AXIS

'Axis' may refer to:

★ The Axis powers of World War II

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★ The Axis of evil, propaganda term used by George W. Bush to refer to Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
In literature:

★ Axis (novel), a sequel to Robert Charles Wilson's ''Spin''
In science:

★ Axis (anatomy), the second cervical vertebra of the spine

★ ''Axis'' (deer), a genus of deer

★ Optical axis, in optics

★ Axis (Science Festival), the annual technical festival of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
In mathematics:

★ Coordinate axis, in mathematics, physics and engineering

★ Axis of rotation, or axis of symmetry, in geometry-related contexts
In music:

★ Axis Records, the name of two music labels

★ Axis system

★ , Jimi Hendrix album

★ Axis Percussion
In politics:

★ A quasi-mathematical parameter which is used to describe some characteristic of someone or something. See Political spectrum.
In Gundam (''Universal Century''), a fictional universe, 'Axis' may refer to:

★ The Asteroid Axis, a waypoint for the Jupiter Energy Fleet

★ The Axis Zeon, a faction in the Universal Century timeline
In Information Technology

★ Apache Axis is an opensource Webservices platform implementation of the Apache foundation

★ Axis Communications (also known as AXIS) is a Swedish manufacturer of IT equipment