Fuse
Encyclopedia
The word fuse has several meanings:
- Fuse (electrical)Fuse (electrical)In electronics and electrical engineering, a fuse is a type of low resistance resistor that acts as a sacrificial device to provide overcurrent protection, of either the load or source circuit...
, a device used in electrical systems to protect against excessive current. - Fuse (hydraulic)Fuse (hydraulic)In hydraulic systems, a fuse is a component which prevents the sudden loss of hydraulic fluid pressure. It is a safety feature, designed to allow systems to continue operating, or at least to not fail catastrophically, in the event of a system breach...
, a device used in hydraulic systems to protect against sudden loss of fluid pressure - Fuse (explosives)Fuse (explosives)In an explosive, pyrotechnic device or military munition, a fuse is the part of the device that initiates function. In common usage, the word fuse is used indiscriminately...
, a burning device for communicating fire to fireworks, antique gunpowderGunpowderGunpowder, also known since in the late 19th century as black powder, was the first chemical explosive and the only one known until the mid 1800s. It is a mixture of sulfur, charcoal, and potassium nitrate - with the sulfur and charcoal acting as fuels, while the saltpeter works as an oxidizer...
munitions, or blasting capBlasting capA blasting cap is a small sensitive primary explosive device generally used to detonate a larger, more powerful and less sensitive secondary explosive such as TNT, dynamite, or plastic explosive....
s - FuzeFuzeFuze Beverage, commercially referred to as just Fuze , is a manufacturer of teas and non-carbonated fruit drinks enriched with vitamins. Currently the brand consists of five vitamin-infused lines: Slenderize, Refresh, Tea, Defensify, and Vitalize...
, a mechanical and/or electronic device for initiating military munitions such as bombs, shells, and mines
Computers
- FUSE (Certified Open Source SOA Solution)FUSE (Certified Open Source SOA Solution)FuseSource is company that sells a set of open source software components which are tested, certified and productized distributions of Apache Software Foundation Service-oriented architecture projects....
, IONA Open Source SOA Infrastructure - Field Upgradeable Systems EnvironmentField Upgradeable Systems EnvironmentA Field Upgradeable Systems Environment is a reconfigurable computer operating system which provides a consistent and easy to use high-level interface to FPGA-based reconfigurable computing products....
, a re-configurable lightweight operating system created to support development on Nallatech FPGA systems - Filesystem in UserspaceFilesystem in UserspaceFilesystem in Userspace is a loadable kernel module for Unix-like computer operating systems that lets non-privileged users create their own file systems without editing kernel code...
(FUSE), a Linux kernel module also available for FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenSolaris and Mac OS X - Fuse (emulator)Fuse (emulator)The Free Unix Spectrum Emulator is an emulator of the 1980s ZX Spectrum home computer and its various clones for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X. Fuse is free software, released under the GNU General Public License...
, the Free Unix Spectrum Emulator - Fuse Internet Service, a dial-up Internet service provider based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Science
- Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerFar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic ExplorerThe Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer is a space-based telescope operated by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. FUSE was launched on a Delta II rocket on June 24, 1999, as a part of NASA's Origins program...
, a space-based ultraviolet telescope and spectroscope - Intramembranous ossificationIntramembranous ossificationIntramembranous ossification is one of the two essential processes during fetal development of the mammalian skeletal system by which bone tissue is created. Unlike endochondral ossification, which is the other process by which bone tissue is created, cartilage is not present during intramembranous...
is the fusing of bones of the skeletal system
Music
- Fuse (band)Fuse (band)Fuse was an American rock band, formed in Rockford, Illinois in 1967, when Rick Nielsen proposed the merging of two local bands: 'The Grim Reapers' headed up by him with Joe Sundberg and 'Toast and Jam' consisting of Chip Greenman, Craig Myers and Tom Peterson later known as Tom Petersson...
.- Fuse (Fuse album)Fuse (Fuse album)Fuse is the debut rock album by Fuse, recorded in 1969 , released in 1970. This is the only album the band released before they broke up, with members going on to form Cheap Trick and Silver Fox.-Track listing:Side 1...
, a 1969 album by the above band.
- Fuse (Fuse album)
- Fuse (Joe Henry album)Fuse (Joe Henry album)-Track listing:All songs written by Joe Henry.# "Monkey" – 4:01# "Angels" – 5:42# "Fuse" – 4:18# "Skin and Teeth" – 3:52# "Fat" – 3:25# "Want Too Much" – 5:44# "Curt Flood" – 3:49# "Like She Was a Hammer" – 4:27# "Great Lake" – 5:31# "Beautiful Hat" - 3:57...
, a 1999 album by Joe Henry - Fuse (Colin James album)Fuse (Colin James album)Fuse is the seventh studio album by Canadian blues/rock musician Colin James released in 2000 .-Track listing:# "Hide" – 4:48# "Mystery to Me" – 4:25# "Stop Bringing it Down on a Perfect Day" – 3:47# "Carried Away" – 4:53...
, a 2000 album by Colin James - Fused (album), a 2005 album by Tony Iommi
- The FuseThe FuseThe Fuse is the eighth album by Pennywise, released on August 9, 2005. The Fuse charted at number 36 in Australia on the ARIA Albums Chart, their third lowest position on the chart among the band's album releases.-Track listing:...
, an album by Pennywise - F.U.S.E., an alias for electronic artist Richie HawtinRichie HawtinRichard Hawtin is an English-Canadian electronic musician and DJ who was an influential part of Detroit techno's second wave of artists in the early 1990s and a leading exponent of Minimal techno since the mid 1990s...
- "The Fuse", a song by Jackson BrowneJackson BrowneJackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....
in his 1976 album The PretenderThe Pretender (album)The Pretender is the fourth album by American singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1976 . It peaked at #5 on Billboard's album chart. The singles from the album were "Here Come Those Tears Again" which reached number 23 and "The Pretender" which peaked at number 58...
Film
- Fuse (film)Fuse (film)Fuse is a Bosnian comedy/drama film directed by Pjer Žalica. It was released in 2003.-Synopsis:The plot takes place in the small town of Tešanj in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, two years after the Bosnian War. The town is overridden by corruption, prostitution and organized crime...
, a 2003 film by Pjer Žalica, original Bosnian title Gori vatra - FuseKazuki FuseKazuki Fuse is a fictional character from the animated movie entitled Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. He is also the story's main character and protagonist.-Plot:...
is the last name of Kazuki from the anime film, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Organizations
- Fuse GamesFuse GamesSilverball Studios, formerly known as Fuse Games is a Cotswold, Burford based video game developer best known for developing pinball games for Nintendo....
, a game developer - Fuse (consumer electronics), a consumer electronics company started by Tony FadellTony FadellAnthony M. Fadell is a Lebanese American computer science engineer. He was known for being the Senior Vice President of the iPod Division at Apple Inc., having succeeded Jon Rubinstein in 2006. On November 4, 2008, Apple announced that Fadell would be stepping down as Senior Vice President but...
- Fuse TVFuse TVFuse is an American national television network dedicated exclusively to music. It features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and video blocks....
, an American cable television station
Miscellaneous
- Fuse (chocolate bar), a brand of chocolate bar made by Cadbury
- Fuse, ShimaneFuse, Shimanewas a village located in Oki District, Shimane, Japan.On October 1, 2004 Fuse was merged the town of Saigō, and the villages of Goka and Tsuma, all from Oki District, to form the new town of Okinoshima....
(布施村; -mura), a village located in Oki District, Shimane, Japan - Fuse (magazine)Fuse (magazine)Fuse is a Toronto-based Canadian non-profit arts and culture periodical founded in 1976 in Calgary, Canada. The magazine was originally named Centerfold. In 1978, Centerfold moved to Toronto, and in 1980 was renamed to Fuse, shifting its focus to become a "cultural news magazine"....
, a Canadian arts and culture magazine - Fuse (radio program)Fuse (radio program)Fuse is a Canadian radio program, which airs on CBC Radio One and on CBC Radio 3's satellite radio channel. From March 25, 2007 to August 2008, the program was also aired on CBC Radio 2, becoming the only program which has aired on all three networks...
, a musical radio program on CBC - The Fuse (game show)The Fuse (game show)The Fuse was a British game show, broadcast on ITV. It was hosted by Austin Healey.-Format:Six contestants worked as a team to rescue fuse boxes, to save money from going up in Smoke. By round three, only two contestants were left, one of which got eliminated...
, a UK game show broadcast on ITV1
See also
- Fusebox (programming)Fusebox (programming)Fusebox is a web application framework for ColdFusion and PHP. Originally released in 1997, the current version, 5.5, was released in December 2007....
- Fusion (disambiguation)
- Flare (pyrotechnic)Flare (pyrotechnic)A flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an explosion. Flares are used for signalling, illumination, or defensive countermeasures in civilian and military applications...
, also known as a fusee - Fusee (disambiguation)
- Fuze (disambiguation)