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Twinkling Twinkling, also called scintillation, is a generic term for variations in apparent brightness, colour, or position of a distant luminous object viewed through a medium.Wang, Ting-I; Williams, Donn"Scintillation technology bests NIST" , ''InTec ...

, the variation of brightness of distant objects

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Twinkle (singer) Lynn Annette Ripley (15 July 1948 – 21 May 2015), better known by the stage name Twinkle, was an English singer-songwriter. She had chart success in the 1960s with her songs "Terry" and "Golden Lights". Early life Born in Surbiton, Su ...

(1948–2015), born Lynn Annette Ripley, English singer-songwriter *

Twinkle Bajpai Tia Bajpai (born Twinkle Bajpai) is an Indian singer, television and film actress. She made her film debut in 2011 with Vikram Bhatt's film ''Haunted - 3D'', and appeared in '' 1920: Evil Returns'' and '' Baankey Ki Crazy Baraat''. She also pa ...

, Indian singer, television and film actress * Twinkle Borge (born 1971), Hawaiian activist *

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh (born March 10, 1966) is an American politician. A member of the Alabama Republican Party, she served as president of the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) from 2012 to 2025. Career Cavanaugh served as the chair of ...

, president of the Alabama Public Service Commission since 2013 *

Twinkle Khanna Twinkle Khanna (born 29 December 1973) is an Indian author and former actress. A daughter of actors Dimple Kapadia and Rajesh Khanna, she made her acting debut with a leading role in the film '' Barsaat'' (1995). After playing the leading lady ...

(born 1973), Indian author and actress

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Twinkle (software) Twinkle is a free and open-source application for voice communications over Voice over IP (VoIP) protocol. Architecture It is designed for Linux operating systems and uses the Qt toolkit for its graphical user interface. For call signaling i ...

, Qt-based VoIP soft phone for Linux *

TWINKLE Twinkle may refer to: * Twinkling, the variation of brightness of distant objects People * Twinkle (singer) (1948–2015), born Lynn Annette Ripley, English singer-songwriter * Twinkle Bajpai, Indian singer, television and film actress * Twinkl ...

, a hypothetical integer factorization device *

Twinkle (protein) Twinkle protein also known as twinkle mtDNA helicase is a mitochondrial protein that in humans is encoded by the TWNK gene (also known as ''C10orf2'' or PEO1) located in the long arm of chromosome 10 (10q24.31). Twinkle is a mitochondrial protein ...

, a protein coded by a gene also called ''TWNK'', ''C10orf2'' or ''PEO1''

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* ''Twinkle'' (comic), a British comic book, published 1968–1999 * ''Twinkle'' (book), by

Katharine Holabird Katharine Holabird (born January 23, 1948) is an American writer, best known as the author of the '' Angelina Ballerina'' series, illustrated by Helen Craig, and the ''Twinkle'' series, illustrated by Sarah Warburton. Early life and education ...

* Twinkle, a character in the video game ''

Puzzle Bobble 3 ''Puzzle Bobble 3'' (also known as ''Bust-A-Move 3'') is an action puzzle video game developed by Taito. The second sequel to ''Puzzle Bobble'', it was released for arcades in September 1996 and later ported to the Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Game B ...

'' (a.k.a. ''Bust-a-Move 99'') * Twinkle, a fictional character in ''

Higglytown Heroes ''Higglytown Heroes'' is an American CGI-animated children's television series created by George Evelyn, Holly Huckins, Denis Morella, Kent Redeker, and Jeff Ulin. Produced by Wild Brain and Happy Nest, the series aired on the Playhouse Disne ...

'' * Twinkle, one of the cousins from ''

We Love Katamari ''We Love Katamari'' is a 2005 action-puzzle video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to the 2004 sleeper hit '' Katamari Damacy''. The player controls a diminutive character named the Prince as he rolls ...

'' and ''Me & My Katamari'' * Twinkle, a character in Diana Wynne Jones's novel ''

House of Many Ways ''House of Many Ways'' is a young adult fantasy novel written by Diana Wynne Jones. The story is set in the same world as ''Howl's Moving Castle'' and '' Castle in the Air''. Summary Charmain Baker has led a respectable, and relaxing sheltered ...

'' * Twinkle, a recurring fictional character in the British sitcom '' dinnerladies'' * Twinkle, a sword carried by R. A. Salvatore's character

Drizzt Do'Urden Drizzt Do'Urden () is a fictional character appearing in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. Drizzt was created by author R. A. Salvatore as a supporting character in the '' Icewind D ...

* Twinkles, a cartoon elephant appearing in episodes of ''

King Leonardo and His Short Subjects ''King Leonardo and His Short Subjects'' (also known as ''The King and Odie Show'') is an American Saturday-morning animated television series that aired on NBC from October 15, 1960 to December 23, 1961; the original ''Short Subjects'' package ...

'' * Cure Twinkle, a character in ''

Go! Princess PreCure , also known simply as ''Go! Princess PreCure'', is a 2015 Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation, and the twelfth installment to Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the tenth generation of Cures. It is ...

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* ''Twinkle'' (EP), EP by Girls' Generation subunit TaeTiSeo, and the title song * "Twinkle", a pop song by

Kumi Koda , known professionally as , is a Japanese singer from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. After debuting with the single " Take Back" in December 2000, Koda gained fame in March 2003 when the songs from her seventh single, " Real Emoti ...

and Show Luo * "Twinkle", a 1981 single by

Earl Klugh Earl Klugh ( ; born September 16, 1953) is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. He has won one Grammy Award and received 13 nominations. Biography At the age of six, Klugh commenced training on the piano until he switched to the guitar ...

* "Twinkle", a 1996 single by

Whipping Boy (Irish band) Whipping Boy were an Irish alternative rock band who were active from the late 1980s until the late 1990s, who released 3 full-length albums. History Whipping Boy formed in Dublin in 1988, the band comprising Fearghal McKee (vocals), Paul Page ( ...

* "Twinkle", a song by Purple Kiss on '' Hide & Seek'' * "Twinkle Song", a song on ''

Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz ''Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz'' is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Miley Cyrus. It was surprise released independently to SoundCloud on August 30, 2015, and later released commercially to digital music stores and music s ...

'' *

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is an English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early-19th-century English poem written by Jane Taylor, "The Star". The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in '' Rhymes for the Nursery'', a c ...

, popular English lullaby

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Twinkles The Occupy movement hand signals are a group of hand signals used by Occupy movement protesters to negotiate a consensus. Hand signals are used instead of conventional audible signals, like applause, shouts, or booing, because they do not interru ...

, an Occupy movement hand signal *

Twinkl Twinkl is an online educational publishing house founded in 2010 and headquartered in Sheffield, England, producing teaching and educational materials. Twinkl was founded by Jonathan Seaton and Susie Seaton. They also produce resources based on ...

, a specialist digital education publisher

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