Telos

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Telos is Greek for "purpose," "end," or "goal". It may refer to one of the following:

Companies

  • Telos (company), a defense contractor and software business in Ashburn, Virginia
  • Telos Systems, a manufacturer of equipment for broadcasting stations
  • Telos Publishing, a publishing company that deals primarily in horror/fantasy and unofficial program guides

Literature

  • Telos (journal), a journal of politics, philosophy, and critical theory, and its accompanying publishing company, Telos Press
  • Telos (journal), a review of communication and innovation, published by the Telefonica Foundation
  • Telos (fanzine), a defunct fanzine

Computer science

  • Telos (computer science), a logic-based knowledge representation language
  • TELOS, acronym for The EuLisp Object System

In fiction

  • Telos (Star Wars), a planet in the Star Wars universe
  • Telos (Doctor Who), a planet in the television series Doctor Who
  • T-elos, an antagonist in the video game series Xenosaga

Other

  • Telos (philosophy), the philosophical concept of purpose; it is related to teleology, the study of design, purpose, and intent
  • Tilos (Ancient Greek: Telos), a Greek island in the Dodecanese
  • TELOS (project management), an acronym used in Project Management regarding feasibility studies
  • "Telos," a song from the album The Parallax II: Future Sequence by American progressive-metal band Between The Buried and Me.
  • Lornoxicam, an anti-inflammatory drug; one of its trade names
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