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 sedimentary deposit *

Prism correction Eye care professionals use prism correction as a component of some eyeglass prescriptions. A corrective lens, lens which includes some amount of prism correction will displace the viewed image horizontally, vertically, or a combination of both di ...

, a component of some eyeglass prescriptions

Government

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 sedimentary ...

, a surveillance program run by the US National Security Agency * PRISM (website), an educational portal website for Indiana teachers * Oregon Performance Reporting Information System, a state agency

Media and entertainment

Publications

* Prism (comics), a Marvel Comics character * '' Prism International'', 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 ...

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 pro ...

, 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 fan ...

Music

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 L ...

, a Canadian rock band ** ''Prism'' (Prism album), the debut album of the Canadian band * Prism (Japanese band), 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 Prism Records was an American record label formed in 1978 by Len Fichtelberg (d. November 4, 2010). It was originally an independent label, focusing on the New York City R&B and disco scene of the day with groups like Erotic Drum Band and disco ...

, an American record label

Other

* ''Prism'' (play), a 2017 play by Terry Johnson * ''Prism'' (opera), a 2018 opera by Ellen Reid *

PRISM (TV network) PRISM (Philadelphia Regional In-home Sports and Movies) was an American regional premium cable television channel in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Launched in September 1976, PRISM was primarily distributed through area cable systems, alth ...

, a defunct cable television channel in Philadelphia, United States * Prism (street artist), street artist from Melbourne, Australia * Prism Leisure Corporation, 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, 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 Oxygene (formerly known as Chrome) is a programming language developed by RemObjects Software for Microsoft's Common Language Infrastructure, the Java Platform and Cocoa. Oxygene is based on Delphi's Object Pascal, but also has influences fr ...

, a software development environment for .NET and Mono * Mozilla Prism, a software product for desktop integration of web applications * PRISM model checker, a probabilistic model checker *

GraphPad Prism GraphPad Software Inc. was a privately held software development corporation until its acquisition by Insight Partners in 2017. The company was named Insightful Science, which itself merged with Dotmatics in 2021. The original software was writt ...

, software for scientific graphing, biostatistics and curve fitting

Other uses

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 A retroreflector (sometimes called a retroflector or cataphote) is a device or surface that reflection (physics), reflects radiation (usually light) back to its source with minimum scattering. This works at a wide range of angle of incidence (opt ...

, 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, a defunct NASCAR team * Nokia Prism, a fashion mobile phone collection * ''Prism'' (video game), a video game about manipulating 3D shapes