Magic 18829 221442856 2008-06-24T14:49:34Z 74.185.223.217 {{wiktionarypar|magic}} '''Magic''' may refer to: * [[Magic (paranormal)]] anything that is not naturally explainable by any laws of nature. ** [[Magical thinking]] ** [[Folk magic]], traditional systems of magic ** [[Magick]], the magical system of Aleister Crowley and Thelema ** [[Witchcraft]], the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers * [[Magic (illusion)]], the art of entertaining audiences by performing illusions and tricks ** [[Street magic]], [[sleight of hand]], etc. In '''fantasy fiction''': * [[Magic (fantasy)]], a general overview of magic in works of fantasy * [[Magic (Discworld)]], magic in the ''Discworld'' series * [[Magic (Harry Potter)]], magic in the ''Harry Potter'' series * [[Magic (Middle-earth)]], magic in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien * [[Magik (comics)]], a character in Marvel Comics. In '''science''' and '''mathematics''': * [[Magic (cryptography)]], the codename for U.S. intelligence obtained from cryptanalysis of Japanese diplomatic transmissions during World War II * [[Magic square]], a square of numbers with identical row, column, and diagonal sums * [[MAGIC (telescope)]], the Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope * [[R550 Magic]], a French-built anti-aircraft missile * [[Multi Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside]], a governmental website with a detailed mapping and layers of the United Kingdom * [[Magnetism-based interaction capture]], a magnetic nanoprobe technology for detecting molecular interactions in living cells * [[Magnesium injection cycle|Magnesium Injection Cycle]], a design for a clean engine In '''games''': * ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', a trading card game in which participants play as powerful wizards * [[Magic (gaming)]], paranormal magic as used in games **[[Final Fantasy magic]], magic as used in the ''Final Fantasy'' game series *[[Master of Magic]] a popular MS-DOS game. In '''popular culture''': * [[Magic (T-Connection album)]], a 1977 album by T-Connection * [[Magic (Gillan album)]], a 1982 album by Gillan * [[Magic (Jets album)]], a 1987 album by The Jets * [[Magic (Amii Stewart album)]], a 1992 album by Amii Stewart * [[Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album)]], a 1997 album by the German Guitar Wizard * [[Magic (Twins album)]], a 2004 album by Twins * [[Magic (Bruce Springsteen album)]], a 2007 album by Bruce Springsteen * [[Magic (novel)]], a novel by William Goldman made into a 1978 [[Magic (film)|film]] starring Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret * ''[[Magic (film)]]'', thriller-movie from 1978 starring Anthony Hopkins. * [[Magic (rapper)]], a New Orleans-based rapper * [[Magic (magazine)]], a magazine for magicians * [[Magic (music magazine)]], a monthly music magazine in France * [[Magic (Pilot song)]], a 1974 hit song by Pilot * [[Magic (Olivia Newton-John song)]], a 1980 song by Olivia Newton-John * [[Magic (The Cars song)]], a 1984 song by The Cars * [[Magic (Robin Thicke song)]], a 2008 song by Robin Thicke * [[Magick (song)]], a 2006 song by the Klaxons * [[Magick Power]], a 1987 song by the [[paisley underground]] band, [[Opal (band)|Opal]]. In '''computing programming''': * [[Magic (programming)]], a general term for hiding complexity, as well as a UNIX command for "magically" determining unknown filetypes ** [[Deep magic]], a term for completely unknown workings in the depths of a program ** [[Black magic (programming)]], a synonym for voodoo programming, techniques which seem to work but aren't fully understood as to why they work * [[Magic number (programming)]], an arbitrary number that has been assigned a special meaning * "Magic", a version of the MUMPS programming language developed by [[Meditech]] * [[Magic (software)]], a popular VLSI layout tool * [[Magic Software Enterprises]], a software company which maintains eDeveloper * [[ImageMagick]], a suite of imaging programs * [[MAJC]], a multi-core, multi-threaded processor targeted at running Java code made by Sun Microsystems in the 1990s * [[Magic (object-oriented programming)]], A prototype-based, object-oriented, event-driven (mainly I/O events) interpreted programming language developed at the Experimental Computing Facility, University of California, Berkeley. Among '''radio stations''': * [[Magic Radio]], a radio network and television channel based in the United Kingdom (disambiguation for affiliates) * [[WKLI]] (Magic 100), a radio station in Albany, New York * [[KZMG]] (Magic 93.1), a radio station in Boise, Idaho * [[WMJX]] (Magic 106.7), a radio station in Boston, Massachusetts * [[KKMG]] (98.9 Magic FM), a radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado * [[WMGC]] (Magic 105.1), a radio station in Detroit, Michigan * [[WMGS]] (Magic 93), a radio station in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] * [[Magic 89.9]], a radio station in Manila, Philippines * [[WLTB]] (Magic 101.7), a radio station in Binghamton, New York * [[Magic 1278]], a radio station in Melbourne, Australia * [[Magic 107.7 FM]], a radio station in Orlando, Florida * [[KMAJ]] (Majic 107.7 FM), a radio station in Topeka, Kansas * [[Magic 97.3 FM]], a radio station in Panama City, Florida * [[Magic 96.5 FM]], a radio station in Birmingham, Alabama * [http://www.wmgqfm.com/ WMGQ Magic 98.3 FM], a radio station in New Brunswick, New Jersey * [[Magic 105.7 FM]], a radio station in Cleveland, Ohio. * [[WTHZ]] (Magic 94.1), a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina. Another station in the area, [[WMAG|WMAG-FM]], used the handle "Magic 99.5" for a period of time in the 1980s. * [[Magic 100.5 FM]], A radio station in Cumberland, Maryland. * [[Majic 102.3 FM]], the #1 R&B radio station in the Washington D.C. area. * [[Magic 95.5 FM]] a radio station in Reno, Nevada '''Magic''' can also mean: * [[Orlando Magic]], an NBA basketball team * [[Magic Johnson]], a famous basketball player * [[Magic (trade show)]], the Men's Apparel Guild in California trade show ==See also== {{wikiquote}} *[[Magician]] *[[Magus]], a Zoroastrian priest; the origin of the word ''magic'' *[[Magic and religion]] *[[Magic in the Greco-Roman world]] *[[Mana]] *[[Magical thinking]] *[[List of magical terms and traditions]] *{{lookfrom|Magic}} {{disambig}} [[de:Magic]] [[fr:Magie]] [[it:Magia]] [[ko:매직]] [[ja:マジック]]