English

Noun

1. Plural of prism

Science and mathematics

• Prism (optics), a transparent object which refracts light
  • Dispersive prism, the most familiar type of optical prism
• Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron
• Prism (geology), a kind of sedimentary rock

Media and entertainment

Books, comics and magazines

• Prism (comics), a Marvel Comics character
• Prism (fictional planet), a fictional world depicted in the books of Alan Dean Foster
• Prism magazine (New Zealand), a Christian periodical

Music

• Prism (band), a Canadian rock band
  • Prism (album), the debut album of the Canadian band
• Prism (Japanese band), a jazz fusion band
• Prism (Jeff Scott Soto album)
• Prism Records, a record label

Other

• Prism (TV channel)

Computing and software

• PRISM (chipset), a wireless networking chipset
• Apollo PRISM, a microprocessor made by Apollo Computer
• DEC PRISM, a microprocessor made by Digital Equipment Corporation
• Mozilla Prism, a software product for desktop integration of web applications
• SGI Prism, a computer
• IBM's PR/SM - a mainframe hypervisor
• Project Prism, an open source project for developing composite WPF applications

Education

• PRISM (Portal Resources for Indiana Science and Mathematics), a website for teachers
• A program for gifted children in Bellevue, Washington and Thomas Grover Middle School, New Jersey

Other meanings

• Oregon Performance Reporting Information System, a state agency
• Prism Micro Products, a British telecommunications company