Spike 225580 225078136 2008-07-11T19:46:16Z 142.177.149.126 /* Software Developement */ {{tocright}} {{wiktionarypar|spike}} '''Spike''' may refer to: ==Device to puncture or fasten== * [[Nail (fastener)]], especially one over four inches long * [[Rail spike]], used to construct railroad tracks * [[Tree spiking]], making a tree dangerous to cut with a chainsaw * [[Spike strip]], tire deflation device * [[Spike bayonet]], an attachment for a firearm ==Media== ===Fictional characters=== * [[Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Spike (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'')]], a character from the American television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' * [[Snoopy%27s_siblings#Spike|Spike]], Snoopy's brother in the comic strip ''Peanuts'' * [[Spike Spiegel]], a character from the anime/manga series ''Cowboy Bebop'' * [[Spike (MGM)]], a recurring character on ''Tom and Jerry'' * [[Spike (Dragon Ball)|Spike (''Dragon Ball'')]] or Akkuman, a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media * The Spike, one of the Titans in the 2007 videogame ''[[Crash of the Titans]]'' * Spike, a character in Dinosaurs as Robbie Sinclair's friend. * [[Spike (The Land Before Time)|Spike (''The Land Before Time'')]] a character from the animated film, ''The Land Before Time'' * Spike, a facehugger and pet of Roger Wilco in [[Space Quest V: The Next Mutation]] ===Music=== * [[Spike (Elvis Costello album)|''Spike'' (Elvis Costello album)]], a 1989 album by Elvis Costello * [[Spike (Puffy AmiYumi album)|''Spike'' (Puffy AmiYumi album)]], a 2001 album by Puffy AmiYumi * [[Mark Stent|Mark "Spike" Stent]], a British record producer and audio engineer ===Books and magazines=== * ''[[Spike Magazine]]'' * [[The Spike (1980)|''The Spike'' (1980)]], a 1980 novel by Arnaud de Borchgrave * [[The Spike (1997)|''The Spike'' (1997)]], novel by Damien Broderick ===Film and television=== * [[Spike (TV channel)]] * ''[[Spike of Bensonhurst]]'' * [[Spike (stagecraft)]], a theatrical term ==Sports== * Track spikes, traction-increasing devices on a [[track shoe]], worn during track and field events * Spike, a term in [[volleyball#attack|volleyball]] * Spike, a term in [[Glossary of American football#S|American football]] * [[Takeo Spikes]], American football player *Spike, a stinkpot turtle. Originally known as SSGPTMCI... more to come [Spike Sanchez Gonzales Papagorgeo The Mafia Chan Ishida... more to come] ==Software Development== * [[Spike (software development)]] a focused explorative approach to a programming problem ==Other uses== * [[Raceme|Spike]] (botany), a cluster of flowers on a common base * [[Spike (missile)]] an Israeli fourth generation ATGM * [[Spike (company)]], a video game company * [[Spike band]], a bracelet or necklace * [[Spike Island]] (disambiguation) * [[Spike (music)]], a part of certain stringed instruments * [[Spike Shooter]], a sports energy drink * [[Action potential]], a concept in neuroscience * [[Voltage spike]], also called an electrical surge * Spike, term for an adolescent male [[deer]] or elk * Spike, a type of [[raceme]] with sessile flowers * Spike, nickname for the [[Spire of Dublin]] * Spike, slang for syringe/hypodermic needle * Spike, Heroin cut with scopolamine or strychnine As a verb: :* The act of driving a spike into the firing mechanism of a cannon, rendering it temporarily useless. :* The act of [[tree spiking|driving a spike into a tree]], making it dangerous to cut with a chainsaw. :* The act of adding extra alcohol to a party beverage, generally without the knowledge of other partygoers. :* The act of injecting a hypodermic needle ==See also== * [[Caltrop]] * [[Punji stick]] * [[Spike (given name)]] {{disambig-cleanup}} [[de:Spike]] [[es:Spike]] [[fr:Spike (homonymie)]] [[it:Spike]] [[nl:Spike]] [[ja:スパイク]] [[pl:Spike]] [[simple:Spike]]