Merlin (disambiguation)

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Merlin is a wizard associated with King Arthur.

Merlin may refer to:

• Merlin (bird), the bird of prey
• Merlin (charity) (Medical Emergency Relief International), a humanitarian aid charity based in the United Kingdom
• Merlin (protein), a protein involved in Neurofibromatosis type 2

Contents 1 Family name 2 In literature and entertainment 3 In aerospace 4 In computers 5 In other technology 6 Places 7 Merlyn

[edit] Family name

• John Joseph Merlin (fl. 1760s), inventor associated with Cox's timepiece
• Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai (1754–1838) a French Revolution-era politician and general
• Antoine Christophe Merlin (1762–1833), a French Revolution-era politician, often called "Merlin de Thionville"
• Sidney Merlin (1856–1952), a British shooter who competed in the first modern Olympics.
• Dino Merlin (born 1962), a Bosnian singer

[edit] In literature and entertainment

• Merlin (film), a television miniseries based on Arthurian legend
• Merlin (game), a handheld electronic game by Parker Brothers
• Merlin (literary magazine)
• Merlin (The Chronicles of Amber), a character in the Roger Zelazny series
• Merlin, a medieval poem by Robert de Boron
• Merlin, a section of the Lancelot-Grail cycle and the Post-Vulgate Cycle

[edit] In aerospace

• MERLIN, the Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network in the UK
• Merlin (rocket engine), made by the commercial space transportation company SpaceX
• 2598 Merlin, an asteroid
• Aerocomp Merlin, an ultralight airplane
• Rolls-Royce Merlin, an engine for aircraft
• the military helicopter, AgustaWestland EH101

[edit] In computers

• Merlin (software), the project-management application for Mac OS X
• Arthur-Merlin protocol, an interactive proof system in computer science
• Merlin Tonto, a computer sold in 1985
• the J2SE 1.4 release of the Java programming language platform
• version 9 of the Opera web browser.
• the 2.5 release for Mac OS of Adobe Photoshop
• the internal name of IBM's OS/2 Warp 4.
• the customer service program for America Online
• a Microsoft Agent character

[edit] In other technology

• Merlin (bicycles), a manufacturer of custom bicycles in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
• AT&T Merlin, a brand name of an office telephone system
• Merlin Gerin, French electrical power distribution products owned by the Schneider Electric

[edit] Places

• Merlin, a place in Josephine County, Oregon

[edit] Merlyn

The spelling Merlyn can refer to:

• T.H. White's use of the wizard as a character in his work, The Once and Future King
• The Book of Merlyn, the "lost" fifth book of The Once and Future King
• Merlyn (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain and arch-rival of Green Arrow.
• Merlyn (Marvel Comics), a supporting character of Marvel Comics' Captain Britain.
• an automated bowling machine used by the England cricket team.