Focus

Focus, FOCUS, or foci may refer to:

In science, mathematics or computing:

• Focus (cognitive process), selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things
• Focus (computing), a term used to describe which of a number of GUI elements currently accepts keyboard input
• Focus (optics), a point toward which light rays are made to converge
• Focus (linguistics), a concept referring to the way information in one phrase relates to information that has come before
• Focus (earthquake), an earthquake's underground point of origin or hypocenter
• FOCUS, a database reporting program
• FOCUS (hardware), a CPU architecture
• Helicon Focus, an image software program
• Focus (geometry), a focus of a conic section
• Samsung Focus, a smartphone manufactured by Samsung which runs Microsoft Windows Phone

In music:

• Focus (Stan Getz album), 1961 jazz album
• Focus (Cynic album), 1993 metal album
• Focus (band), 1970s Dutch band
• Bernard "Focus..." Edwards, Jr., a U.S. music producer
• "Focus", a song by John Reuben
• "Focus", a song by Joe Budden

In writing:

• Focus (encyclopedia), a Swedish language encyclopedia
• Focus (German magazine), a German weekly news magazine
• Focus (Italian magazine), an Italian magazine
• Focus (Polish magazine), a Polish magazine
• Focus (Christian magazine), a Christian magazine
• Focus (novel), a 1945 novel by Arthur Miller
  • Focus (film), a 2002 film of the novel
• BBC Focus, a monthly science and technology magazine

Other meanings:

• Focus (film), a 2002 film
• AGM-87 Focus, a U.S. Navy air-to-surface missile
• Focus Bikes, a German bicycle manufacturer
• Ford Focus (international), international model of Ford Focus automobile
• Ford Focus (North America), North American model of Ford Focus automobile
• Focus (board game), an abstract strategy game
• Focus group, a form of qualitative research in which a group of people are asked about their attitude towards a product, service, concept, advertisement, idea, or packaging
• Focus mitt, a padded target attached to a glove and usually used in training boxers and other combat athletes
• Operation Focus, the Israeli name for the attack against the Egyptian Air Force in the Six-Day War
• Focus, in Final Fantasy XIII, a task given to L'Cie to grant eternal life upon completion, or the life of a mindless Cieth on failure
• Foci, Hungarian word for association football

Company and organizations:

• Focus (DIY), a UK chain of do-it-yourself stores
• Focus.com, a business social networking platform
• FOCUS Brands, American restaurant franchiser and operator
• Focus Features, the art house films division of NBC Universal's Universal Studios
• Focus Films, U.K. independent film producer
• FOR Organizing Committee of the United States, an American post-Trotskyist group, known as FOCUS
• Focus Humanitarian Assistance, an international emergency relief organization
• Focus Ireland, Irish nonprofit organization providing services for homeless people
• FOCUS Program, a voluntary study program at numerous American universities
• Fellowship of Catholic University Students
• Focus Software, former name of Zemax Development Corporation, a maker of optical design software
• The Focus Group (Business), a UK-based apparel company
• Focus Home Interactive, a French publisher of computer games
• Families OverComing Under Stress, a stress management program

See also

• Hyperfocus
• Strong focusing