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Prism usually refers to:

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• Prism (optics), a transparent optical component with flat surfaces that refract light
• Prism (geometry), a kind of polyhedron

Prism may also refer to:

Science and mathematics

• Prism (geology), a type of sedimentary deposit
• Prism (surveying), a type of target
• Prism correction, a component of some eyeglass prescriptions

Government

• PRISM, a surveillance program run by the US National Security Agency
• Oregon Performance Reporting Information System, a state agency

Media and entertainment

Computing

• Publishing Requirements for Industry Standard Metadata, XML metadata vocabularies for syndicating, aggregating, post-processing and multi-purposing content

Other uses

• PRISM (reactor), a small nuclear power plant design
• A retroreflector, used in surveying
• Prism Rail, a British passenger rail company
• Prism Motorsports, a defunct NASCAR team
• Nokia Prism, a fashion mobile phone collection
• Prism (video game), a video game about manipulating 3D shapes

See also

• Prismatic (disambiguation)
• Prizm (disambiguation)
• PrSM, short for Precision Strike Missile

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