Nixie
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The word Nixie has six different meanings, depending on context:
- The mythical water creature known as the "Nix" (aka Näcken / Nøkken), appearing in Scandinavian and Germanic folk tales (the male counterpart is the "Nokk")
- Another word for Melusine
- Nixie tube, a kind of gas-filled electron tube once in use as an "Numerical Indicator eXperimental" (NIXIE Tube Displays)
- Nickname for U.S. Postal Service NCSC (National Customer Support Center) where undeliverable mail is processed and returned to sender.
- A torpedo decoy known as the SLQ-25 Nixie
- Nixie, a creature from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game based upon the mythical water creature.
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