Halo 420243 225932832 2008-07-16T02:15:24Z M337ING 7471948 /* Video games and film */ {{wiktionarypar|halo|HALO}} {{TOCright}} '''Halo''' may refer to: *[[Halo (religious iconography)]], a ring of light that surrounds an object in religious iconography *[[Halo (optical phenomenon)]], a ring of light that surrounds an object *[[Halo (medicine)]], used to immobilize cervical neck (spinal) fractures *[[Halo (comics)]], a DC Comics superhero *[[Halo (horse)]], an American thoroughbred racehorse *[[Halo (visualization technique)]], a computer interface technique that uses arcs to point users to off-screen locations *[[Halo, West Virginia]] *[[Halo (bar)]], a gay bar in Washington, D.C. *[[Halo jump|HALO]] or High Altitude Low Opening, a form of parachute jump *[[Galactic halo]], a ring of gas and stars surrounding a galaxy, and in particular the Milky Way Galaxy *[[Halo (megastructure)]], the fictional ringworld/superweapons in the eponymous video game series ==Video games and film== ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'', a [[first-person shooter]] [[video game]] series, consisting of: *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', a first-person shooter for the [[Xbox]] console, [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], and [[Mac OS X]] *''[[Halo 2]]'', the sequel to the first game released on the Xbox and Windows *''[[Halo 3]]'', the last game in the series' main story arc released for the [[Xbox 360]] *''[[Halo Wars]]'', a real time strategy game based within the same fictional universe for the Xbox 360 *''[[Halo Chronicles]]'', an episodic game based on the series' universe which is being developed by film director [[Peter Jackson]]. ==Military== *[[BAE HALO]] (High Altitude Low Observability), a military aircraft under development *[[SELEX Galileo]] HALO (Hostile Artillery Locator), acoustic weapon locating system. *[[Mil Mi-26]] or Halo, a heavy transport helicopter ==Science== *[[Halo effect]], a cognitive bias whereby the perception of a particular trait is influenced by the perception of the former traits *[[Galactic halo]], a region of space surrounding spiral galaxies *[[Nuclear halo]], a shape exhibited by some exotic atomic nuclei *Halo-, a chemical prefix indicating [[halogen]] *[[Halo orbit]], a class of [[orbit]] around a [[Lagrange Point]]. ==Popular music== *HALO is the numbering schema for albums released by the band [[Nine Inch Nails]]. *[[Halo (Machine Head song)|Halo]], a heavy metal song by [[Machine Head]]. *Halo, a pop/rock song by [[Bethany Joy Galeotti]] (credited as [[Haley James Scott]]). *Halo, a song by [[Porcupine Tree]]. *Halo, a song by [[Foo Fighters]] *[[Halo (SOiL song)|Halo]], a heavy metal song by [[SOiL]]. ==Other== *[[HALO Trust]] or Hazardous Areas Life-Support Organization, a charity for removing war debris *[[Halo vehicle]], an automobile marketing strategy *[[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]], sometimes referred to by fans or media as ''The Halos'' *''HALO: Hidden Alias List Operation'', a fictional witness protection program in ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' *Halo, a type of [[Windmill (breakdance move)#Halos|windmill breakdance move]] {{disambig}} [[da:Halo (flertydig)]] [[de:Halo]] [[el:Άλως]] [[es:Halo]] [[fr:Halo]] [[nl:Halo]] [[ja:HALO]] [[pt:HALO]] [[fi:Halo]] [[sv:Halo]] [[zh:Halo]]