriting. Some contexts ...

, Chinese characters that can be used interchangeably *

Orthographical variant In biology, within the science of scientific nomenclature, i.e. the naming of organisms, an orthographical variant (abbreviated orth. var.) in botany or an orthographic error in zoology, is a spelling mistake, typing mistake or writing mistake ...

, a variant spelling of a botanical name *

Varyant Varyant is the more widely known name for the United Nations Avenue ( tr, Birleşmiş Milletler Caddesi), an avenue in İzmir, Turkey that is well known for its winding route and vista of the city. The road connects Halil Rıfat Paşa Avenue in c ...

, a road in İzmir, Turkey *In an

invitation to tender An invitation to tender (ITT, otherwise known as a call for bids or a request for tenders) is a formal, structured procedure for generating competing offers from different potential suppliers or contractors looking to obtain an award of business ...

, a supplier response which in part offers a solution different from that specified by the buyer