Iris
Iris most often refers to:
- Iris (anatomy), part of the eye
- Iris (color), an ambiguous color term, usually referring to shades ranging from blue-violet to violet
- Iris (mantis), a genus of insects
- Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess
- Iris (plant), a genus of flowering plants
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Iris or IRIS may also refer to:
Arts and media
Fictional entities
- Iris (American Horror Story), an American Horror Story: Hotel character
- Iris (Fire Force), a character in the manga series Fire Force
- Iris (Mega Man), a Mega Man X4 character
- Iris (Pokémon)
- Iris, a Trolls: The Beat Goes On! character
- Sorceress Iris, a Magicians of Xanth character
- Iris, a kaiju character in Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris
- Iris, a LoliRock character
- Iris, a Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (1995) character
- Iris, a Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations character
- Iris, a Ruby Gloom character
- Iris, a Taxi Driver (1976) character
- Iris Donnelly Garrison, a fictional character in the American soap opera Love is a Many Splendored Thing
- Iris Irine, a Ragnarok character
- Iris West, a fictional character in DC Comics
Film
- Iris shot, a film technique for ending a scene
- Iris (1916 film), a British silent romance
- Iris (1987 film), a Dutch film directed by Mady Saks
- Iris (2001 film), a biopic about Iris Murdoch
- Iris (2014 film), a documentary about Iris Apfel by Albert Maysles
- Iris (2016 film), a French film directed by Jalil Lespert
Stage productions
- Iris (Cirque du Soleil), Cirque du Soleil's only resident show in Los Angeles, California
- Iris (play), a 1901 play by the British writer Arthur Wing Pinero
Television
- Iris (TV channel), an Italian free entertainment television channel
- Iris (TV series), a 2009 South Korean espionage television drama series
- Iris II (TV series), a 2013 South Korean espionage television drama series
- Iris, The Happy Professor, a 1992 Canadian television show featuring a purple ibis
- Iris (game), a Halo 3 online promotion
Classical compositions
- Iris (opera), by Pietro Mascagni
- "Iris", chanson by Michel Lambert (1610–1696)
- "Iris", chanson by Jean-Benjamin de La Borde (1734–1794)
- Iris, concerto by Archibald Joyce (1873–1963)
- Iris, for saxophone by Tansy Davies (born 1973)
Performers
- Iris (American band), a synthpop group
- Iris (Romanian band), a heavy metal group
- Iris (Japanese band), a Japanese girl idol group
- Arc Iris, a folk pop band from Providence, Rhode Island, US
Albums
- Iris (album), the self-titled debut album by the Romanian band Iris
- Iris (EP), a 1992 EP by Miranda Sex Garden
Songs
- "Iris" (song), a 1998 song by the Goo Goo Dolls on the soundtrack City of Angels, later covered by other artists
- "Iris", a song by Emmy the Great on the album Virtue
- "Iris", a song by Live on the album Throwing Copper
- "Iris", a song by Mike Posner on the album At Night, Alone
- "Iris", a song by Split Enz on the album Waiata
- "Iris", a song by The Breeders on the album Pod
- "Iris (Hold Me Close)", a song by U2 on the album Songs of Innocence
Periodicals
- El Iris, a Mexican periodical published between in 1826
- Sheffield Iris, an early English newspaper
- IRIS Magazine, an Irish republican magazine
Plastic arts
- Irises (painting), by Vincent Van Gogh
- Iris, Messenger of the Gods, a sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Enterprises
- IRIS (radio reading service), Vision Australia Radio for people unable to read print media
- Iris Capital, a venture capital firm, specialized in the digital economy, primarily active in Europe
- Iris Clert Gallery, an art gallery named after its Greek owner and curator, Iris Clert
- Iris Fund for Prevention of Blindness, a British charity, now part of Fight for Sight
- Iris Ohyama, a Japanese manufacturing company
- IRIS Research, an Australian economic, community and industry research organisation
- International Resources for the Improvement of Sight, a multi-national charity
People
- Iris (given name), a feminine given name, and a list of people so named
- Iris (artist) (born 1983), comics artist in Quebec, Canada
- Íris (footballer) (born 1945), Brazilian footballer
- Iris (singer) (born 1995), Belgian singer
- Donnie Iris (born 1943), American rock musician
Places
United States
- Iris, West Virginia, a community in the United States
- Iris Avenue station, on the San Diego Trolley
- Iris Falls, a waterfall in Wyoming
Elsewhere
- Iris, Cluj-Napoca, a district in Romania
- Iris, Prince Edward Island, a community in Canada
- Iris Bay, in South Georgia, British Overseas Territory
- Iris Bay (Dubai), a 32-floor tower in the United Arab Emirates
- Glen Iris (disambiguation), several places
- River Iris, now Yeşilırmak River, a river in northern Turkey, called Iris in classical Greek
- IRIS Mist, a tower to be built in Dubai Maritime City, United Arab Emirates
Science and technology
Astronomy and spaceflight
- IRIS (astronomical software), an astronomical image processing software
- 7 Iris, an asteroid
- Infrared interferometer spectrometer and radiometer, an instrument used in the Voyager space program
- Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, a space probe to observe the Sun
- Iris Nebula, a bright reflection nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cepheus
- International Radiation Investigation Satellite, an early satellite to study radiation in space
Biology and medicine
- Iris (anatomy), part of the eye
- Iris (insect), a genus of praying mantis
- Iris (plant), a genus of flowering plants
- Iris (psychedelic), a psychedelic drug and a substituted amphetamine
- Iris glossy-starling, the emerald starling (Lamprotornis iris)
- Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, a complication of anti-HIV treatment
Computing hardware
- IRIS (biosensor), an interferometric high-throughput biosensor
- Iris Mote, a wireless sensor node
- Iris printer, an inkjet printer
- SGI IRIS, a line of computer terminals and workstations
- HTC Iris, a smartphone manufactured by High Tech Computer Corporation
- Intel HD, UHD and Iris Graphics, a series of integrated graphics processors
- Internet Routing in Space, a space-capable IP router
Software
- IRIS (transportation software), an Advanced Traffic Management System
- Iris Associates, an American software company, developer of Lotus Notes
- Iris Browser, a web browser
- IRIS GL, a graphics application programming interface
- IRIS Workspace, a graphically organized iconic desktop environment
Other uses in computing
- Iris Challenge Evaluation, a series of NIST events to promote iris recognition technology
- Iris Recognition Immigration System, an electronic border control system
- Information Systems Research in Scandinavia, a non-profit organization in Scandinavia
- Insurance Regulatory Information System, a database of insurance companies in the United States
- Iris flower data set, a standard example data set for use in statistics (and related software)
Other uses in science and technology
- Tropical Storm Iris (disambiguation), three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean
- Iris (diaphragm), a mechanical device in optical systems
- IRIS (jamming device), an Estonian weapon
- Iris (transponder), a deep-space transponder designed for use in cubesats
- IRIS Consortium, a seismology research project
- Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship, a Brown University program
- Internal rotary inspection system, a pipe testing method
- International Reactor Innovative and Secure, a nuclear reactor design
Transportation
Aircraft and missiles
- Abraham Iris, a 1930s French touring airplane
- Blackburn Iris, a 1920s British biplane flying boat
- IRIS-T, a German air-to-air missile
- Shahab-4 or IRIS, an Iranian liquid propelled missile
Automobiles
- Iris (car), a British car brand manufactured 1906–1925
- Desert Iris, a Jordanian 4x4 strategic auxiliary vehicle
- Tata Magic Iris, an Indian microvan
- Wallyscar Iris, a Tunisian mini SUV
Engines
- IRIS engine, a design for a type of internal combustion engine
- de Havilland Iris, a British four-cylinder, liquid-cooled, horizontally opposed aero engine
Rail transportation
- Iris (train), an international express train in Europe
- International Railway Industry Standard for the evaluation of railway management systems; see Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes
Watercraft
- List of ships named Iris, for any of several ships by that name
- French ship Iris, the name of several vessels
- HMS Iris, the name of several Royal Navy ships
- MV Royal Iris, a ferry operating until 1991
- USS Iris, the name of several U.S. Navy ships
- MV Royal Iris of the Mersey, a ferry operating since 2001
- IRIS, the prefix for Iranian naval vessels since 1979; see List of current ships of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy
Other uses
- Iris (color), an ambiguous color term, usually referring to shades ranging from blue-violet to violet
- Iris (mythology), a Greek goddess
- IRIS (Management Festival), an event of the Indian Institute of Management Indore
- Denso Iris, a basketball team based in Kariya, Aichi
- Incident Resource Inventory System (IRIS), a distributed software tool provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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