Locus

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The word locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to:

Positions

• Locus of control, in industrial psychology, having an internal or external locus of control
• Locus (genetics), the position of a gene (or other significant sequence) on a chromosome
• Locus (mathematics), the set of points satisfying a particular condition, often forming a curve
• Root locus, a diagram visualizing the position of roots as a parameter changes
• Locus (medicine), the "place" on the body where a pathogen enters

Acronyms

• Law & Order: Criminal Intent, a television series

Periodicals

• Locus (magazine), a monthly trade journal devoted to the science fiction and fantasy publishing industry
  • Locus Award, presented to the winners of Locus magazine's annual readers' poll

Other uses

• Loci (band), an alt-rock band from Bristol, United Kingdom
• Locus (archaeology), the smallest definable unit in stratigraphy
• The method of loci, a mnemonic system based on places
• Locus (rhetoric), another name for a literary or rhetorical topos, a method of constructing an argument
• Locus Computing Corporation
• LOCUS (operating system)
• Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant and supervillain
• Locus Plethore, a Canadian supercar
• Locus Technologies, an environmental software company
• Locus, a 1995 video game by Zombie Studios

Distinguish from

• locust
• Loki
• foci