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	Magic may refer to: Magic (paranormal) Magic (paranormal) Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a conceptual system that asserts human ability to control or predict the nature through Mysticism, paranormal or supernatural means.... , anything that is not explainable by any present laws of science. Magical thinking Magical thinking Magical thinking in anthropology, psychology, and cognitive science is nonscientific causal reasoning that often includes such ideas as the ability of the mind to affect the physical world , correlation equaling causation, the law of contagion, the power of symbols, and the meaningfulness of synchronicity.... Folk magic, traditional systems of magic Magick Magick Magick, in the broadest sense, is any act designed to cause intentional change. The spelling with the terminal "k" was repopularized in the first half of the 20th century by Aleister Crowley when he introduced it as a core component of Thelema.... , the magical system of Aleister Crowley and Thelema Witchcraft Witchcraft Witchcraft, in various historical, anthropological, religious and mythological contexts, is the use of certain kinds of supernatural or Magic powers.... , the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers Magic (illusion) Magic (illusion) Magic is a performing art that entertains an audience by creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats, using purely natural means.... , the art of entertaining audiences by performing illusions and tricks Street magic Street magic Street magic actually falls into two genres; traditional street performance and guerrilla magic.... , sleight of hand Sleight of hand Sleight of hand, also known as prestidigitation or l?ger de main , is the set of techniques used by a magic ian to manipulate objects such as cards and coins secretly.... , etc. In fantasy fiction: Magic (fantasy) Magic (fantasy) Magic in fiction is the endowing of fictional characters or objects with Magic .Such magic often serves as a plot device, the source of magical artifact s and their quests.... , a general overview of magic in works of fantasy Magic (Discworld), magic in the Discworld series Magic (Middle-earth) Magic (Middle-earth) Magic, here defined as mystical, paranormal, or supernatural activity, appear in various forms in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional realm of Middle-earth.... , magic in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien Magic in Harry Potter, magic in the works of J. K. Rowling Magik (comics) Magik (comics) Magik was a Marvel Comics fictional character, associated with the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum, she first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 .... , a character in Marvel Comics. Magyk Magyk *Magyk* is a fantasy novel by Angie Sage. It is the first book in the Septimus Heap series. The sequel, Flyte was released in March 2006, the third book in the series is called Physik, released in March 2007, the fourth is called Queste, and the fifth is Syren, which will be released in 2009.... , a book by Angie Sage In science and mathematics: Magic (cryptography) Magic (cryptography) Magic was an Allied cryptanalysis project during World War II. Magic's efforts were directed at breaking Japan's diplomatic crypotgraphic codes, allowing Allied policy-makers to read Japan's diplomatic messages.... , the codename for U.S. intelligence obtained from cryptanalysis of Japanese diplomatic transmissions during World War II Magic square Magic square In recreational mathematics, a magic square of order n is an arrangement of n? numbers, usually distinct integers, in a square , such that the n numbers in all rows, all columns, and both diagonals sum to the same constant.... , a square of numbers with identical row, column, and diagonal sums MAGIC (telescope) MAGIC (telescope) MAGIC is a IACT situated at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, at about 2200 m above sea level. It detects particle showers released by cosmic gamma-rays, using the Cherenkov radiation, i.e., faint... , the Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope R550 Magic R550 Magic The R550 Magic is a short-range missile designed in 1968 by Military of France company Matra to compete with the American AIM-9 Sidewinder. On 11 January 1972, a Gloster Meteor of the centre for in-flight trials fired the R550 Magic and shot down a Nord CT20 target drone .... , a French-built anti-aircraft missile Multi Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside Multi Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside MAGIC stands for "Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside". A governmental website in the United Kingdom which allows for quick and easy access to previously hard to find information, in map form.... , a governmental website with a detailed mapping and layers of the United Kingdom Magnetism-based interaction capture, a magnetic nanoprobe technology for detecting molecular interactions in living cells Magnesium injection cycle Magnesium injection cycle Magnesium Injection Cycle is an Heat engine design based on solar powered lasers currently under development by Mitsubishi Corporation and the Tokyo Institute of Technology which uses magnesium and water to generate power.... , a design for a clean engine MAGIC (postgraduate mathematics) MAGIC (postgraduate mathematics) The MAGIC group is a consortium of mathematics departments in the United Kingdom which runs a range of postgraduate-level lecture courses using Access Grid videoconferencing technology.... , a consortium of UK University mathematics departments teaching postgraduate courses over the Access Grid In games: Magic: The Gathering Magic: The Gathering *Magic: The Gathering* is a collectible card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast.... , a trading card game in which participants play as powerful wizards Magic (gaming) Magic (gaming) Some role-playing games or game systems can include a set of wiktionary:rules that are used to portray magic in the paranormal sense. These rules simulate the effects that magic would have within the game context, according to how the game designer intended the magic to be portrayed.... , paranormal magic as used in games Master of Magic Master of Magic *Master of Magic* is a single-player, fantasy turn-based strategy computer game created by Simtex and published by Microprose in . The player controls a Wizard attempting to rule two worlds.... , a popular MS-DOS game. In music: Magic (T-Connection album) Magic (T-Connection album) Magic was the first album by the funk band T-Connection. The album was released in 1977.Track listing A1. Do What Ya Wanna Do A2.... , a 1977 album by T-Connection Magic (Gillan album) Magic (Gillan album) *Magic* is an album by British rock band Gillan, their final collaboration, released in 1982. It was reissued in 1989 with seven "bonus" tracks, including cover versions and B-sides.... , a 82 album by Gillan Magic (Jets album) Magic (Jets album) *Magic* is the title of the third album by the group The Jets , released in 1987 .This album spawned multiple hit Single . "Cross My Broken Heart" was also featured on the soundtrack for Beverly Hills Cop II.... , a 87 album by The Jets Magic (Amii Stewart album) Magic (Amii Stewart album) *Magic* is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in 1992. The album which includes singles "Don't Be So Shy" and "Don't Stop" was a collaboration with Narada Michael Walden and British songwriting duo Climie Fisher.... , a 1992 album by Amii Stewart Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album) Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album) *Magic* is the sixth studio album released by Axel Rudi Pell. It is also the last album released by Axel Rudi Pell which featured Jeff Scott Soto, Christian Wolff and J?rg Michael.... , a 1997 album by the German Guitar Wizard Magic (Twins album), a 2004 album by Twins Magic (Bruce Springsteen album) Magic (Bruce Springsteen album) *Magic* is the 15th studio album by Bruce Springsteen, released in 2007. It is his first with the E Street Band since The Rising in 2002.... , a 2007 album by Bruce Springsteen Magic (novel) Magic (novel) *Magic: A Novel* is a psychological horror novel written by William Goldman. It was released in the United States in August 1976 by Delacorte Press.... , a novel by William Goldman made into Magic (film) Magic (film) *Magic* is a 1978 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret. It was written by William Goldman, who also wrote the Magic .... , a 1978 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret based on the novel Magic (rapper) Magic (rapper) Awood Johnson , better known by his stage name Magic, is a New Orleans hip hop artist, who first worked the city's alternative hip hop circuit, before signing with Master P's No Limit Records label thanks to the mogul's brother, C-Murder.... , a New Orleans-based rapper Magic (magazine) Magic (magazine) *MAGIC, also known as The Magazine for Magicians, is an independent magazine for Magician that is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. A creation of Stan Allen, it debuted in September 1991, with its first issue featuring Lance Burton on the cover, and over the years it has also featured David Copperfield , Siegfried & Roy, Penn & Teller, Mike... , a magazine for magicians Magic* (music magazine) Magic (music magazine) *Magic* is a French language music magazine which is released on a monthly basis. It was formed out of the ashes of a small fanzine produced by music aficionados from France in 1995.... , a monthly music magazine in France "Magic" (Pilot song) Magic (Pilot song) "Magic" is a pop music song of 1974, the first commerce success for the Scotland band , Pilot .It reached #11 on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #5 during the summer of 1975 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100, and is considered by many a pop classic.... , a 1974 hit song by Pilot "Magic" (Olivia Newton-John song) Magic (Olivia Newton-John song) "Magic" is a hit 1980 song performed by Olivia Newton-John, from the Xanadu to the film Xanadu . The song was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for four weeks, from August 2 through August 29, 1980.... , a 1980 song by Olivia Newton-John "Magic" (The Cars song) Magic (The Cars song) "Magic" is a song by The Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City, which came out in 1984. It was released as a single and reached #12 on the U.S.... , a 1984 song by The Cars "Magic" (Robin Thicke song) Magic (Robin Thicke song) "Magic" is a song by United States R&B singer Robin Thicke. The R&B Jazz-inspired song was produced in 2008 for Robin Thicke's third studio album, Something Else .... , a 2008 song by Robin Thicke Magic (album), a 1982 album by Paul Mauriat Paul Mauriat Paul Mauriat was a France conductor , specializing in light music. He is best known in the United States for his remake of Andr? Popp's "Love is Blue", which was #1 for 5 weeks in Hot 100 number-one hits of 1968 .... "Magick" (song) Magick (song) "Magick" is a song released by London New Rave band Klaxons on October 30, 2006. It reached #29 in the UK charts, released on November 5. It is also taken from their album Myths of the Near Future , which was released on January 29, 2007.... , a 2006 song by the Klaxons "Magick Power", a 1987 song by the paisley underground band, Opal Opal (band) Opal were an Music of the United States alternative music/Psychedelic rock band in the 1980s. They were part of the Paisley Underground musical style.... . In computing programming: Magic (programming) Magic (programming) In the context of computer programming, magic is an informal term for abstraction - it is used to describe code that handles complex tasks while hiding that complexity to present a simple interface.... , a general term for hiding complexity, as well as a UNIX command for "magically" determining unknown filetypes Deep magic Deep magic In computer programming, deep magic refers to techniques that are not widely known, and may be deliberately kept secret. The number of such techniques has arguably decreased in recent years, especially in the field of cryptography, many aspects of which are now open to public scrutiny.... , a term for completely unknown workings in the depths of a software Black magic (programming), a synonym for voodoo programming, techniques which seem to work but aren't fully understood as to why they work Magic number (programming) Magic number (programming) In computer programming, the term magic number has multiple meanings. It could refer to one or more of the following:* a constant used to identify a file format or protocol;... , an arbitrary number that has been assigned a special meaning "Magic", a version of the MUMPS programming language developed by Meditech Meditech Medical Information Technology, Inc., commonly known as MEDITECH, is a Massachusetts-based software and service company serving the medical community with information systems, which are installed in health care organizations throughout the world.... Magic (software) Magic (software) Magic is a Very-large-scale integration layout tool originally written by John Ousterhout and his graduate students at UC Berkeley during the 1980s.... , a popular VLSI layout tool Magic Software Enterprises Magic Software Enterprises Magic Software Enterprises is an international software company ranked in the Software 500 by Software Magazine. International headquarters are in Or Yehuda, Israel while the North American headquarters are in Laguna Hills, California and the European main office is located in Houten, Netherlands.... , a software company which maintains eDeveloper ImageMagick ImageMagick ImageMagick is an open source software suite for and display, supporting close to 100 image formats. It is mainly used to perform various transformation and conversion operations on images.... , a suite of imaging programs MAJC MAJC MAJC was a Sun Microsystems multi-core, multithreaded, very long instruction word microprocessor design from the mid-to-late 1990s. Originally called the UltraJava processor, the MAJC processor was targeted at running Java programs, whose "late compiling" allowed Sun to make several favourable design decisions.... , a multi-core, multi-threaded processor targeted at running Java code made by Sun Microsystems in the 1990s Magic (object-oriented programming), a prototype-based, object-oriented, event-driven (mainly I/O events) interpreted programming language developed at the Experimental Computing Facility, University of California, Berkeley. Among radio stations: Magic Radio Magic Radio Magic is a music radio and a TV brand in the United Kingdom, run by the German publishing company Bauer Verlagsgruppe.... , a radio network and television channel based in the United Kingdom (disambiguation for affiliates) WKLI WKLI WKLI-FM is a Soft Adult Contemporary station, with a Gold AC, Oldies and Adult Standards lean, licensed to Albany, New York and serving the Capital District of New York.... (Magic 100), a radio station in Albany, New York KZMG KZMG KZMG is a commercial radio station located in New Plymouth, Idaho, broadcasting to the Boise, Idaho area on 93.1 FM Broadcasting. KZMG airs a Top 40 music format branded as "Magic 93.1" and is under ownership of Citadel Broadcasting.... (Magic 93.1), a radio station in Boise, Idaho WMJX WMJX WMJX is a radio station licensed to Boston, Massachusetts. It broadcasts on 106.7 Megahertz. It has an Adult Contemporary format. Its transmitter is located atop the Prudential Tower in Downtown Boston.... (Magic 106.7), a radio station in Boston, Massachusetts KKMG KKMG KKMG , known as "98.9 Magic FM", is a heritage CHR/Top 40 radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado-Pueblo, Colorado radio market. The Citadel Broadcasting outlet is licensed to Pueblo, Colorado.... (98.9 Magic FM), a radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado WMGC-FM (Magic 105.1), a radio station in Detroit, Michigan WMGS WMGS WMGS is an adult contemporary station in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania called "Magic 93 - Continuous Soft Rock". The station broadcasts on 92.9 FM and is fully owned by Citadel Broadcasting.... (Magic 93), a radio station in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Magic 89.9 Magic 89.9 DWTM currently branded as Magic 89.9 in Metro Manila, is the flagship FM broadcasting station of Quest Broadcasting Inc./ The station's two studios are located at Paragon Plaza, Mandaluyong City and Eastwood City Cyberpark, Libis, Quezon City.... , a radio station in Manila, Philippines WLTB WLTB WLTB is the callsign of an adult contemporary radio station licensed to Johnson City, New York and serves the Greater Binghamton Market . The station is owned by GM Broadcasting and broadcasts on 101.7 MHz from Ingraham Hill in Binghamton.... (Magic 101.7), a radio station in Binghamton, New York Magic 1278, a radio station in Melbourne, Australia Magic 107.7 FM, a radio station in Orlando, Florida KMAJ-FM KMAJ-FM KMAJ-FM is a radio station serving Topeka, Kansas and Vicinity with an adult contemporary format. It operates on FM frequency 107.7 MHz and is under ownership of Cumulus Media.... (Majic 107.7 FM), a radio station in Topeka, Kansas Magic 97.3 FM, a radio station in Panama City, Florida Magic 96.5 FM, a radio station in Birmingham, Alabama WMGQ WMGQ WMGQ, known on-air as Magic 98.3, is a radio station broadcasting from Somerset, New Jersey, New Jersey and licensed in New Brunswick, New Jersey .... Magic 98.3 FM, a radio station in New Brunswick, New Jersey Magic 105.7 FM, a radio station in Cleveland, Ohio. WTHZ WTHZ WTHZ is a Classic Hits/Oldies formatted radio station located in Lexington, North Carolina, serving the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina, including Winston-Salem, High Point and Greensboro.... (Magic 94.1), a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina. Another station in the area, WMAG-FM WMAG WMAG is an Adult Contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to High Point, North Carolina and serves the Piedmont Triad region, including Greensboro, North Carolina and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.... , used the handle "Magic 99.5" for a period of time in the 1980s. Magic 100.5 FM, A radio station in Cumberland, Maryland. Majic 102.3 FM, the #1 R&B radio station in the Washington D.C. area. Magic 95.5 FM a radio station in Reno, Nevada Magic can also mean: Orlando Magic Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy.... , an NBA basketball team Magic Johnson Magic Johnson Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Jr. is a retired American professional basketball point guard who played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association .... , a famous basketball player Magic (trade show) Magic (trade show) Magic or The Magic Marketplace which was founded in 1933 as an annual show hosted by the Men's Apparel Guild in California, has become the largest, most comprehensive men's apparel and accessory trade event in the U.S.... , the Men's Apparel Guild in California trade show , two ships of the Royal Navy Magic is the shortname for the children's animated show A Kind of Magic A Kind of Magic (Animated Series) A Kind of Magic, also known as Magic, is a 2006 animated television series created by Marc Du Pontavice and his animation company Xilam.The story deals with a kid named Tom and his family's problems, including his sister Cindy, who is crazy after every boy she sees, his toad 'His Highness' his evil Aunt Ferocia who wants to turn him evil as well,... See also Magician Magician A magician is a person skilled in the mysterious and hidden art of magic , the ability to attain objectives, acquire knowledge, or perform works of wonder using supernatural or nonrational means.... Magus, a Zoroastrian priest; the origin of the word magic Magic and religion Magic and religion A belief in Magic as a means of influencing the world seems to have been common in all cultures. Some of these beliefs crossed over into nascent religions, influencing rites and religious celebrations.... Magic in the Greco-Roman world Magic in the Greco-Roman world Magic in the Greco-Roman world is a branch of the disciplines of classics, ancient history and religious studies. In the ancient post-hellenistic world of the ancient Greece and Ancient Rome , the public and private rituals associated with religion are accepted by historians and archaeologists to have been a part of everyday life.... Mana Mana *Mana* is the concept of an impersonal force or quality that resides in people, animals, and inanimate objects. The concept is common to many Oceanic languages, including Melanesian languages, Polynesian languages, and Micronesian languages.... Magical thinking Magical thinking Magical thinking in anthropology, psychology, and cognitive science is nonscientific causal reasoning that often includes such ideas as the ability of the mind to affect the physical world , correlation equaling causation, the law of contagion, the power of symbols, and the meaningfulness of synchronicity.... List of magical terms and traditions List of magical terms and traditions This is a list of magical terms and traditions dealing with various occult practices, traditions, and components of magic. This list is not intended for topics like stage magic, illusion, or other entertainment-based definition....