Phoenix (disambiguation): Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The name Phoenix refers to:

• A mythological creature, the Phoenix
• In biology, the genus Phoenix of trees within the palm family Arecaceae (including the date palm)
• In astronomy and space exploration,
  • Phoenix (constellation) is a minor southern constellation.
  • Phoenix (spacecraft), a planned NASA mission to Mars
  • The EADS Phoenix, aproposed unmanned European reusable launch vehicle
  • Project Phoenix is a search for extraterrestrial intelligence by listening for radio signals.
• In computing,
  • Phoenix Object Basic, a software-based objective programming language.
  • The Phoenix operating system shell was developed at Cambridge University for their IBM mainframe
  • Phoenix Technologies, a BIOS manufacturer.
  • Phoenix is the former name of the Mozilla Firefox web browser
• In television,
  • A TV show: Phoenix (TV series)
  • Phoenix Television, a Hong Kong-based television broadcaster
  • A German TV station: Phoenix (German TV station)
  • The name of a fictional spacecraft in the Star Trek universe. See Phoenix (Star Trek).
• In comics,
  • A Marvel Comics superhero or entity (either Jean Grey, Rachel Summers, or the Phoenix (comics))
  • A comic by Osamu Tezuka. See Hi no Tori.
• The name of several ships:
  • USS Phoenix (CL-46)
  • USS Phoenix (SSN-702)
  • Phoenix, first steamboat to sail the open ocean
• Some places named Phoenix:
  • Phoenix, Mauritius
  • In the United States:
    • Phoenix, Arizona
    • Phoenix, Illinois
    • Phoenix, Maryland
    • Phoenix, New York
    • Phoenix, Oregon
    • (Note also places named Phoenixville.)
• Miscellaneous:
  • AIM-54 Phoenix, a long-range air-to-air missile
  • Bristol Phoenix, a diesel-powered aircraft engine
  • Transsylvania Phoenix, a Romanian rock band
  • An Irish magazine: Phoenix (magazine)
  • Operation Phoenix is a program undertaken by the CIA in Vietnam to "neutralize" the civilian population.
  • A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus; see; A Phoenix (Iliad)
  • A nickname sometimes used for Japan after WWII
  • The name of a roller coaster in Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.
  • A tutor of Achilles.

See also: Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights