Watson
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A "Watson" is any character who performs as catalyst for the protagonist detective's mental processes in a mystery story, a consciousness that's privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time, after William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Watson is a common surname that may refer to many people. See Watson (surname) for people with that last name.
Watson may refer to these places:
- Watson, Australian Capital Territory
- Watson, Saskatchewan
- Watson, Arkansas
- Watson, Illinois
- Watson, Louisiana
- Watson, Minnesota
- Watson, Missouri
- Watson, New York
Watson may also refer to:
- A. S. Watson/"Watson's", retail division of Hutchison Whampoa
- George Watson's College, co-educational independent day school in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Division of Watson, an electoral district of the Australian House of Representatives
- Karelia Watson, an application for the Macintosh platform
- Intellext Watson, an application for the Windows platform
- Watson Systems, maker of talking shopping trolleys
- Watson, a Brazilian indie rock band
- The Watson Twins, indie country-rock group