Thing

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Thing may refer to:

In philosophy:

• An object (philosophy), being, or entity
• Thing-in-itself (or noumenon), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant

In fiction:

• Thing (comics), a superhero in the Marvel Universe and member of the Fantastic Four
• Thing (Charlton Comics), a 1950s comic book series from Charlton Comics
• Mothra, as it known in an altered version of the movie Mothra vs. Godzilla
• The Thing (film), a 1982 horror film remake of The Thing from Another World
• The Thing (video game), a 2002 game loosely based around the events of the above film remake
• Thing (Addams Family)
• The Things, recurring characters in the British comic Viz
• The Thing (SpongeBob SquarePants)

In music:

• "The Thing (song)", a 1950 song, recorded by Phil Harris and others
• The Thing (jazz band), a jazz band from Norway and Sweden

Thing can also refer to:

• Thing (assembly) (also transliterated as ting or þing), historical governing assemblies in early Scandinavian society
• In Web Ontology Language, the name of the superclass of all classes
• Volkswagen Thing (VW Type 181), an automobile briefly sold in the 1970s
• The Thing? (roadside attraction), an attraction in Arizona