Life Life, also known as biota, refers to matter that has biological processes, such as Cell signaling, signaling and self-sustaining processes. It is defined descriptively by the capacity for homeostasis, Structure#Biological, organisation, met ...

is the characteristic that distinguishes organisms from inorganic substances and dead objects. Life or The Life may also refer to:

Human life

Human life (disambiguation) Human life may refer to: * Human life span, statistical measure of the average time a human being is expected to live * Human Life Amendment, various proposals to amend the United States Constitution to prohibit abortion * Human Life Internatio ...

Human condition The human condition can be defined as the characteristics and key events of human life, including birth, learning, emotion, aspiration, reason, morality, conflict, and death. This is a very broad topic that has been and continues to be pondered ...

, the characteristics, events, and situations of human existence * Biography, a written, filmed, etc. description of a person's life **

Autobiography An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share thei ...

, an account of one's own life *

Everyday life Everyday life, daily life or routine life comprises the ways in which people typically act, think, and feel on a daily basis. Everyday life may be described as mundane, routine, natural, habitual, or Normality (behavior), normal. Human diurna ...

, what a person does and feels on an everyday basis *

Personal life Personal life is the course or state of an personhood, individual's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity. Apart from hunter-gatherers, most pre-modern peoples' time was limited by ...

, an individual's life *

Life imprisonment Life imprisonment is any sentence (law), sentence of imprisonment under which the convicted individual is to remain incarcerated for the rest of their natural life (or until pardoned or commuted to a fixed term). Crimes that result in life impr ...

, a sentence of imprisonment

Arts and media

Films

* ''Life'' (1920 film), a lost 1920 American silent drama film * ''Life'' (1928 film), a British silent drama film * ''Life'' (1984 film), a Chinese film * ''Life'' (1996 film), an Australian drama film * ''Life'' (1999 film), an American comedy film * ''The Life'' (2004 film), a Canadian made-for-TV drama film * '' Whore'' (2004 film), a Spanish drama film also called ''The Life'' * '' Life!'', a 2005 Dutch film * ''The Life'' (2012 film), a Ugandan film * ''Life'' (2015 film), an American biopic * ''Life'' (2017 film), an American science fiction horror film

Gaming

* Life (gaming), a play-turn for a player-character * '' The Game of Life'', a board game *

Conway's Game of Life The Game of Life, also known as Conway's Game of Life or simply Life, is a cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. It is a zero-player game, meaning that its evolution is determined by its initial ...

, a cellular automaton * ''Life'', development title for the 1983 Atari game '' Lifespan'' *

Life (gamer) Lee Seung-Hyun (, born January 11, 1997), better known as Life, is a South Korean former professional ''StarCraft II'' player. He began his professional career in 2011 with Team Zenex, which later merged with StarTale. He subsequently represented ...

, alias of Korean former professional ''StarCraft II'' player Lee Seung-Hyun, convicted and banned from competition for match fixing

Music

Albums

* '' Life'' (Sly and the Family Stone album), 1968 * ''Life'' (Exuma album), 1973 * ''Life'' (Thin Lizzy album), 1983 *''

Life (Is So Strange) ''Life (Is So Strange)'' is an album by War, was released on RCA Victor Records in 1983. The band's lineup is not stated on the cover, but composer credits suggest they had been reduced from eight members (on the previous album) to five. The ...

'', a 1983 album by War * ''Life'' (Art Davis album), 1986 * ''Life'' (Neil Young & Crazy Horse album), 1987 * ''Life'' (Inspiral Carpets album), 1990 * ''Life'' (The Cardigans album), 1995 * ''Life'' (Simply Red album), 1995 * ''Life'' (Talisman album), 1995 * '' Life'' (soundtrack), the 1999 soundtrack to the 1999 film *''Life'' (Black Biscuits album), a 1999 album featuring Vivian Hsu *''Life'', a 1999 album by Nelson * ''Life'' (Dope album), 2001 * ''Life'' (ZOEgirl album), 2001 * ''The Life'' (album), a 2001 album by Ginuwine *''Life'', a 2002 album by

Z-Ro Joseph Wayne McVey (born January 19, 1977), better known by his stage names Z-Ro and the Mo City Don, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by ''The New York Times'' in 2007. Early life ...

* ''Life'' (Frukwan album), 2003 * ''Life'' (Yo Gotti album), 2003 * ''Life'' (Andy Hunter album), 2005 * ''Life'' (Ricky Martin album), 2005 * ''Life'' (KRS-One album), 2006 * ''Life'' (Marcia Hines album), 2007 * '' Life'' (David "Fathead" Newman album), 2007 * ''Life'' (Angela Aki album), 2010 * ''Life'' (Cueshé album), 2010 * ''Life'' (Sage Francis album), 2010 *'' L.i.f.e'', a 2012 album by Josh Osho * ''Life'' (EP), a 2013 release by Heo Young-saeng *'' L.I.F.E'', a 2013 album by Burna Boy * ''Life'' (Sigma album), 2015 * ''Life'' (Adagio album), 2017 *''Life'', a 2018 album by Boy George &

Culture Club Culture Club are an English new wave music, new wave band formed in London in 1981. The band comprises Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (musician), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), and Mikey Craig (bass guitar), and formerly included Jon Moss ( ...

* ''Life'' (Conrad Sewell album), 2019

Songs

* "Life" (Ana Johnsson song), 2004 * "Life" (Ayahi Takagaki song), 2009 * "Life" (Des'ree song), 1998 * "Life" (E-Type song), 2001 * "Life" (Elvis Presley song), 1971 * "The Life" (Fifth Harmony song), 2016 * "Life" (Gen Hoshino song), 2023 * "Life" (Haddaway song), 1993 * "Life" (K-Ci & JoJo song), 1999 * "Life" (Mika Nakashima song), 2007 * " Life Number 9" (also written "Life #9"), 2004 * "Life" (Our Lady Peace song), 2000 * "Life" (Ricky Nelson song), 1971 * "The Life" (Styles P song), 2002 * "Life" (Toše Proeski song), 2004 * "Life" (Yui song), 2005 * " Life (Diamonds in the Dark)", 2013 John Dahlbäck song * " Life (Me no Mae no Mukō e)", 2010 Kanjani8 song * "The Life", by Alicia Keys from '' Songs in A Minor'' * "Life", by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead from '' So Divided'' * "Life", by Atheist from '' Piece of Time'' * "Life", by Audio Adrenaline from '' Audio Adrenaline'' * "Life", by Ayumi Hamasaki from '' Mirrorcle World'' * "Life", by Bleeding Through from '' Love Will Kill All'' * "Life", by Collective Soul from '' See What You Started by Continuing'' * "Life", by Conrad Sewell from ''

'' * "Life", by Devin Townsend from '' Ocean Machine: Biomech'' * "Life", by E-Type featuring Na Na from '' Euro IV Ever'' * "The Life", by Estelle from '' All of Me'' * "Life", by Flipper from '' Album – Generic Flipper'' * "The Life", by Gary Clark Jr. from '' Blak and Blu'' * "The Life", by Hinder from '' All American Nightmare'' * "The Life", by Mystic from '' Cuts for Luck and Scars for Freedom'' * "LIFE", a single by Neuro-sama * "Life", by Royce da 5'9" featuring Amerie on Royce da 5'9" from '' Rock City'' * "Life", by Sonata Arctica from '' The Ninth Hour'' * "Life?", by Napalm Death from '' Scum'' * "L.I.F.E.", by Lil Mama from '' VYP (Voice of the Young People)''

Other uses in music

* Life (rapper), British hip hop musician * Life Records, a Malaysian record label * Life Records, an imprint of Bellmark Records * ''The Life'' (musical), a 1990 musical

Print media

Fiction

* ''Life'' (play), an 1800 comedy play by Frederick Reynolds * ''A Life'', the English title of the 1892 novel '' Una Vita'' by Italo Svevo * '' A Life'' (play), a 1979 play by Hugh Leonard * ''A Life'', a 1986 collection of poetry by Iain Crichton Smith * ''Life'' (manga), a 2002 ''shōjo'' manga series * ''Life'', a 2004 novel by Gwyneth Jones * '' The Life'' (novel), a 2011 novel by Malcolm Knox * ''The Life'', a 2012 novel by Martina Cole

Non-fiction books

* '' Life'' (Sadava book), a 1983 biological science textbook, in its 11th edition as of 2016 * ''A Life'', the 1988 autobiography of

Elia Kazan Elias Kazantzoglou (, ; September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), known as Elia Kazan ( ), was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one of the most honored and inf ...

* '' Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth'', a 1997 natural history by Richard Fortey * ''A Life'', a 2001 memoir of Gabriel Josipovici's mother * '' Life'' (Richards book), a 2010 memoir by The Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards

Non-fiction periodicals

* '' Life'' (magazine), an American magazine from 1883 to 1972 and from 1978 to 2000 * '' Life'' (newspapers), local papers from Lerner Newspapers * '' Life'' (journal), a scientific journal published by MDPI * ''IUBMB Life'', a scientific journal published by the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Radio

* ''The Life'', an Australian radio programme hosted by the comedy duo Roy and HG * Life 103.1, the slogan for WLHC, an American radio station licensed to Robbins, North Carolina, United States * Life FM (disambiguation), one of several radio stations * Life Radio, a Philippine radio network

Television

* ''Life'' (American TV series), a 2007–2009 American police drama aired on NBC * ''Life'' (2009 TV series), a British nature documentary series aired on the BBC * ''Life'' (2020 TV series), a British drama series aired on the BBC * ''Life'' (Japanese TV series), a 2007 Japanese television series, based on the manga series of the same name * ''Life'' (South Korean TV series), a 2018 South Korean television series * "Life" (''Stargate: Universe''), an episode of ''Stargate: Universe'' * Life TV (Philippines), a Philippine television channel * ''The Life'' (advertisement), a 2009 television and cinema advertisement for the ''Halo 3: ODST'' video game * '' The Life Collection'', David Attenborough's series of BBC natural history programmes from 1979 to 2005 * GMA Life TV, an international Filipino television station * 9Life, an Australian television channel sometimes called Life * Life Network, rebranded as Slice in 2007, a former Canadian television specialty network * Life TV Media, a British broadcasting company

Other arts

* ''Life'' (sculpture), a 1968 sculpture in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Businesses and organizations

* Life (news agency, Russia), Russian news website * Life Racing Engines, a former racing team * Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific), a corporation acquired by Thermo Fisher Scientific in 2014 * Life University, a college in Marietta, Georgia, United States * lifecell, a Ukraine mobile network operator, formerly called life:) * Lambda Phi Epsilon, a North American Asian-interest fraternity nicknamed Life * The LIFE Programme (French : L’Instrument Financier pour l’Environnement), the European Union's funding instrument for the environment and climate action. * Life Scout (Boy Scouts of America), the second-highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America

Technology

* Laser Inertial Fusion Energy, a laser inertial fusion power plant design * Lunar Infrastructure for Exploration, a space telescope project * Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment, Shuttle-LIFE and Phobos-LIFE * Large Interferometer For Exoplanets

Other uses

* Life (cereal), a cereal distributed by the Quaker Oats Company * Life, Tennessee, an unincorporated community in the United States * Living Is For Everyone, a suicide prevention initiative of the Australian government's National Suicide Prevention Strategy * LIFE Act, a 2000 United States immigration law * LYF (pronounced ''life''), or Reliance LYF, a 4G smartphone brand owned by Reliance Industries * Life, a character who is Death’s wife in the animated series ''Adventure Time'' episode " The Gift That Reaps Giving" and " Together Again"