Star (disambiguation)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Look up star in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
|
Star may refer to:
[edit] Science
- Star, in astronomy and cosmology
- Star-algebra, an associative algebra
- Star (game), in combinatorial game theory
[edit] Technology
- STAR 21 Networks, a telecom company
- Xerox Star, an office automation workstation introduced in 1981 by Xerox
- Star Micronics, a computer printer company
- Star network, a computer network topology
[edit] Symbol
- Star (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
- Nautical star
- Asterisk, a typographical symbol (*)
- Arabic star, 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
- The Star (Tarot card), one of the Major Arcana
- Druze Star
[edit] Medal or decoration
- Africa Star
- Award star
- Barnstar
- Bronze Star Medal
- Silver Star
- Order of the White Star
- One-star general through Five-star general, U.S. Army officer rank insignia
- Star Scout rank in the Boy Scouts of America
[edit] Geography
- Star Mountains, mountain range in Papua New Guinea
- Star (urban-type settlement), an urban-type settlement in Bryansk Oblast, Russia
[edit] United Kingdom
- Star, Anglesey, Wales
- Star, Fife, Scotland
- Star, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- Star, Somerset, England
[edit] United States
[edit] Transport
- Star (automobile), a Durant automobile from the 1920s
- Star Motor Company, a British car maker from 1898 to 1932
- 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
- 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
- White Star, a class of starship in the TV series Babylon 5
[edit] The arts
[edit] Music
- Pop star, a celebrity in the music industry
- Rock star
- Star, the singing group 702's 2003 album and title track
- Star (album), a 1993 album by Belly
- "Star" (Bryan Adams song), a song by Bryan Adams from the 1996 soundtrack for the movie Jack
- "Star" (David Bowie song), a song by David Bowie from his 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
- "Star", a song by the band Silverbullit on their 2001 album, Citizen Bird
- "Star", a song by the band Stealers Wheel from their album Ferguslie Park (1973)
- Stars (band), a Canadian indie rock band
- Stars (UK band), a British band
- Starz (band), American heavy metal band
- Stars (album), British soulsters Simply Red's 1991 album
- Stars - The Best of 1992 - 2002, a compilation album by the Irish band The Cranberries, released in 2002
- "Stars", a song by Filipino band Callalily
- "Stars" (Chloe song), a song by Chloe, released in 2004
- "Stars", a song by the band Hum, from their 1995 album, You'd Prefer an Astronaut
- "Stars" (Roxette song), a song by music group Roxette
- "Stars" (Switchfoot song), a song by the alt-rock band Switchfoot, from their 2005 album Nothing Is Sound
- "Stars", a song by the Russian duo t.A.T.u., from their 2002 album 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane
- "Stars", a song in the musical Les Misérables, sung as a solo by the character, Javert
- Star Turtle, a funk album by Harry Connick Jr with music inspired by New Orleans
- "Dead Star", a song by Muse, from their 2002 album Hullabaloo
[edit] Film
- Movie star or Film star, a celebrity in the film industry
- The Star (film), a 1952 Bette Davis movie
- Zvezda (film), (The Star), a 2002 Russian movie
- Star 80, a 1983 movie about Dorothy Stratten
- Star! (film), a 1968 Julia Andrews film
- Star Wars trilogy
[edit] Television
- Television star, a TV celebrity
- 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
- Sailor Stars, the fifth series of the Sailor Moon anime
[edit] Literature
- "The Star", a short story by Arthur C. Clarke
- Star, a novel by Danielle Steel
- Star, a novel by Pamela Anderson
- Star, the Empress of Twenty Universes in Glory Road, a novel by Robert A. Heinlein
[edit] 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
- Stars (game), a BASIC game from the 1970s
- Starman (Nintendo), a power-up from the Mario series of video games that makes the player invincible
[edit] Media
[edit] 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, USA
- WMSR-FM, Star 94, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, USA
- KMYI, Star 94.1, in San Diego, California, USA
- CKSR, Star 98.3, in Chilliwack, British Columbia, USA
- KYSR, Star 98.7, in Los Angeles, California, USA
- WAHR, Star 99.1, in Huntsville, Alabama, USA
- WAWZ, Star 99.1, in Zarephath, NJ, USA
- KIOI (FM), Star 101.3, in San Francisco, California, USA
- KPLZ, Star 101.5, in Seattle, Washington, USA
- WTSS, Star 102.5, in Buffalo, New York, USA (Also can be heard in Toronto, Canada at the same channel)
- WIOZ-FM, Star 102.5, in Southern Pines, North Carolina, USA
- WMRV, Star 105.7, in Binghamton, New York, USA
- WOOD-FM, Star 105.7, in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
- UK radio stations
- Star 106.6 in Berkshire
- Star Radio 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
[edit] Print media
- The Daily Star, a British national tabloid newspaper
- The Daily Star (Bangladesh), a Bangladeshi newspaper
- The Daily Star (Lebanon), an English-language newspaper based in Lebanon
- The Star (Ireland), an Irish tabloid newspaper
- The Star (London), a long-running but now defunct London evening newspaper
- The Star (Malaysia), a Malaysian newspaper
- The Star (South Africa), a South African newspaper
- The Star (Tinley Park), a suburban Chicago newspaper group
- The Toronto Star, a major Canadian newspaper
- Hollywood Star, a gossip magazine from the 1970s
- Star Magazine, a US celebrity magazine
- The Star-News, a Wilmington, North Carolina newspaper
[edit] Various
- Pyrotechnic star, a solid piece of pyrotechnic mixture which is loaded into a shell
- The Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League.
- The Minnesota North Stars, an earlier club of the National Hockey League.
[edit] See also
- The Star
- STAR
- Morning star
- Evening star
- Shooting star
- Falling star
- Double star (disambiguation)
- North Star (disambiguation)
- List of people by name: Star
 |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |
