Parasite (disambiguation)

A parasite is an organism that has sustained contact with another organism to the detriment of the host organism.

Parasite or parasitism or parasitic may also refer to:

In general

• Parasitism (social offense), a charge that is leveled against a group or class in society which is considered to be detrimental to the whole by analogy with biologic parasitism
• Anything else analogous with biologic parasitism

In electronics

• Parasitic element, an electrically unconnected element of an antenna
• Parasitic element (electrical networks), an unwanted capacitance, inductance or resistance in an electrical component
• Parasitic structure, an unwanted device formed on an integrated circuit from junctions in other devices
• Parasitic oscillation an unwanted periodic current, due to feedback and gain

In other technology

• Parasitic drag, the drag of an airplane or a part of an airplane, not directly associated with lift, as apposed to Lift-induced drag
• parasite experiment in experimental physics, an experiment done with a particle accelerator or other large facility without impacting other experiments or uses of the facility
• Parasitic computing in computer science, is a programming technique where a program, in the form of normal authorized interactions with another program, manages to get the other program to perform computations of a complex and un-authorized nature.

In entertainment and the arts

• Parasite (film), a 1982 horror/science fiction film
• Parasite (comics), comic book character and enemy of Superman
• Parasite (band), a band from Surrey, England
• Parasite (artist), performing name of UK breakcore producer Armin Elsaesser
• Parasites (band), an American pop-punk band
• Paraziţii, a Romanian hip-hop band
• Parasite (Heroes), the 18th episode of NBC's show Heroes
• Parasite (Doctor Who), a 1994 novel based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
• Parasite (See You Next Tuesday album)
• Parasite (Fractal Glider album)
• "Parasite", song by Nick Drake on the album Pink Moon
• "Parasite", song by Kiss on the album Hotter Than Hell
• "Parasite", song by Disturbed on the album Indestructible
• "Parasites", song by Ugly Casanova on the album Sharpen Your Teeth

See also

• Parisite, a rare mineral
• Parasyte, a manga