Star (disambiguation)
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Star has several meanings in different fields:
- Sciences
- In astronomy, a star is any shining object in the sky (common usage), or a massive gaseous object producing energy by nuclear fusion (professional usage)
- In combinatorial game theory, star is the value of a game where the first player to move wins
- Computer science refers to a type of network topology as a star network
- Symbols
- In geometry, a star is a geometric shape drawn with a number of lines twice the number of points
- A star polygon is a star drawn with a number of lines equal to the number of points
- A five-pointed star polygon, the pentagram or pentacle, sometimes has magical, magickal and/or occult associations
- A six-pointed star polygon, the hexagram often known as the Star of David or Jewish Star, can symbolise Israel and/or Jews
- A seven-pointed star polygon, the heptagram sometimes has magickal or Australian associations
- A star polygon is a star drawn with a number of lines equal to the number of points
- Heraldry generally refers to the shapes popularly called "stars" as mullets (heraldic language refers to a representation of an astronomical star as an estoil)
- In typography, a star is any of a number of star-shaped glyphs
- A red star with five points can represent communism
- Medals and decorations often take the form of stars, and some of these use "star" as part of their name: see for example the Africa Star, Silver Star, Award star
- A enumerated series of five stars, as international symbols, can serve to classify hotels and restaurants
- The same classification system can be used on movies and plays, sometimes only out of four stars
- U.S. Army officer rank insignia, featuring stars for senior personnel, have given rise to the informal designations One-star general through Five-star general
- In geometry, a star is a geometric shape drawn with a number of lines twice the number of points
- Entertainment
- A prominent person in sport or other endeavours may gain the kudos of a celebrity "star"
- A movie star is a famous movie actor
- In popular music, a star is a popular music performer
- In fireworks, a pyrotechnic star is a solid piece of pyrotechnic mixture which is loaded into a shell
- Sailing features a class of small racing sailboats called the Star class
- The Stars are a Canadian indie rock band
- Specific Uses
- In law enforcement the acronym STAR stands for "Special Tactics and Rescue or Response" -- a unit similar to a SWAT Team
- The shipping line Black Star served in the repatriation of African Americans
- Pamela Anderson called her 2004 debut novel Star
- Star TV, owned by the News Corporation, offers a television service in Asia
- Greek television has a terrestrial channel called Star Channel
- Star 94 is an Atlanta radio station
- Star Alliance is an airline alliance
- many flags have stars
- S.T.A.R.S. is a fictional task force in the Resident Evil video game franchise.
- Stars! is an old strategy computer game for Windows
- STAR is an acronym for Student Action for Refugees