Axis

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Axis may refer to:

• Coordinate axis, in mathematics, physics and engineering
• Axis of rotation, or axis of symmetry, in geometry-related contexts
• Optical axis, in optics
• Axis (anatomy), the second cervical vertebra of the spine
• Axis (deer), a genus of deer

In politics, it may refer to:

• A quasi-mathematical parameter which is used to describe some characteristic of someone or something. See Political spectrum.
• The Axis powers of World War II
• The Axis of Evil.
• The Beijing-Sydney Axis, a military alliance between China and Australia in the Dave Hepler Saga, Part I

In Gundam (Universal Century), a fictional universe, Axis may refer to:

• The Asteroid Axis, a waypoint for the Jupiter Energy Fleet
• The Axis Zeon, a faction in the Universal Century timeline

In Information Technology

• Apache Axis is an opensource Webservices platform implementation of the Apache foundation
• Axis Communications (also known as AXIS) is a Swedish manufacturer of IT equipments

In music:

• Axis Records, the name of two music labels
• Axis system
• Axis: Bold as Love, Jimi Hendrix album.
• Axis drums