Locus 18099 221433911 2008-06-24T13:59:29Z GaryColemanFan 4453594 External link; capitalization {{Wiktionary}} The word '''locus''' (plural '''loci''') is [[Latin]] for "place": *[[Locus of control|Locus (psychology)]], in industrial psychology, having an internal or external locus of control *[[Locus (genetics)]], the position of a gene (or other significant sequence) on a chromosome *[[Locus (mathematics)]], the set of points satisfying a particular condition, often forming a curve of some sort *[[Locus (medicine)]], the "place" on the body where a [[pathogen]] enters *[[Locus (phonetics)]], the hypothetical starting point of the [[formant]] transitions that characterise [[plosive]] consonants acoustically *In the [[classics]], [[literature]] or [[theology]], ''locus'' (or ''locus classicus'') marks the first appearance of a phrase or the definitive passage that is authoritative for an idea *[[Locus (law)]], in [[Scots Law]], the place which is the location of a crime or incident subject of lawful or legal enquiry * Loci is a nickname for rapper [[Ja Rule]] *[[Loci (band)]], an alt-rock band from Bristol, United Kingdom '''Locus''' may also refer to: * LOCUS ([[Level of Care Utilization System]]), a clinical level of care placement tool for psychiatric and addictions services, developed by the [[American Association of Community Psychiatrists]] *''[[Locus (magazine)]]'', a magazine carrying news about science fiction ** ''[[Locus Award]]'', presented to the winners of ''Locus'' magazine's annual readers' poll *[[Locus Suspectus]], a Canadian contemporary arts magazine *[[Locus (art magazine)]], a Baltimore, Maryland-based art journal showcasing emerging visual artists. *''[[Locus Computing Corporation]]'' developed the [[LOCUS Operating System|LOCUS]] clustering operating system, as well as the [[Merge (software)|Merge]] 8086 virtual machine implementation. *''[[LOCUS Operating System]]'' started as a clustering OS research project at [[UCLA]], and was then developed into a commercial product by [[Locus Computing Corporation]] in the 1980s *[[method of loci]], a mnemonic system *Locus, is a [[racing game|racing computer game]] set in the future *LOCI or LO:CI, a fan shorthand for the TV series ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]'' * [[Locus (comics)]], a Marvel Comics Mutant and supervillain *[[Locus Plethore]], a Canadian supercar {{disambig}} [[bg:Локус]] [[de:Locus]] [[fr:Locus (homonymie)]] [[he:לוקוס]] [[ja:軌跡]] [[nl:Locus]] [[pl:Locus]]