Special or specials may refer to:

Policing

* Specials,

Ulster Special Constabulary The Ulster Special Constabulary (USC; commonly called the "B-Specials" or "B Men") was a quasi-military Military reserve, reserve special constable police force in what would later become Northern Ireland. It was set up in October 1920, short ...

, the Northern Ireland police force * Specials, Special Constable, an auxiliary, volunteer, or temporary; police worker or police officer * Special police forces

Military

Special forces Special forces or special operations forces (SOF) are military units trained to conduct special operations. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equip ...

Special operations Special operations or special ops are military activities conducted, according to NATO, by "specially designated, organized, selected, trained, and equipped forces using unconventional techniques and modes of employment." Special operations ma ...

Literature

* ''Specials'' (novel), a novel by Scott Westerfeld * ''Specials'', the comic book heroes, see ''Rising Stars'' (comic)

Film and television

* Special (lighting), a stage light that is used for a single, specific purpose * ''Special'' (film), a 2006 scifi dramedy * ''The Specials'' (2000 film), a comedy film about a group of superheroes * Special 26, a 2013 Indian Hindi-language period heist thriller film * ''The Specials'' (2019 film), a film by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano * Television special, television programming that temporarily replaces scheduled programming * ''Special'' (TV series), a 2019 Netflix Original TV series * ''Specials'' (TV series), a 1991 TV series about British Special Constables * ''The Specials'' (TV series), an internet documentary series about 5 friends with learning disabilities * "Special" (Lost), an episode of the television series ''Lost''

Music

The Specials The Specials, also known as the Special AKA, were an English 2 tone and ska revival band formed in 1977 in Coventry. After some early changes, the first stable lineup of the group consisted of Terry Hall and Neville Staple on vocals, J ...

, a British 2 tone and ska revival band

Albums

* ''Special'' (Lizzo album) or the title song, 2022 * ''Special'' (Vesta Williams album) or the title song, 1991 * ''Special'' (The Temptations album), 1989 * ’’Special’’ (Jimmy Cliff album), 1982 * ''The Specials'' (album), by the Specials, 1979 * ''The Specials'' (Shania Twain video), 2001

Songs

* "Special" (Garbage song), 1998 * "Special" (SZA song), 2022 * "Special" (Lizzo song), 2023 * "

Specialz "Specialz" (stylized in all caps) is a song by Japanese band King Gnu from their fourth studio album, ''The Greatest Unknown''. It was released on September 1, 2023, through Ariola Japan. The song served as the opening theme for the sixth epis ...

", by King Gnu, 2023 * "Special", by 21 Savage from ''

Issa Album ''Issa Album'' is the debut studio album by British-American rapper 21 Savage. It was released on July 7, 2017, through Slaughter Gang Entertainment and distributed by Epic Records. The album features production from frequent collaborator Metr ...

'', 2017 * "Special", by the Game from ''

The Documentary ''The Documentary'' is the debut studio album by American rapper the Game. It was released on January 18, 2005, by Aftermath Entertainment, G-Unit Records, and Interscope Records. The record serves as his major-label debut, preceded by his i ...

'', 2005 * "Special", by Gucci Mane from '' Delusions of Grandeur'', 2019 * "Special", by Janet Jackson from '' The Velvet Rope'', 1997 * "Special", by Lee Hi featuring Jennie from '' First Love'', 2013 * "Special", by the Mekons from '' I Love Mekons'', 1993 * "Special", by Mew from '' And the Glass Handed Kites'', 2005 * "Special", by New Order from ''

Republic A republic, based on the Latin phrase ''res publica'' ('public affair' or 'people's affair'), is a State (polity), state in which Power (social and political), political power rests with the public (people), typically through their Representat ...

'', 1993 * "Special", by Shifty Shellshock from '' Happy Love Sick'', 2004 * "Special", by Six60 from '' Six60'', 2015 * "Special", by Stephen Lynch from '' A Little Bit Special'', 2000 * "Special", by Violent Femmes from '' The Blind Leading the Naked'', 1986 * "Special", by Vitamin C from '' More'', 2001 * "Special", from the musical '' Avenue Q''

Computing

* Specials (Unicode block), Unicode codepoints used for special usage * An escape/extension mechanism in the Device independent file format (DVI)

Other uses

* A special price, a form of

discounts and allowances Discounts are reductions applied to the basic sale price of goods or services. Allowances against price may have a similar effect Discounting practices operate within both business-to-business and business-to-consumer contexts.Iyengar, R. and ...

* A

kit car Kit may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kit (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Kit (surname), a list of people Places * Kit, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province * Kit Hill ...

or one-off home built vehicle * Ammunition such as the .38 Special, .41 Special, .44 Special and .500 S&W Special * A euphemism for someone with a disability, especially an

intellectual disability Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability (in the United Kingdom), and formerly mental retardation (in the United States), Rosa's Law, Pub. L. 111-256124 Stat. 2643(2010).Archive is a generalized neurodevelopmental ...

* Adcox Special, a biplane built in Portland, Oregon in 1929 * Ellingston Special, 1930s American variable-geometry aircraft * SPECIAL, the character creation system of the video game ''Fallout''