X (disambiguation)

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X is the 24th letter of the English alphabet.

X may also refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Film

Television

  • Kamen Rider X, a Japanese series in the Kamen Rider franchise
  • Ultraman X, a 2015 Japanese tokusatsu television series
  • The X (TV series), a Canadian children's program
  • WXSP-CD, a Grand Rapids, Michigan TV station branded as "The X"
  • X (TV series), a Japanese anime series based on the X manga by CLAMP
  • X, the production code for the 1966 Doctor Who serial The Ark

Video games

Literature

Music

Bands

For individuals, see § People.

Albums

Operas

Songs

Stations

  • KHTI, formerly KCXX, known as "The 'X' at 103.9 FM", a Southern California rock n' roll radio station
  • KXZZ (FM), formerly known as "The 'X' at 100.1 FM", a rock n' roll radio station in Reno, Nevada
  • WNFZ, formerly known as "94.3 the X", a modern rock radio station in Knoxville, Tennessee
  • WQXA-FM, also known as 105.7 "The 'X'", a modern rock radio station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • WXDX-FM, also known as "The 'X' at 105.9", a modern rock radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • WXLV (FM), former call sign branded as "90.3 "The X"", a college radio station in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • WXNY-FM, known as "La X 96.3", a Spanish radio station in New York City
  • WZDA, formerly known as "103.9 The 'X'", a modern rock radio station in Dayton, Ohio

Roller coasters

Companies

Other organizations

  • X (demo party), a Dutch demoscene party which started in 1995
  • Organization X, a resistance organization active during the Axis occupation of Greece and the Greek Civil War
  • The X, nickname for École Polytechnique, a French engineering school

Language script and phonetic

People

In arts and entertainment

  • Director X (born 1975), Canadian music video director, also known as X and Little X
  • Princess X (musician), former stage name of musician Liza Fox (active 2010–present)
  • XXXTentacion (1998–2018), American rapper commonly referred to as "X"
  • DMX (rapper) (1970–2021), American rapper commonly referred to as "X"
  • Shaun Ryder (born 1962), English musician also known as X
  • Terminator X (born 1966), stage name for American DJ Norman Roberts, who worked with Public Enemy
  • X, ring name of wrestler Carl Ouellet (born 1967)

Other people

  • X González (born 1999), American gun control activist
  • Clyde X (1931–2009), Nation of Islam official
  • Khoisan X (1955–2010), political activist
  • Laura X (born 1940), feminist historian
  • Malcolm X (1925–1965), civil rights activist
  • Michael X (1933–1975), activist and criminal
  • Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (born 2000), climate activist, often known as "X"
  • X, the girl in the X Case, a landmark court case about abortion in Ireland
  • X, pseudonymous author of the 1947 Foreign Affairs "X Article", formally titled "The Sources of Soviet Conduct"
  • X, surname often assumed by members of the Nation of Islam

Science, technology, and mathematics

Astronomy

Biology

  • × (or x), used in some types of hybrid names in botany
  • X chromosome, a sex determinant in many animal species, including mammals

Chemistry

Computing

  • OS X (pronounced 'OS ten'), the former name of the macOS operating system for Apple computers
  • X Window System, a client-server display protocol often used in UNIX environments
  • X file format, used by DirectX
  • X, the mnemonic for the execute instruction on the TI-990 and the TMS9900

Mathematics

Physics

  • X (charge), a conserved quantum number in particle physics
  • X band, part of the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum
  • X unit (X), in physics

Other uses

See also

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