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• Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light that surrounds an object in religious iconography
• Halo (optical phenomenon), a ring of light that surrounds an object
• Halo (medicine), used to immobilize cervical neck (spinal) fractures
• Halo (comics), a DC Comics superhero
• Halo (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse
• Halo (visualization technique), a computer interface technique that uses arcs to point users to off-screen locations
• Halo, West Virginia
• HALO or High Altitude Low Opening, a form of parachute jump
• Galactic halo, a ring of gas and stars surrounding a galaxy, and in particular the Milky Way Galaxy.

A halo (Greek: ; also known as a nimbus, glory, or Gloriole) is a ring of light that surrounds an object. ... It has been suggested that Moon dog be merged into this article or section. ... A halo, also known as a halo ring, halo vest or halo crown, is a cervical brace used to aid spinal injuries. ... Halo, Gabrielle Doe, Violet Harper or Marissa Baron, is a fictional superheroine whose adventures were published by DC Comics in The Outsiders in the 1980s and 1990s. ... Halo (1969-2000) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and an important Champion sire. ... A personal digital assistant (PDA) showing a street map enhanced with the halo visualization technique. ... Halo is an unincorporated community in Webster County, West Virginia, USA. External links Maps and aerial photos Street map from Google Local or Yahoo! Maps Topographic map from TopoZone Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA Satellite image from Google Local or Microsoft Virtual Earth Categories: West Virginia geography... “HALO” redirects here. ... The galactic halo is a region of space surrounding spiral galaxies, including our galaxy, the Milky Way. ... For other uses, see Galaxy (disambiguation). ... The Milky Way (a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn derived from the Greek Galaxia Kuklos; or simply the Galaxy) is a barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group, and has special significance to humanity as the location of the solar system, which is located near the Orion...

Video games and related fictional universes

• Halo (series), by Bungie Studios
  • Halo: Combat Evolved, the first game in the series
  • Halo (megastructure), an eponymous ring-shaped planet in the series
• Halo (film), based on the series, not yet released

It has been suggested that Covenant Vehicles in Halo be merged into this article or section. ... Bungie is an American video game developer founded in May 1991 under the name Bungie Software Products Corporation (more popularly shortened to Bungie Software) by two undergraduate students at the University of Chicago, Alex Seropian and Jason Jones. ... Halo: Combat Evolved, or simply Halo, is a video game in the first-person shooter (FPS) genre, created by the Microsoft-owned Bungie Studios. ... Halos are fictional megastructures and superweapons in the Halo video game series. ... Halo is an upcoming film based off of the video game series under the same name. ...

Music

• Halo (band), a heavy metal band that started in Australia
• Halo (UK band), a former British alternative rock band from Bristol
• The Halos, an American doo wop group
• Halo Original Soundtrack, the soundtrack to the first game of the Halo video game series.
• Halo (album), a 2004 live album by Current 93
• Halo numbers, an official method of cataloging Nine Inch Nails' releases
• "Halo", a song by Machine Head from The Blackening
• "Halo", a song by Depeche Mode from Violator
• "Halo", a song by Texas from White on Blonde
• "Halo", a song by Gary Numan from Jagged
• "Halo", a song by Foo Fighters from One By One
• "Halo", a song by Oleander from Unwind and the American Pie 2 soundtrack
• "Halo", a song by Porcupine Tree from Deadwing
• "Halo", a song by SOiL from Scars
• "Halo", a song by Bethany Joy Galeotti (credited as "Haley James Scott") from the One Tree Hill Volume 2 soundtrack
• "Halo", a song by Mono from One Step More and You Die
• "Halo", a song by Takida from Bury the Lies

For For the British band from Bristol also named Halo, see Halo (UK band). ... Halo were a rock band from Bristol, England // Graeme Moncrieff 1999-2004 (Lead Vocals, Guitar) Iain Moncrieff 1999-2004 (Vocals, Guitar) Steve Yeomans 1999-2004 (Bass, Keyboards, Vocals) Blake 2003-2004 (Drums) Jim Davey 1999-2003 (Drums) Halo started out as a four piece in 1999 performing their first ever... For the Lauryn Hill single, see Doo Wop (That Thing). ... Halo Original Soundtrack, composed and produced by Martin ODonnell and Michael Salvatori for the video game Halo: Combat Evolved, is one CD comprising 26 tracks. ... It has been suggested that Covenant Vehicles in Halo be merged into this article or section. ... For other albums titled Halo, see Halo. ... This is the discography of the American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... This article is about the band. ... The Blackening is the sixth studio album from Oakland-based thrash metal band Machine Head. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Texas are a pop music band from Glasgow, Scotland. ... White on Blonde is an album by Texas, released by Mercury Records in 1997. ... Jagged is a 2006 album by Gary Numan, his first original album in over five years, following Pure in 2000. ... This article is about the band. ... One by One is the fourth album by Foo Fighters, released in 2002. ... Unwind is the second album from post-grunge band Oleander. ... Deadwing is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in March 28, 2005. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Bethany Joy Galeotti (born as Bethany Joy Lenz on April 2, 1981, Hollywood, Florida) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress. ... Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill - Volume II: Friends with Benefit was released on Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 and a portion of the proceeds has been donated to The National Breast Cancer Foundation. ... One Step More and You Die is an album by Mono, released in 2002. ... Takida is a rock band from Ã…nge, Sweden. ...

Military

• BAE HALO (High Altitude Low Observability), a military aircraft under development
• Mil Mi-26 or Halo, a heavy transport helicopter

The HALO (High Altitude Low Observability) was believed to be a military aircraft with stealth capabilities, under development by BAE Systems for the Royal Air Force, as part of its now cancelled Future Offensive Air System. ... The Mil Mi-26 (NATO reporting name Halo) is a Russian/Soviet heavy transport helicopter in service in civilian and military roles. ...

Science

• Halo effect, a cognitive bias whereby the perception of a particular trait is influenced by the perception of the former traits
• Galactic halo, a region of space surrounding spiral galaxies
• Nuclear halo, a shape exhibited by some exotic atomic nuclei
• Halo-, a chemical prefix indicating halogen

The halo effect refers to a cognitive bias whereby the perception of a particular trait is influenced by the perception of the former traits in a sequence of interpretations. ... The galactic halo is a region of space surrounding spiral galaxies, including our galaxy, the Milky Way. ... In nuclear physics, an atomic nucleus is said to be a halo if its radius is appreciably larger than that predicted by the liquid drop model, wherein the nucleus is considered to be a sphere of constant density. ... This article is about the chemical series. ...

Other

• HALO Trust or Hazardous Areas Life-Support Organization, a charity for removing war debris
• Halo vehicle, an automobile marketing strategy
• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, sometimes referred to by fans or media as The Halos
• HALO: Hidden Alias List Operation, a fictional witness protection program in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
• Halo, a type of windmill breakdance move