Magic

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Magic may refer to:

• Magic (paranormal), anything alleged to exist that is not explainable by any present laws of science
  • Magical thinking
  • Folk magic, traditional systems of magic (see also magic and religion)
  • Magick (Aleister Crowley), the magical system of Aleister Crowley and Thelema
  • Witchcraft, the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers
• Magic (illusion), the art of entertaining audiences by performing illusions and tricks
  • Street magic, sleight of hand, etc.
  • Magic (magazine), a magazine for magicians

[edit] In fantasy fiction

• Magic (fantasy), a general overview of magic in works of fantasy
• Magic (Discworld), magic in the Discworld series
• Magic (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), a character in Marvel Comics
• Magyk, a book by Angie Sage

[edit] In science and mathematics

• Magic (cryptography), codename for U.S. intelligence obtained from cryptanalysis of Japanese transmissions during World War II
• Magic square, a square of numbers with identical row, column, and diagonal sums
• MAGIC (telescope), the Major Atmospheric Gamma-ray Imaging Cherenkov Telescope
• R550 Magic, a French-built anti-aircraft missile
• Multi Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside, a governmental website with detailed mapping and layers of the UK
• Magnesium injection cycle, a design for a clean engine
• MAGIC (postgraduate mathematics), a consortium of UK University mathematics departments teaching over the Access Grid

[edit] In games

• Magic: The Gathering, a trading card game in which participants play powerful wizards
• Magic (gaming), paranormal magic as used in games
• Master of Magic, a popular MS-DOS game

[edit] In arts and entertainment

[edit] Music

[edit] Albums

• Magic (T-Connection album), a 1977 album by T-Connection
• Magic (Gillan album), a 1982 album by Gillan
• Magic (album), a 1982 album by Paul Mauriat
• Magic (Jets album), a 1987 album by The Jets
• Magic (Amii Stewart album), a 1992 album by Amii Stewart
• Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album), a 1997 album by the German Guitar Wizard
• Magic (Twins album), a 2004 album by Twins
• Magic (Bruce Springsteen album), a 2007 album by Bruce Springsteen

[edit] Songs

• "Magic" (Pilot song), a 1974 hit song by Pilot
• "Magic" (Olivia Newton-John song), a 1980 song by Olivia Newton-John
• "Magic" (The Cars song), a 1984 song by The Cars
• "Magick Power", a 1987 song by the paisley underground band, Opal
• "Magic" (Disco Montego song), a 2002 song by Disco Montego
• "Magick" (song), a 2006 song by the Klaxons
• Magic is a 2007 song by Colbie Caillat from her album Coco
• "Magic" (Robin Thicke song), a 2008 song by Robin Thicke
• Magic is a 2008 song by Pussycat Dolls album Doll Domination

[edit] Artists

• Magic (rapper), a New Orleans-based rapper

[edit] Literature

• Magic (novel), a novel by William Goldman made into
• Magic (music magazine), a monthly music magazine in France

[edit] Movies

• Magic (film), a 1978 film starring Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret based on the novel

[edit] In computing programming

• Magic (programming), a general term for hiding complexity, as well as a UNIX command for "magically" determining unknown filetypes
  • Deep magic, 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), an arbitrary number that has been assigned a special meaning
• "Magic", a version of the MUMPS programming language developed by Meditech
• Magic (software), a popular VLSI layout tool
• Magic Software Enterprises, a software company which maintains eDeveloper
• ImageMagick, a suite of imaging programs
• MAJC, a multi-core, multi-threaded processor targeted at running Java code made by Sun Microsystems in the 1990s

[edit] Among radio stations

• Magic Radio, a radio network and television channel based in the United Kingdom (disambiguation for affiliates)
• KZMG (Magic 93.1), a radio station in Boise, Idaho
• KMAJ-FM (Majic 107.7), a radio station in Topeka, Kansas
• WKLI (Magic 100), a radio station in Albany, New York
• WMJX (Magic 106.7), a radio station in Boston, Massachusetts
• KKMG (Magic 98.9), a radio station in Colorado Springs, Colorado
• WMGC-FM (Magic 105.1), a radio station in Detroit, Michigan
• WMGS (Magic 93), a radio station in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
• WLTB (Magic 101.7), a radio station in Binghamton, New York
• WMGF (Magic 107.7), a radio station in Orlando, Florida
• WMJJ (Magic 96.5), a radio station in Birmingham, Alabama
• WMGQ (Magic 98.3), a radio station in New Brunswick, New Jersey
• WTHZ (Magic 94.1), a radio station in Greensboro, North Carolina. Another station in the area, WMAG-FM, used the handle "Magic 99.5" for a period of time in the 1980s.
• WDYK (Magic 100.5), A radio station in Cumberland, Maryland.
• KNEV (Magic 95.5) a radio station in Reno, Nevada
• DWTM (Magic 89.9), a radio station in Manila, Philippines
• Magic 1278, a radio station in Melbourne, Australia
• WMJI (Majic 105.7), an oldies radio station in Cleveland, Ohio

[edit] In basketball

• Orlando Magic, an NBA basketball team
• Magic Johnson, a famous basketball player

[edit] Magic can also mean

• Magic (trade show), the Men's Apparel Guild in California trade show
• HMS Magic, two ships of the Royal Navy
• Magic is the shortname for the children's animated show A Kind of Magic

[edit] See also

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Magic

• Magician
• Magus, a Zoroastrian priest; the origin of the word magic
• Magic and religion
• Magic in the Greco-Roman world
• Mana
• Magical thinking
• List of magical terms and traditions

• All pages beginning with "Magic"

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