Shadow (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Film, television, and radio 2 Literature 3 Computing 4 Gaming 5 Vehicles 6 Music 7 Other 8 See also

Shadow may refer to:

• Shadow, the optical phenomenon cast by an object blocking a source of light
• Shadow (psychology), in Jungian psychology, a portion of the unconscious mind.
• Acoustic shadow, the acoustical phenomenon caused by an object placed in front of a source of sound
• Shadow fading, the attenuation of an electromagnetic radio signal by obstacles

[edit] Film, television, and radio

• The Shadow, the title hero of the 1940s radio and pulp fiction series, later made into a movie and a comic book series.
  • The Shadow (1994 film), a film about the same character.
• Shadows (film), a 1959 improvisational film written and directed by John Cassavetes.
• Shadow (film), a 1956 film by the Polish director Jerzy Kawalerowicz.
• Shadow (Babylon 5), an ancient alien race in the science-fiction television series Babylon 5.
• SHADO, a fictional organization in the TV series UFO.
• "Shadow" (Buffy episode), a fifth season episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
• "Shadows" (The X-Files episode), an episode of The X-Files.

[edit] Literature

• The Shadow (fairy tale), an 1847 fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
• Shadow (book), a 1999 book by Bob Woodward; full title Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate.
• Shadows, an unfinished novel, published posthumously, by American writer John Gardner.

[edit] Computing

• Shadow RAM, short for Shadow Random Access Memory.
• Shadow (OS/2), a OS/2 file linking strategy.
• Shadow password, a method used by many Unix and Linux operating systems for more secure storage of user passwords.

[edit] Gaming

• Shadow (Final Fantasy VI), a character in the video game Final Fantasy VI.
• Shadow the Hedgehog, a character in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
  • Shadow the Hedgehog (video game), a video game featuring the character.
• Shadow the Reploid, a character in the Mega Man X series.
• Shadow Pokemon, special Pokemon types in the Pokemon series.
• Shadow (Dungeons & Dragons), an evil undead creature in Dungeons & Dragons.

[edit] Vehicles

• Dodge Shadow, a Chrysler Corporation automobile
• Shadow (motorbike), a Honda motorcycle.
• RQ-7 Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used by the United States Army.
• Reconnaissance surveillance Targeting Vehicle or the Shadow RST-V, a recon vehicle used by the United States Marine Corp and the United States Army.
• Shadow Racing Team, the former Formula One and CanAm racing team of Don Nichols and Jackie Oliver.

[edit] Music

• DJ Shadow, a turntablist musician, producer, and songwriter.
• The Shadows (band), a guitar-based rock band that for many years was the backing group for Cliff Richard.
• The Shadow (rapper), an Israeli rapper.
• Shadows (Gordon Lightfoot album), a 1982 album by Gordon Lightfoot.
• Shadows (Spy Glass Blue album), a 1997 album by Spy Glass Blue.
• "Shadow" (song), a 2004 song by Ashlee Simpson.
• "Shadows" (song), a song by emo band Sunny Day Real Estate from the album Diary.
• "Shadows," a song by Rufus Wainwright from his 2001 album Poses.

[edit] Other

• Shadow Traffic, a broadcast traffic reporting service created in the 1970s.
• Shadow government, a "government-in-waiting" of the opposition which criticizes the "real" government and provides alternatives. Also, in conspiracy theory, the secretive "true" government of a nation.
  • Shadow Cabinet, the cabinet the opposition would appoint if they gained control of the parliament.
• Shadow, Virginia, a town in the Delmarva Peninsula.
• Shadow People, an alleged supernatural phenomenon of black humanoid silhouettes.
• Lance Hoyt, a professional wrestler formerly named Shadow.
• Surveillance, specifically, watching someone's actions closely.
• Shadowing (linguistics), a technique used by students of foreign languages where they attempt to repeat after a speaker or recording in real time.
• In dichotic listening, attempting to listen in and repeat one half of a simultaneous conversation.

[edit] See also

• Shadowman (disambiguation)