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Iris (anatomy) The iris (: irides or irises) is a thin, annular structure in the eye in most mammals and birds that is responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. In optical terms, the pupil ...
, part of the eye * Iris (color), an ambiguous color term *
Iris (mythology) In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Iris (; ; ) is a daughter of the gods Thaumas and Electra, the personification of the rainbow and messenger of the gods, a servant to the Olympians and especially Queen Hera. Iris appears in several ...
, a Greek goddess * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants *
Iris (given name) Iris (from Greek language, Greek , the messenger of the gods among themselves and the Iris (mythology), personification of , the "rainbow") is a feminine name. The name came into use in English-speaking countries in the 1500s, first in referenc ...
, a feminine given name, and a list of people so named Iris or IRIS may also refer to:


Arts and media


Fictional entities

* Iris (''American Horror Story''), an ''American Horror Story: Hotel'' character * Iris (''Fire Force''), a character in the manga series ''Fire Force'' * Iris (''Mega Man''), a ''Mega Man X4'' character ** Iris, a ''Mega Man Battle Network'' character * Iris (''Pokémon'') ** Iris (''Pokémon'' anime) *
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Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris'' * Iris, a ''
LoliRock ''LoliRock'' is a French animated television series produced by Marathon Media and Zodiak Kids with the participation of France Télévisions and The Walt Disney Company France. It was created by Jean Louis-Vandestoc along with David Michel an ...
'' character * Iris, a '' Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals'' (1995) character * Iris, a '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations'' character * Iris, a ''Ruby Gloom'' character * Iris, a ''
Taxi Driver ''Taxi Driver'' is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Paul Schrader. Set in a morally decaying New York City following the Vietnam War, it stars Robert De Niro as veteran Marine and ...
'' (1976) character * The Iris, the antagonist in Gemini Home Entertainment web series * Iris Buenavidez-de Vera, a '' Lavender Fields'' character *
Iris Donnelly Garrison {{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Iris Donnelly Garrison was a fictional character in the American soap opera, '' Love Is a Many Splendored Thing''. She was played, most notably, by actresses Leslie Charleson and Bibi Besch. As the first Iris, Lesl ...
, a fictional character in the American soap opera ''Love is a Many Splendored Thing'' * Iris Irine, a '' Ragnarok'' character * Iris Pike, an '' Afraid (2024)'' character * Iris Sagan, in '' AI: The Somnium Files'' *
Iris West Iris Ann West-Allen is a fictional character, a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She has been the main love interest and later wife of Barry Allen, the alter ego of the Silver Age version of the supe ...
, a DC Comics character


Film, television, and theatre


Film

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Iris shot An iris shot is a technique used in silent film and sometimes television to emphasize a detail of a scene above all others, more commonly to end or open a scene. The film camera's iris is slowly closed or opened, so that what is visible on film app ...
, a film technique for ending a scene * ''Iris'' (1916 film), a British silent romance * ''Iris'' (1987 film), a Dutch film directed by Mady Saks * ''Iris'' (2001 film), a biopic about Iris Murdoch * ''Iris'' (2014 film), a documentary about Iris Apfel by Albert Maysles * ''Iris'' (2016 film), a French film directed by Jalil Lespert * '' Iris: The Movie'', a 2010 South Korean spy action film version of the 2009 television series * ''IRIS: A Space Opera by Justice'', a 2019 film produced by French band
Justice In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ...


Stage productions

* ''Iris'' (Cirque du Soleil), a resident show in Los Angeles, California * ''Iris'' (play), a 1901 play by the British writer Arthur Wing Pinero


Television

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Iris (TV channel) Iris is an Italian free entertainment television channel, launched on November 30, 2007, operated by Mediaset and owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It is broadcast in Italy on DTT channel 22 on mux ''Mediaset 4 ''. Iris broadcasts films (mainly ...
, an Italian free entertainment television channel * ''Iris'' (South Korean TV series), a 2009 South Korean espionage television series * ''Iris'' (British TV series), an upcoming British thriller television series * ''
Iris, The Happy Professor ''Iris, The Happy Professor'' (also known as ''Iris'' and ''Professor Iris'' and in French as ''Iris, le gentil professeur'' or ''Professeur Iris'') is a Spanish-Canadian-French-produced television show that run for 156 episodes from 1992 to 199 ...
'', a 1992 Canadian television show featuring a purple ibis


Music


Classical compositions

* ''Iris'' (opera), by Pietro Mascagni * "Iris", a chanson by
Michel Lambert Michel Lambert (1610 – 29 June 1696) was a French singer, theorbist, and composer. Career Lambert was born at Champigny-sur-Veude, France. He received his musical education as an altar boy at the Chapel of Gaston d'Orléans, a brother of kin ...
(1610–1696) * "Iris", a chanson by
Jean-Benjamin de La Borde Jean-Benjamin François de la Borde (5 September 1734 – 22 July 1794) was a French composer, writer on music and '' fermier général'' (farm tax collector). Born into an aristocratic family, he studied violin under Antoine Dauvergne and composi ...
(1734–1794) * ''Iris'', a concerto by Archibald Joyce (1873–1963) * ''Iris'', a piece for saxophone by
Tansy Davies Tansy Davies (born 29 May 1973, Bristol) is an English composer of contemporary classical music. She won the BBC Young Composers' Competition in 1996 and has written works for ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Symphony Orc ...
(born 1973)


Performers

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Iris (American band) Iris was an American synthpop band, formed by Reagan Jones and Mat Morris in 1993. After the release of their first album ''Disconnect (Iris album), Disconnect'', Matthew Morris was replaced with Andrew Sega, who pushed the band's sound in a mo ...
, a synthpop group * Iris (Romanian band), a hard rock group *
Iris (Japanese band) Iris (stylized as i☆Ris) is a Japanese Japanese idol, idol girl group, formed in 2012 by Avex. The group currently consists of five members: Saki Yamakita, Yū Serizawa, Himika Akaneya, Yūki Wakai, and Miyu Kubota. The leader is Saki Yamakita. ...
, a Japanese girl idol group *
Arc Iris Arc Iris is a Los Angeles based American indie rock band originally from Providence, Rhode Island, United States, that began in 2012 as a solo project of Jocie Adams, formerly a member of The Low Anthem. Arc Iris has had several lineup changes ...
, a folk pop band from Providence, Rhode Island, US


Albums

* ''Iris'' (album), by the Romanian band Iris * ''Iris'' (EP), a 1992 EP by Miranda Sex Garden


Songs

* "Iris" (song) (1998), by the Goo Goo Dolls on the soundtrack ''City of Angels'', later covered by other artists * "Iris", by Miles Davis on the 1965 album '' ESP'' * "Iris", by Emmy the Great on the album ''
Virtue A virtue () is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be morality, moral, social, or intellectual. The cultivation and refinement of virtue is held to be the "good of humanity" and thus is Value (ethics), valued as an Telos, end purpos ...
'' * "Iris", by Live on the album ''
Throwing Copper ''Throwing Copper'' is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Live, released on April 26, 1994, on former MCA Records subsidiary Radioactive Records. It was produced by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads and was recorded at Pac ...
'' * "Iris", by Mike Posner on the album ''
At Night, Alone ''At Night, Alone.'' is the second studio album by American singer Mike Posner. It was released on May 6, 2016 by Island Records. The album features guest appearances by Labrinth and Big Sean. The album received positive reviews from music criti ...
'' * "Iris", by Split Enz on the album '' Waiata'' * "Iris", by The Breeders on the album '' Pod'' * "Iris (Hold Me Close)", by U2 on the album ''
Songs of Innocence ''Songs of Innocence and of Experience'' is a collection of illustrated poems by William Blake. Originally, Blake illuminated and bound ''Songs of Innocence'' and ''Songs of Experience'' separately. It was only in 1794 that Blake combined the t ...
''


Periodicals

* ''
El Iris ''El Iris'' was a short-lived periodical that was published between February and August 1826 in the newly independent Republic of Mexico. It was founded as an illustrated literary review, with topics of interest to women. It included articles on po ...
'', a Mexican periodical published in 1826 * '' Sheffield Iris'', an early English newspaper * '' IRIS Magazine'', an Irish republican magazine


Other media

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Iris (game) The first-person shooter video game ''Halo 3'' was the focus of an extensive marketing campaign which began with the game's developer, Bungie, announcing the game via a trailer at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in May 2006. Microsoft, the gam ...
, a ''Halo 3'' online promotion * ''Irises'' (painting), by Vincent Van Gogh * '' Iris, Messenger of the Gods'', a sculpture by Auguste Rodin


Organizations


Charitable organizations

* IRIS (radio reading service), provided by Vision Australia Radio *
Iris Fund for Prevention of Blindness Fight for Sight is a UK charity funding research into the prevention and treatment of blindness and eye disease. Since 1965 the charity has been funding medical research into a wide range of eye conditions, including macular degeneration, glauc ...
, a British charity, now part of Fight for Sight * International Resources for the Improvement of Sight, a multi-national charity


Research groups

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IRIS Consortium IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology) was a university research consortium dedicated to exploring the Earth's interior through the collection and distribution of seismographic data. It operated the U.S. National Science Foundati ...
, a seismology research project * IRIS Research, an Australian economic, community and industry research organisation *
Information Systems Research in Scandinavia The IRIS (Information Systems Research in Scandinavia) Association is a non-profit organization aiming to promote research and research education in the use, development, and management of information systems (IS) in the Nordic region, and making ...
, a non-profit organization in Scandinavia *
Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship The Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship (IRIS) was founded at Brown University by Andries van Dam, William S. Shipp, and Norman Meyrowitz in 1983 and closed in 1991. It was initially part of a campus-wide effort at Brown to deve ...
, a Brown University program


Other organizations

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IRIS² IRIS² (''Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite'') is a planned multi-orbit satellite internet constellation to be deployed by the European Union by 2027. Initial government services are expected to start in ...
, EU satellite project *
Iris Associates Iris Associates was an American software development Software development is the process of designing and Implementation, implementing a software solution to Computer user satisfaction, satisfy a User (computing), user. The process is more en ...
, an American software company, developer of Lotus Notes *
Iris Capital Iris Capital is a venture capital firm, specialized in the digital economy, primarily active in Europe. Since its creation, the Iris Capital team has invested more than a billion Euros in over 230 innovative companies. Iris Capital is sponsored ...
, a venture capital firm primarily active in Europe *
Iris Clert Gallery The Iris Clert Gallery ( in French) was a single-room art gallery named after its Greeks, Greek owner and curator, Iris Clert. It was located on 3 :fr:Rue des Beaux-Arts, rue des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. It was open from 1955 to 1976 and dur ...
, a former art gallery in Paris *
Iris Ohyama is a Japanese consumer plastic manufacturer based in Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. It is the leading storage organization manufacturer in Japan. The company designs and manufactures products aimed at the furniture, housewares, garden acce ...
, a Japanese manufacturing company *
Denso Iris The Denso Iris () are a professional basketball club based in Kariya, Aichi, playing in the Women's Japan Basketball League. They were founded in 1962. From the 2024–25 season they are playing in the upper “W-League Premier” division, after ...
, a basketball team based in Kariya, Aichi


People

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Iris (given name) Iris (from Greek language, Greek , the messenger of the gods among themselves and the Iris (mythology), personification of , the "rainbow") is a feminine name. The name came into use in English-speaking countries in the 1500s, first in referenc ...
, a feminine given name, and a list of people so named *
Iris (artist) Iris Boudreau-Jeanneau, who publishes under the name Iris, (born 1983) is a Canadian comic book artist living in Quebec. She was born in the Pointe-Gatineau neighbourhood of Hull (now part of Gatineau) and received a diploma from the École mult ...
(born 1983), comics artist in Quebec, Canada *
Íris (footballer) Íris Pereira de Souza (born 12 February 1945), known as just Íris, is a Brazilian former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associ ...
(born 1945), Brazilian footballer *
Iris (singer) Laura van den Bruel, known as Iris or Airis (born 19 January 1995), is a Belgians, Belgian singer. Eurovision On 18 November 2011, it was announced by Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (VRT), that Iris would represent Belgium in the Eu ...
(born 1995), Belgian singer *
Donnie Iris Donnie Iris (born Dominic Ierace, February 28, 1943) is an American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry (band), Wild Cherry during the 1970s and for his solo career beginning in the 1980s with his band, the Cruis ...
(born 1943), American rock musician


Places


United States

* Iris, West Virginia, a community in the United States *
Iris Avenue Transit Center Iris Avenue Transit Center is a station on the Blue Line of the San Diego Trolley in the Otay Mesa West neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States. The stop serves a variety of purposes, holding the function of commuter center with ...
, on the San Diego Trolley *
Iris Falls Iris Falls (height ) is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Iris Falls is located just upstream from Colonnade Falls and is accessible via the Bechler River Trail. The falls were named in 1885 by members of the Arnold H ...
, a waterfall in Wyoming


Elsewhere

* Iris, Cluj-Napoca, a district in Romania * Iris, Prince Edward Island, a community in Canada * Irıs, Tatarstan, a place in Russia *
Iris Bay Iris Bay is a small bay immediately south of Muller Point at the east end of South Georgia, lying northwest of Cape Vahsel, along the embayment between Cape Vahsel and Cape Charlotte. The name "Sandwich Bay", for John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sand ...
, in South Georgia, British Overseas Territory *
Iris Bay (Dubai) The Iris Bay is a 32-floor commercial tower in the Business Bay in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that is known for "its oval, crescent moon type shape." The tower has a total structural height of 170 m (558 ft). Construction of the Iris Ba ...
, a tower in the United Arab Emirates * Glen Iris (disambiguation), several places * River Iris, now
Yeşilırmak River Yeşilırmak (literally "green river") is a Turkish place name that may refer to several things: * Yeşilırmak (river), a river in northern Turkey *Elif Jale Yeşilırmak Elif Jale Yeşilırmak, née Yulia Guramievna Rekvava (), (born July 30, 1 ...
, a river in northern Turkey, called Iris in classical Greek * IRIS Mist, a tower to be built in Dubai Maritime City, United Arab Emirates


Science and technology


Astronomy and spaceflight

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IRIS (astronomical software) Astrophotography, also known as astronomical imaging, is the photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events, or areas of the night sky. The first photograph of an astronomical object (the Moon) was taken in 1839, but it was no ...
, an image processing application *
Iris (transponder) The Iris transponder is a small, low power deep-space transponder designed by JPL for use in cubesats. It unifies a number of communication functions - receiver, command detector, telemetry modulator, exciters, and control functions - into one 1.2 ...
, designed for use in cubesats *
7 Iris 7 Iris is a large main-belt asteroid and possible remnant planetesimal orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. It is the fourth-brightest object in the asteroid belt. 7 Iris is classified as an S-type asteroid, meaning that it has a stony co ...
, an asteroid * Infrared interferometer spectrometer and radiometer, an instrument used in the Voyager space program *
Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), also called Explorer 94 and SMEX-12, is a NASA solar observation satellite. The mission was funded through the Small Explorer program to investigate the physical conditions of the solar limb, par ...
, a space probe to observe the Sun *
Iris Nebula The Iris Nebula (also known as NGC 7023 and Caldwell catalogue, Caldwell 4) is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus (constellation), Cepheus. The designation NGC 7023 refers to the open cluster within the larger reflection nebul ...
, a reflection nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cepheus *
International Radiation Investigation Satellite ''ESRO-2B'' or ''Iris'' (''International Radiation Investigation Satellite''; sometimes ''Iris 2'') or sometimes ''ESRO II'' (or ''ESRO 2''), was a European astrophysical spin-stabilised research satellite which was launched in 1968. Operated by ...
, an early satellite to study radiation in space *
Internet Routing in Space Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) was a program to build a radiation-tolerant IP router created by Cisco Systems for satellite and related spacecraft. It was a follow-on from Cisco's earlier CLEO router in space on the UK-DMC satellite. The Ci ...
, a space-capable IP router


Biology and medicine

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Iris (anatomy) The iris (: irides or irises) is a thin, annular structure in the eye in most mammals and birds that is responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil, and thus the amount of light reaching the retina. In optical terms, the pupil ...
, part of the eye * ''Iris'' (insect), a genus of praying mantis * ''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants * Iris (psychedelic), a psychedelic drug *
Iris glossy-starling The emerald starling (''Lamprotornis iris'') is also known as the iris glossy starling. It is a small starling with a metallic green crown, upper body, wings and tail. The ear-coverts and underparts are metallic purple. Both sexes are similar. Mo ...
, the emerald starling (''Lamprotornis iris'') * Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, a complication of HIV treatment


Computing


Computing hardware

* IRIS (biosensor), an interferometric high-throughput biosensor * Iris 50 and Iris 80, mainframe computers from * Iris Mote, a wireless sensor node * Iris printer, an inkjet printer * SGI IRIS, a line of computer terminals and workstations * HTC Iris, a smartphone manufactured by High Tech Computer Corporation * Intel HD, UHD and Iris Graphics, a series of integrated graphics processors *
Internet Routing in Space Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) was a program to build a radiation-tolerant IP router created by Cisco Systems for satellite and related spacecraft. It was a follow-on from Cisco's earlier CLEO router in space on the UK-DMC satellite. The Ci ...
, a space-capable IP router


Software

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IRIS (astronomical software) Astrophotography, also known as astronomical imaging, is the photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events, or areas of the night sky. The first photograph of an astronomical object (the Moon) was taken in 1839, but it was no ...
, an image processing application * IRIS (transportation software), an Advanced Traffic Management System *
Iris Associates Iris Associates was an American software development Software development is the process of designing and Implementation, implementing a software solution to Computer user satisfaction, satisfy a User (computing), user. The process is more en ...
, an American software company, developer of Lotus Notes * Iris Browser, a web browser * IRIS GL, a graphics application programming interface * IRIS Workspace, a graphically organized iconic desktop environment * Incident Resource Inventory System (IRIS), a distributed software tool provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)


Other uses in computing

* Iris Challenge Evaluation, a series of NIST events to promote iris recognition technology * Iris Recognition Immigration System, an electronic border control system *
Information Systems Research in Scandinavia The IRIS (Information Systems Research in Scandinavia) Association is a non-profit organization aiming to promote research and research education in the use, development, and management of information systems (IS) in the Nordic region, and making ...
, a non-profit organization in Scandinavia * Insurance Regulatory Information System, a database of insurance companies in the United States * Iris flower data set, a standard example data set for use in statistics (and related software)


Other uses in science and technology

* Iris (diaphragm), a mechanical device in optical systems * Tropical Storm Iris (disambiguation), three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean * IRIS (jamming device), an Estonian weapon *
IRIS Consortium IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology) was a university research consortium dedicated to exploring the Earth's interior through the collection and distribution of seismographic data. It operated the U.S. National Science Foundati ...
, a seismology research project *
Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship The Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship (IRIS) was founded at Brown University by Andries van Dam, William S. Shipp, and Norman Meyrowitz in 1983 and closed in 1991. It was initially part of a campus-wide effort at Brown to deve ...
, a Brown University program * Internal rotary inspection system, a pipe testing method * International Reactor Innovative and Secure, a nuclear reactor design * IRIS (), aggregated units for statistical information in Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, French census mapping


Transportation


Aircraft and missiles

* Abraham Iris, a 1930s French touring airplane * Blackburn Iris, a 1920s British biplane flying boat * IRIS-T, a German air-to-air missile * Shahab-4 or IRIS, an Iranian liquid propelled missile


Automobiles

* Iris (car), a British car brand manufactured 1906–1925 * Desert Iris, a Jordanian 4x4 strategic auxiliary vehicle * Tata Magic Iris, an Indian microvan * Wallyscar Iris, a Tunisian mini SUV


Engines

* IRIS engine, a design for a type of internal combustion engine * de Havilland Iris, a British four-cylinder, liquid-cooled, horizontally opposed aero engine


Rail transportation

* Iris (train), ''Iris'' (train), an international express train in Europe * International Railway Industry Standard; see Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes


Watercraft

* , for any of several ships by that name * French ship Iris, French ship ''Iris'', the name of several vessels * HMS Iris, HMS ''Iris'', the name of several Royal Navy ships * MV Royal Iris, MV ''Royal Iris'', a ferry operating until 1991 * USS Iris, USS ''Iris'', the name of several U.S. Navy ships * MV Royal Iris of the Mersey, MV ''Royal Iris of the Mersey'', a ferry operating since 2001 * IRIS, for Islamic Republic of Iran Ship, the prefix for Iranian naval vessels since 1979


See also

* Iris Award (disambiguation) * Iris II (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, genus, geo, ship