Focus may refer to:

In science, mathematics or computing:

• Focus (optics), a point toward which light rays are made to converge
  • Autofocus, a feature of some optical systems that obtains and maintains correct focus on a target
  • Focal length, a measure of how strongly a lens focuses or diverges light
• Focus (earthquake), an earthquake's underground point of origin or hypocenter
• Focus (geometry), a special point used in describing conic sections
• Focus (computing), a component of the graphical user interface which is currently selected
• Focus (grammar), a phenomenon in Austronesian languages
• Focusing, an activity related to psychotherapy

In music:

• Focus (jazz album), by Stan Getz
• Focus (album), by the US metal band Cynic
• Focus (band), a 1970s Dutch band
• Focus, a mixtape by Talib Kweli

In writing:

• Focus (encyclopedia), a Swedish language encyclopedia
• Focus (linguistics), part of a sentence which contributes the most important information
• Focus (German magazine), a German weekly newsmagazine
• Focus (Christian magazine), a Christian magazine
• Focus, a 1945 novel by Arthur Miller
  • Focus (film), a 2002 film of the novel
• BBC Focus, a monthly science and technology magazine

Other meanings:

• AGM-87 Focus, a U. In Geometrical optics, a focus, also called an image point, is the point where Light rays originating from a point on the object converge. Autofocus (or AF) is a feature of some Optical systems that allows them to obtain (and in some systems to also continuously maintain correct focus on a The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly it converges (focuses or diverges (diffuses Light. The hypocenter or hypocentre (literally 'below the center' from the Greek υπόκεντρον) refers to the site of an earthquake or to that of a nuclear In Geometry, the foci (singular focus) are a pair of special points used in describing Conic sections The four types of conic sections are the Circle In Computing, the focus indicates the component of the Graphical user interface which is currently selected to receive input Austronesian alignment, commonly known as the Philippine- or Austronesian -type voice system, is a typologically unusual Morphosyntactic alignment Focusing is a naturally occurring human process carefully observed and made teachable by philosopher and psychotherapist Eugene Gendlin. UserDrini --> Focus is a Jazz album recorded Focus was released on September 14 1993 originally as the only Studio album by the American metal band Cynic. Focus is a Dutch Progressive rock band It was founded by classically trained organist / Flautist This is the discography of Talib Kweli, an American Rapper. Solo albums Quality Released Focus is an Encyclopedia first published in Swedish in 5 volumes 1958&ndash1960 later extended with additional volumes republished in several editions Focus is a concept in linguistic theory that deals with how information in one phrase relates to information that has come before For other magazines called "Focus" see Focus (magazine. Focus magazine is a Christian religion magazine published in the U Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. Focus is a 2002 movie, starring William H Macy, Laura Dern, and David Paymer based on a 1945 novel by playwright The AGM-87 Focus is a missile developed by the United States of America. S. Navy air-to-surface missile
• Foco Theory, a guerrilla theory made by Che Guevara
• Ford Focus, an automobile in 2 versions:
  • Ford Focus (international)
  • Ford Focus (North America)
• Helicon Focus, an image software program
• Focus (board game), an abstract strategy game
• Focus, the main news bulletin on Prima TV station, Romania
• Focus (Berlinale), a section of the official programme of the Berlin International Film Festival

Company and Organization names:

• Focus Features, the art house films division of NBC Universal's Universal Studios
• Focus Humanitarian Assistance, an international emergency relief organization
• Focus (DIY), a UK chain of do it yourself stores

FOCUS may mean:

• FOCUS, a domain-specific programming language for data handling and analysis
• FOCUS (hardware), a CPU architecture
• FOCUS (organization), Fellowship of Catholic University Students
• FOCUS Program, a voluntary study program at numerous American universities
• FOCUS Brands, Inc., a food and confectionery company

See also

• Hyperfocus

The foco theory of Revolution by way of Guerrilla warfare, also known as focalism (foquismo was inspired by Marxist revolutionary This is the article about the European and worldwide Ford Focus The Ford Focus is a Compact car sold in the North American market Helicon Focus, or more simply Focus, is a proprietary commercial digital image processing tool first released in 2003, developed and published Focus is an Abstract strategy Board game, designed by Sid Sackson and first published in 1964 by Kosmos. Prima TV is a Romanian commercial TV channel famous mainly for the Cronica Cârcotaşilor show and some PSD -related scandals The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Focus Features (formerly USA Films, Universal Focus and Good Machine) is the art house films division of NBC Universal 's Universal Focus Humanitarian Assistance is an international group of agencies established in Europe, North America and South Asia to complement the provision of Focus DIY is a privately owned chain of DIY stores in the UK. FOCUS is a software product of Information Builders Inc Originally developed for data handling and analysis on the IBM mainframe, as newer systems were developed The Hewlett-Packard FOCUS Microprocessor, launched in 1982 was the first commercial single chip fully 32-bit CPU available on the market FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students was founded in 1997 by Curtis Martin and Ted Sri The FOCUS Program is a voluntary interdisciplinary academic curriculum for freshmen that was first established at Duke University. FOCUS Brands is an affiliate of the Atlanta-based private equity firm Roark Capital Group, that owns the Schlotzsky's, Carvel, Cinnabon, and Hyperfocus is an intense form of mental concentration or visualization that focuses Consciousness on a narrow subject or beyond objective Reality

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