Fuse

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The word fuse has several meanings:

• Fuse (electrical), a device used in electrical systems to protect against excessive current.
• Fuse (hydraulic), a device used in hydraulic systems to protect against sudden loss of fluid pressure
• Fuse (explosives), a trigger for an explosive device or fireworks, also spelled fuze.

[edit] Computers

• FUSE (Certified Open Source SOA Solution), IONA Open Source SOA Infrastructure
• Field Upgradeable Systems Environment, a re-configurable lightweight operating system created to support development on Nallatech FPGA systems
• Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE), a Linux kernel module also available for FreeBSD, NetBSD OpenSolaris and Mac OS X
• Fuse (emulator), the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator
• Fuse (programming), a component of a Fusebox computer program

[edit] Science

• Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer, a space-based ultraviolet telescope and spectroscope

[edit] Music

• Fuse (Fuse album), a 1969 album by Fuse (featuring Tom Petersson and Rick Nielsen, later of Cheap Trick)
• Fuse (Joe Henry album), a 1999 album by Joe Henry
• Fuse (Colin James album), a 2000 album by Colin James
• Fused (Tony Iommi album), a 2005 album by Tony Iommi
• The Fuse, an album by Pennywise
• F.U.S.E., an alias for electronic artist Richie Hawtin

[edit] Film

• Fuse (film), a 2003 film by Pjer Žalica, original Bosnian title Gori vatra
• Fuse is the last name of Kazuki from the anime film, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

[edit] Organizations

• Fuse Games, a game developer
• Fuse (consumer electronics), a consumer electronics company started by Tony Fadell
• Fuse TV, an American cable television station

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Fuse (confections), a chocolate bar manufactured by Cadbury's
• Fuse, Shimane (布施村; -mura), a village located in Oki District, Shimane, Japan

[edit] See also

• Fusion (disambiguation)
• Flare (pyrotechnic), also known as a fusee
• Fusee (disambiguation)