Near

NEAR or Near may refer to:

Science, mathematics, technology, biology, and medicine

• Nicking Enzyme Amplification Reaction, a method for in vitro DNA amplification
• Near-Earth object, an object in the Solar System whose orbit brings it close to the Earth
  • Near-Earth asteroid
  • Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research
• NEAR Shoemaker, a spacecraft that studied the near-Earth asteroid Eros
• Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer, a scientific instrument for infrared astronomy
• Near Field Communication (NFC), a short-range wireless communication technology
• N.E.A.R. (National Emergency Alarm Repeater), an obsolete civilian warning device in the United States
• Nearness defined as it relates to Point-Set Topology, also known as Proximity Space

Geography

• Near East
• Ancient Near East
• Near Eastern archaeology

Linguistics

• Near-close vowel
  • Near-close near-front rounded vowel
  • Near-close near-front unrounded vowel
  • Near-close near-back vowel
• Near-front vowel
• Near-back vowel
• Near-open vowel
  • Near-open central vowel
  • Near-open front unrounded vowel

Television, film, music, and books

• Near (Death Note) (Real Name: Nate River), a character in Death Note

Food, beverages, and meals

• Near beer, a beer with very low or no alcohol

Other uses

• Near v. Minnesota, a U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding freedom of the press
• Near-death experience (NDE), personal experiences associated with impending death
• New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame

See also

• All pages with titles containing Near
• List of nearest stars
• List of nearest bright stars
• List of nearest galaxies
• Distance
• Far