Halo

Halo may refer to:

In the visual arts,

• Halo (religious iconography), a ring of light that surrounds an object in religious iconography
• Halo (comics), a DC Comics superheroine
• Halo (visualization technique), a computer interface technique that uses arcs to point users to off-screen locations

In video games,

• Halo (series), a video game franchise developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios
• Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), for the Xbox, the first game in the series
• Halo 2 (2004), the sequel to the 2001 game
• Halo 3 (2007), for the Xbox 360 the third game in the series
• Halo Wars (2009), a spin-off to the series
• Halo 3: ODST (2009), a stand-alone expansion to Halo 3
• Halo: Reach (2010), a prequel to the series
• Halo (megastructure), eponymous fictional ringworlds in the Halo series

In military,

• BAE HALO (High Altitude Low Observability), a military aircraft under development
• HALO jump or High Altitude Low Opening jump, a form of parachute jump
• Mil Mi-26 or Halo, a heavy transport helicopter
• SELEX Galileo HALO (Hostile Artillery Locator), acoustic weapon locating system.

In science

• Galactic halo, a ring of gas and stars surrounding a galaxy, and in particular the Milky Way Galaxy
• Halo (optical phenomenon), a ring of light that surrounds an object
• Halo (medicine), a brace to immobilize cervical neck (spinal) fractures
• Halo effect, a cognitive bias whereby the perception of a particular trait is influenced by the perception of the former traits
• Halo orbit, a class of orbit around a Lagrange Point
• Nuclear halo, a shape exhibited by some exotic atomic nuclei
• Halo-, a chemical prefix indicating halogen

In popular music

• "Halo", the final track of the Halo Original Soundtrack
• "Halo", a song by Depeche Mode from the 1990 album Violator
• "Halo", a song by Bethany Joy Galeotti (credited as Haley James Scott)
• "Halo", a song by Porcupine Tree
• "Halo", a song by Foo Fighters
• "Halo," a song by Soil from the 2001 album Scars
• "Halo", a song by Takida
• "Halo", a song by Texas
• "Halo", a song by The Pussycat Dolls
• "Halo" (Beyoncé Knowles song), a song by Beyoncé
• "Halo", a song from Bloc Party's third album Intimacy
• Halo, an album by neofolk group Current 93
• Halo (Christian rock band), a contemporary Christian rock band
• Halo numbers, the numbering schema for albums released by the band Nine Inch Nails.
• "Halo" (Machine Head song), a heavy metal song by Machine Head
• Halo (UK band), a four-piece Bristol rock band
• Halo (band), an Australian two-piece drone/sludge metal band
• Halo Records, an independent British record label
• Halo UK Records, another name by which the independent British record label, Halo Records, is known.

In other fields,

• Halo (1996 film), a Hindi film by Santosh Sivan
• Halo, West Virginia
• Halo (bar), a gay bar in Washington, D.C.
• Halo (horse), an American thoroughbred racehorse
• HALO Trust or Hazardous Areas Life-Support Organization, a charity for removing war debris
• HALO: Hidden Alias List Operation, a fictional witness protection program in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
• Halo, a type of windmill breakdance move
• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, sometimes referred to by fans or media as The Halos