Impact
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'''Impact''', in direct and [[metaphore|metaphoric]] sense, is a [[collision]] or [[conflict]] between two physical bodies, ideas or behaviours. It may also indicate a ''strong reaction'' on consequences of a particular event.
Impact leads to significant changes of one or both involved [[abstract]] or physical [[object]]s, for example: destruction, war, negotiation, modification of social and cultural habits, as well as the introduction of a new technology or modification of [[natural environment|natural environmental]] conditions.
In '''computing''':
* Impact, an norwegian counter strike source player
* [[IMPACT (computer graphics)]], a computer graphics architecture for Silicon Graphics computer workstations
* [[Impact Finite Element Program]], an open source finite element program
* ''Impact'', a 1988 computer game published by [[Audiogenic]]
* [[Impact (cyber security)]], the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism (Impact).
In '''science''':
* [[Impact force]], a high force or [[shock (mechanics)]] over a short time period
* [[Impact event]], the collision of a meteoroid, asteroid or comet with Earth
* [[Impact crater]], a meteor crater caused by an impact event
* [[Impact factor]], a measure of the citations to a science or social science journal
In '''film, television, and radio''':
* [[Impact (1949 film)|''Impact'' (1949 film)]], a 1949 film noir starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines
* ''Impact'', a ~1987 talk radio program hosted by [[Frank Sontag]]
* [[Impact (news music)]], a 1994 television news music package
* ''[[TNA Impact!]]'', a 2004 professional wrestling television program
In '''literature''':
* [[Impact (action entertainment magazine)|''Impact'' (action entertainment magazine)]], a monthly action entertainment magazine that focus on Asian action cinema and anime.
* [[Impact (student magazine)]], a student magazine for the University of Nottingham, England
* ''[[Student Impact]]'', the student newspaper for the University of Bath, England
*[[Impact Press]], an Orlando, Florida-based magazine
*[[IMPACT magazine]], a scientologist magazine
* [[Impact Comics]], a DC Comics imprint
* [[Impact (EC Comics)|''Impact'' (EC Comics)]], a 1955 EC Comics comic book
* [[Impact (Image Comics)]], an Image Comics comic book character
In '''music''':
* ''[[Damon Harris|Impact]]'', a short-lived disco group formed in the mid-70s by Damon Harris
* ''Impact'', a hardcore punk band from Orange County
* ''Impact'', a progressive rock band from Naples, Italy.
* ''Impact'', a trance project of Dutch producer Richard van Dongen
* ''Impact'', a Romanian dance music group, formed in 1998
* [[Impact Records]], an American record label
'''Organizations'''
*[[IMPACT (organisation)|IMPACT]], a charitable organization focusing on [[Public Health|public]] and preventative interventions to stop preventable disability.
'''Other''':
* '''Impact''', prototype for the [[General Motors EV1]] electric car
* [[Montreal Impact]], a soccer team in the North American USL First Division
* [[Impact (typeface)]], a sans-serif typeface
* Impact, or [[Model Mugging]], a form of women's self-defense
* [[Impact, Texas]], a town in Taylor County, Texas, USA
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