DX
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DX may refer to:
[edit] Science and medicine
[edit] Technology and the Internet
- DirectX, an application programming interface collection, most commonly when referring to a specific version, e.g. DX9.0, DX10
- Deus Ex (series), a series of first person video games
- Deus Ex, the first game in the series
- DX encoding, a standard for marking 35 mm and APS film cartridges so that cameras can determine the film's speed and number of exposures
- Nikon DX format, an APS-C-sized sensor/lens format for Nikon digital cameras
- Direct exchange geothermal heat pump, an advanced energy-efficiency technology
- DX register, a 16-bit general-purpose X86 register
[edit] Communications
- DX, meaning 'distance' or 'long distance' in radio communications
- DXing (verb) the act of receiving distant radio or television stations, or making two way radio contact with distant stations in amateur radio
- DXer (noun) person that pursues DX by DXing
- The DX (Document Exchange), a private courier style alternative to the postal system used by the legal profession in some countries.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Business
- Sunray DX Oil Company, a former American petroleum company that sold its products in the Midwest, now part of Sunoco
- The differential of x
- Dx (digraph)
- 510 in Roman numerals
- Short for USDX, the U.S. Dollar Index
- Delta Chi, a social fraternity
- Deluxe, from the French term "de luxe", which means "of luxury". This term stands for "special quality". It is often used to label special editions of products.
- Destination X (DX), a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling every March since 2005.
- Direct Exchange (military), the process of directly exchanging worn or damaged equipment for new replacements. Also used loosely to mean "throw away."
- D-Generation X, former professional wrestling stable in WWF/E
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