Power
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Power may refer to:
Science
Mathematics
Physics
- Power (physics), the rate at which work is performed or energy is converted
- Electric power, the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by a circuit
- Horsepower, a unit of measurement for a mechanical engine's power output over time, mostly used in non-metric countries such as the United States
- In optics,
- Magnification, the factor by which an optical system enlarges an image
- Optical power, the degree to which a lens converges or diverges light
Computing
- Various related RISC instruction set architectures
- Power Architecture, a RISC microprocessor architecture
- Power.org, a consortium promoting this architecture
- IBM POWER Instruction Set Architecture
- PowerPC
- Power Architecture, a RISC microprocessor architecture
- IBM POWER microprocessors, microprocessors from IBM that implement one of the instruction set architectures listed
- IBM Power (software), an IBM systems software operating system enhancement package
- MS PowerPoint, slide-presentation software
Social sciences and politics
- Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events
- Police power
- Economic power, purchasing, monopoly, bargaining, managerial, class, or short-side power
- Power and control in abusive relationships
- Power harassment
- Power (international relations)
- Power projection
- Hard power
- Soft power
- Smart power
Entertainment
Film
- Power (1986 film)
- Power (2013 film), a Bollywood film
- Power (2014 Telugu film), an Telugu film starring Ravi Teja and Hansika Motwani
- Power (2014 Kannada film), a Kannada film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Trisha
- The Power (film), a 1968 science fiction film
- Power, a 1928 comedy film starring William Boyd, Alan Hale, and Jacqueline Logan
Literature
- Girl Got Game, originally Power!! a manga series
- Power (Fast novel), a 1962 novel by Howard Fast
- Power (play), a 2003 play by Nick Dear
- Power: A New Social Analysis, a 1938 sociology book by Bertrand Russell
- The Power (novel), a 1956 book by Frank M. Robinson, on which the 1968 film is based
- The Power (book), a 2010 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne
Music
Albums
- Power (Barrabás album), 1973
- Power (Boys Noize album)
- Power (B.A.P EP), 2012
- Power (Nekrogoblikon EP)
- Power (Ice-T album), 1988
- Power (Kansas album), 1986
- Power, an album by Lakeside
- Power (Q and Not U album), 2004
- Power, by The Temptations, 1980
- Power (Tower of Power album), 1987
- Power, an album by SSD
- The Power (album), by Vanessa Amorosi
Songs
- "Power" (B.A.P EP), 2012
- "Power", a song by Fields of the Nephilim
- "Power" (Helloween song), 1996
- "Power", a song by John Oswald, 1975
- "Power" (Kanye West song), 2010
- "Power", a song by Kat Graham (2013)
- "Power" (KMFDM song), 1996
- "Power", a song by Leona Lewis from I Am
- "Power", a song by Lipps Inc. from Mouth to Mouth
- "Power", a song by Rainbow from Straight Between the Eyes
- "Power", a song by Tears for Fears from Elemental
- "Power", a song by The Temptations, title track of 1980 album
- "The Power", a song by Cher from Believe
- "The Power", a song by Manowar from Louder Than Hell
- "The Power" (Snap! song), 1990
Sports
- Phil Taylor (darts player) (born 1960), English darts champion nicknamed "The Power"
- Pittsburgh Power, an Arena Football League
- Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed "Power", an Australian rules football club
- Power (horse), a British thoroughbred
- Power F.C., a professional football club based in Koforidua, Ghana
- West Virginia Power, a minor league baseball team
Television
- Power (TV series), a 2014 drama series on Starz about a New York City illegal drug network
- "Power", an episode of season 6 of the drama series Smallville
Other
- Power, or Energy industry
- Power (name), a list of persons with the surname
- 2C-P, psychedelic popularly known as power
- Power (UTA station), a light rail station in Salt Lake City, Utah
- Power!, a 1985 video game
- Power98FM, an English-language radio station in Singapore
- Power (production company), a British television production company
- Powers, a rank in the Christian angelic hierarchy
- A quizbowl term meaning to get a question before a predesignated point for additional points
- The Power (XM), an XM satellite radio channel
- Power of appointment, a legal term, related to trust law
- Power of attorney, a legal term
Places
- Power, Montana, a census-designated place
- Power, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Power County, Idaho
See also
- J. D. Power and Associates, a global marketing information services firm
- POW-R, a set of commercial dithering and noise shaping algorithms
- Powers (disambiguation)
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