Nexus

Nexus may refer to:

Fiction and film

• Nexus, the final novel in The Rosy Crucifixion trilogy by Henry Miller
• The Nexus, the central plot element in the film Star Trek Generations
• Nexus (Charmed), a place equidistant from the five elements in the TV series Charmed
• Nexus (comics), an American comic book series by Mike Baron and Steve Rude in 1981
• Nexus (film), a 2011 Canadian film
• Ultraman Nexus, the eponymous alien superhero
• The Nexus series of replicants in Blade Runner and androids in the book the film was inspired by, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
• The Nexus, a secret organization in The Power of Five series by Anthony Horowitz

Gaming

• Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, a 2004 science fiction themed real-time tactics computer game
• Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds, a 1996 Pay to Play MMORPG
• The Nexus, a central hub used to bind together various worlds in the game Demon's Souls
• The Nexus, a dungeon in the MMORPG World of Warcraft
• Nexus, the capitol building of the Protoss in the RTSs StarCraft and StarCraft II
• Nexus, a major city in the RPG Exalted
• The Nexus, a communications complex in Quake 4
• The Nexus, a central connecting world in Myst Online: Uru Live
• The Nexus, a safe haven area in Realm of the Mad God
• Dragonlance Nexus, a fansite that was created in 1996 as "Dragon Realm"
• Nexus, a large, insect-like Necromorph in the game Dead Space 3
• Nexus, a structure at the starting point of each team in League of Legends that the other team must destroy in order to win

Music

Albums

• Nexus (Argent album), 1974
• Nexus (Another Level album), 1999
• Nexus (Gene Harris album), 1975
• Nexus (Sarah Fimm album), 2004
• Nexus 4/Shine (L'Arc-en-Ciel album), 2008
• The Nexus (Amaranthe album), 2013

Groups

• Nexus (Argentine band), a progressive rock band from Argentina
• Nexus (ensemble), a Toronto-based percussion ensemble that performs jazz, world music, and western avantgarde music
• Nexus (Estonian band), an Estonian pop band formed in 2003 which split up in 2006
• Nexus (Greek band), a Greek industrial rock band formed by vocalist/keyboardist Mike Pougounas
• Nexus Music, a Danish record label that was founded in 2002
• Nexus 21, a British techno duo formed in 1989 by Mark Archer and Chris Peat

Songs

• "Nexus", a song from Bethlehem's 1998 album Sardonischer Untergang im Zeichen irreligiöser Darbietung
• "Nexus", a song from Dan Fogelberg's 1981 album The Innocent Age
• "Nexus", a song from Opshop's 2004 album You Are Here
• "The Nexus", a composition from Astral Projection's 2002 album Amen
• "The Nexus", the first single from Amaranthe's 2013 album The Nexus

Publishing

• Nexus (magazine), a bi-monthly alternative news magazine
• Nexus (student magazine), the weekly students' magazine of the Waikato Students Union at the University of Waikato, New Zealand
• Daily Nexus, the university newspaper for the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Science

• 2C-B (or Nexus), a psychedelic drug of the 2C family
• Gap junction (or nexus), a specialized intercellular connection between a multitude of animal cell-types
• NEXUS (rocket), a reusable rocket concept design created in the 1960s

Technology

• Cisco Nexus, modular network switches designed for data centers.
  • Nexus 1000v virtual switch
  • Nexus 2000 fabric extender
  • Nexus 3000 series
  • Nexus 4001 IBM Blade Center switch
  • Nexus 5000 series
  • Nexus 7000 series modular datacenter switches
• Google Nexus, a line of Android Devices produced, in part, by Google:
  • Nexus One smartphone, manufactured by HTC, released January 2010
  • Nexus S smartphone, manufactured by Samsung, released December 2010
  • Galaxy Nexus smartphone, manufactured by Samsung, released in November 2011
  • Nexus Q, a media-streaming entertainment device, released June 2012
  • Nexus 7, a series of seven-inch tablets Asus makes in conjunction with Google.
    • The first Nexus 7 tablet, manufactured by Asus, released July 2012
    • The second generation Nexus 7 tablet, manufactured by Asus, released July 2013
  • Nexus 4 smartphone, manufactured by LG, released November 2012
  • Nexus 10 tablet, manufactured by Samsung, released November 2012
• GT Nexus, an enterprise integration solutions provider
• NeXus (data format), a common data format for neutron, X-ray, and muon science
• Nexus (Process integration and optimization), multidisciplinary optimization software
• Nexus (software), a Reservoir Simulation Software
• Nexus (standard), a standard debugging interface for embedded systems
• Nexus Telecom, a Swiss telecom management systems company
• Nexus file, a widely used file format used in bioinformatics
• WorldWideWeb (later Nexus), the first web browser and editor
• Sonatype Nexus, a Maven repository manager

Transport

• Nexus Automotive, an importer and manufacturer in Pakistan
• NEXUS (frequent traveler program), a program to allow low-risk travelers to cross the US-Canada border quickly
• Nexus Mustang, a two place homebuilt aircraft
• Shimano Nexus, a brand of bicycle components
• Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive (brandname Nexus), the Passenger Transport Executive for the Tyne and Wear region of North East England

Other

• Nexus, a person in debt bondage in ancient Rome; see nexum
• Nexus of ECEA, a technical symposium of ECEA of Government College of Technology, Coimbatore
• NEXUS, an annual cultural festival of Sri Venkateswara College
• Nexus, an aspect of state income tax code in the United States; see State income tax#Nexus
• Nexus (professional wrestling), a defunct professional wrestling stable in the WWE
• Nexus grammar, a system of analysing text which was first used in Denmark
• Nexus (process philosophy), a term coined by Alfred North Whitehead to show the network actual entity from universe
• Nexus Prime (disambiguation)
• Water, energy and food security nexus
• Nexus of contracts, a legal theory
• Nexus Place, a building in London owned by Tishman Speyer
• Nexus Productions, an animation and film production company
• Nexus Solicitors, law firm based in the North West England
• North East Conference on Science and Skepticism (NCSS, pronounced Nexus), ran by the New England Skeptical Society.

See also

• Nexxus, a line of hair care products
• Nexis, a.k.a. LexisNexis