Die, as a verb, refers to

death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

, the cessation of life. Die may also refer to:

Games

* Die, singular of

dice Dice (singular die or dice) are small, throwable objects with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. They are used for generating random values, commonly as part of tabletop games, including dice games, board games, role-playing g ...

, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers

Manufacturing

Die (integrated circuit) A die, in the context of integrated circuits, is a small block of semiconducting material on which a given functional circuit is fabricated. Typically, integrated circuits are produced in large batches on a single wafer of electronic-grade silic ...

, a rectangular piece of a semiconductor wafer *

Die (manufacturing) A die is a specialized machine tool used in manufacturing industries to cut and/or form material to a desired shape or profile. Stamping dies are used with a press, as opposed to drawing dies (used in the manufacture of wire) and casting dies ( ...

, a material-shaping device *

Die (philately) In philately, a ''die'' is the engraved image of a stamp on metal which is subsequently multiplied by impression to create the printing plate (or ''printing base''). Williams, L.N. & M. ''Fundamentals of Philately'', The American Philatelic Societ ...

Coin die Minting, coining or coinage is the process of manufacturing coins using a kind of stamping, the process used in both hammered coinage and milled coinage. This "stamping" process is different from the method used in cast coinage. A coin die is ...

, a metallic piece used to strike a coin *

Die casting Die casting is a metal casting process that is characterized by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mold cavity. The mold cavity is created using two hardened tool steel dies which have been machined into shape and work similarly t ...

, a material-shaping process **

Sort (typesetting) In typesetting, a sort or type is a block with a typographic character etched on it, which is lined up with others to print text. In movable-type printing, the sort or type is cast from a matrix mold and assembled by hand with other sorts be ...

, a cast die for printing *

Die cutting (web) Die cutting is the general process of using a die to shear webs of low-strength materials, such as rubber, fibre, foil, cloth, paper, corrugated fibreboard, chipboard, paperboard, plastics, pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, foam, and sheet ...

, process of using a die to shear webs of low-strength materials * Die, a tool used in

paper embossing Embossing and debossing are the processes of creating either raised or recessed relief images and designs in paper and other materials. An embossed pattern is raised against the background, while a debossed pattern is sunken into the surface ...

Tap and die Taps and dies are tools used to create screw threads, which is called threading. Many are cutting tools; others are forming tools. A tap is used to cut or form the female portion of the mating pair (e.g. a nut). A die is used to cut or form the ...

, cutting tools used to create screw threads in solid substances *

Tool and die Tool and die makers are highly skilled crafters working in the manufacturing industries. Variations on the name include tool maker, toolmaker, die maker, diemaker, mold maker, moldmaker or tool jig and die-maker depending on which area of concent ...

, the occupation of making dies

Arts and media

Music

* ''Die'' (album), the seventh studio album by rapper Necro *

Die (musician) Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of guitari ...

, Japanese musician, guitarist of the band Dir en grey *

DJ Die Daniel Robert Kausman, (born 13 October 1972), better known by his stage name DJ Die, is an English DJ and music producer. He was a founder of drum and bass label Full Cycle Recordings and a member of Roni Size & Reprazent (1997 Mercury Prize wi ...

, British DJ and musician with Reprazent * "DiE", a 2013 single by the Japanese idol group BiS * die!, an inactive German Neue Deutsche Härte band

Other uses in arts and media

* ''Die'' (film), a 2010 thriller film directed by Dominic James * ''Die'' (comics), a comic book series and role-playing game by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Stephanie Hans

Other uses

* Die, a

grammar article An article is any member of a class of dedicated words that are used with noun phrases to mark the identifiability of the referents of the noun phrases. The category of articles constitutes a part of speech. In English, both "the" and "a(n)" ar ...

, in the Afrikaans and German languages *

Die, Drôme Die (; oc, Diá; frp, Dia) is a commune, former episcopal see, and subprefecture of the Drôme department in southeastern France. The region around Die is known as the Diois. Die is best known for the ''Clairette de Die'', a sparkling wine. I ...

, a town in France *

Duplication is evil "Don't repeat yourself" (DRY) is a principle of software development aimed at reducing repetition of software patterns, replacing it with abstractions or using data normalization to avoid redundancy. The DRY principle is stated as "Every piece o ...

, a programming motto *

German Development Institute The German Development Institute / (DIE) is one of the leading think tanks for development policy worldwide. This has been attested in January 2013 by the ranking of the Global Go To Think Tanks Report (of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Pr ...