DX

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DX can refer to:

In arts and entertainment:

• D-Generation X, a professional wrestling stable in World Wrestling Entertainment
• Deus Ex
• An unknown prion found only in Jurassic Park and Isla Sorna

In transport and communications:

• DXing. DX is a common telegraphic abbreviation that stood for a signal that travelled a very long distance (see DX station). It is still used today in the field of radio, and is most frequently used in amateur radio circles.
• DX Century Club, an award granted by the American Radio Relay League
• DX - The Document Exchange, a system of document exchange formerly operated by Hays plc, used widely by British lawyers as a fast and reliable alternative to the postal system. A DX address will read something like DX 12345 Nottingham.
• A model of the Honda Civic
• Danish Air Transport's IATA code

In technology and the Internet:

• DirectX, Microsoft's application programming interface collection, most commonly when referring to a specific version; i.e. DX9.0
• DX encoding, a standard for marking 35 mm and APS film cartridges so that cameras can determine the film's speed and number of exposures
• Yamaha's series of FM synthesizer products from the 1980s
• Diary-X, a former online journaling service
• An internet emoticon used to denote sadness or extreme disappointment

In science and medicine:

• a medical shorthand symbol (generally written as Dx or D_x) for Diagnosis
• The differential of x

Other:

• Dx (digraph)
• Deluxe
• Sunray DX Oil Company, now part of Sunoco