Star (disambiguation)
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Science
- star, in astronomy
- star-algebra, an associative algebra
- star (game), in combinatorial game theory
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Technology
- star network, in computer science refers to a type of network topology
- star coupler, a network applications device
- STAR 21 Networks, a telecom company
- Xerox Star, an office automation workstation introduced in 1981 by Xerox
- Star Micronics, a Japan-based office electronics manufacturer
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Symbol
- star polygon, a star drawn with a number of lines equal to the number of points
- pentagram, a five-pointed star polygon, that sometimes has magical or occult associations
- hexagram, a six-pointed star polygon, often known as the Star of David or Jewish Star, can symbolise Israel and/or Jews
- heptagram, a seven-pointed star polygon that has magical or Australian associations
- magic star
- asterisk, a typographical symbol (*)
- Mullet (heraldry), unconventional shapes of stars on coats-of-arms.
- star (glyph), any of a number of star-shaped glyphs in typography
- red star, a star with five points can represent communism
- star and crescent, symbol of Islam or of the Ottoman empire
- star (classification), a scoring system for hotels, restaurants and movies
- star (football crest), representing trophies won by a soccer team; Medal or decoration:
- Africa Star
- Award star
- Bronze Star Medal
- Silver Star
- The Order of the White Star
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Rank
- One-star general through Five-star general, U.S. Army officer rank insignia
- Star Scout rank in the Boy Scouts of America
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Architecture
- [[Star (strategies + architecture)]]
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Transportation
- Star (automobile), a Durant automobile from the 1920s
- star (sailboat), a class of small racing sailboat
- Star class locomotive
- Star routes, a US postal service term
- Star Airlines, a French airline
- Star Air, an Indonesian airline
- Star Alliance, an airline alliance
- Star Cruises, one of the largest cruise lines in the world
- Star Ferry, a Hong Kong ferryboat service
- Black Star, the shipping line that served in the repatriation of African Americans
- White Star Line, famous operators of the RMS Titanic
- le Service de Transports de l'Agglomération Rennaise (STAR), the public transit (bus and métro) organization in Rennes, France
- FCS Star, polish truck manufacturer
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Entertainment
- celebrity, a prominent person in music, sport or other endeavours
- movie star, a famous film actor
- pyrotechnic star, a solid piece of pyrotechnic mixture which is loaded into a shell
- The Star (Tarot card), a Major Arcana card in Tarot
- The Star disambiguation
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Music
- Stars (band), a Canadian indie rock band.
- Starz (band), American heavy metal band
- Star Turtle, a funk album by Harry Connick Jr with music inspired by New Orleans.
- Stars, an album by British soulsters Simply Red
- Stars, a song by the band Switchfoot
- Star, a song by David Bowie
- Star, a song by the band Silverbullit
- Stars, a song by the band Hum
- Dead Star a song by Muse
- Star, a song and album by the singing group 702
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Films
- The Star (movie), a 1952 Bette Davis movie
- Zvezda (film), (The Star), a 2002 Russian movie
- Star 80, a 1983 movie about Dorothy Stratten
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Television
- Star Academy, one of several reality TV shows worldwide
- Star Académie, a Canadian reality TV show
- Star Factory, a Russian reality TV show
- Star Search, a US talent show
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Fiction
- The Star, a short story by Arthur C. Clarke
- Star, the Empress of Twenty Universes in Glory Road, a novel by Robert A. Heinlein
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Broadcast media
- Television stations
- Star TV a Turkish nation wide channel
- Star!, a Canadian cable channel
- STAR TV, Satellite Television Asian Region
- Star Channel, Greek terrestrial television channel
- StarChoice, a Canadian satellite television distributor
- Starz!, a US cable channel
- North American radio stations
- WSTR (FM), Star 94, in Atlanta, Georgia
- WMSR-FM, Star 94, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
- CKSR, Star 98.3, in Chilliwack, British Columbia
- KYSR, Star 98.7, in Los Angeles, California
- WAHR, Star 99.1, in Huntsville, Alabama
- WAWZ, Star 99.1, in Zarephath, NJ
- KIOI, Star 101.3, in San Francisco, California
- KPLZ, Star 101.5, in Seattle, WA
- WTSS, Star 102.5, in Buffalo, New York (Also can be heard in Toronto at the same channel)
- UK radio stations
- Star 106.6 in Berkshire
- Star 107 in Cambridge and Ely
- Star 107.2 in Bristol
- Star 107.5 in Cheltenham
- Star 107.7 in Weston-Super-Mare
- Star 107.9 in Stroud
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Print media
- The Toronto Star, a major Canadian newspaper
- The Star (South Africa), a South African newspaper
- The Star (Ireland), an Irish tabloid newspaper
- The Star (Malaysia), a Malaysian newspaper
- Hollywood Star, a gossip magazine from the 1970s
- Star Magazine, a US celebrity magazine
- Star, a novel by Danielle Steel
- Star, a novel by Pamela Anderson
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Video games
- S.T.A.R.S., a fictional task force in the Resident Evil video game franchise
- Stars!, a strategy computer game for Windows first released in 1995
- Stars series, a short run of soccer video games from EA Sports
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See also
- morning star
- evening star
- shooting star
- falling star
- double star (disambiguation)
- North Star (disambiguation)
- List of people by name: Star
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