Impact may refer to: *

Impact (mechanics) In mechanics, an impact is when two bodies Collision, collide. During this collision, both bodies decelerate. The deceleration causes a high force or Shock (mechanics), shock, applied over a short time period. A high force, over a short durat ...

, a large force or mechanical shock over a short period of time * Impact, Texas, a town in Taylor County, Texas, US

Science and technology

Impact crater An impact crater is a depression (geology), depression in the surface of a solid astronomical body formed by the hypervelocity impact event, impact of a smaller object. In contrast to volcanic craters, which result from explosion or internal c ...

, a meteor crater caused by an impact event *

Impact event An impact event is a collision between astronomical objects causing measurable effects. Impact events have been found to regularly occur in planetary systems, though the most frequent involve asteroids, comets or meteoroids and have minimal effe ...

, the collision of a meteoroid, asteroid or comet with Earth *

Impact factor The impact factor (IF) or journal impact factor (JIF) of an academic journal is a type of journal ranking. Journals with higher impact factor values are considered more prestigious or important within their field. The Impact Factor of a journa ...

, a measure of the citations to a science or social science journal *

Impact wrench An impact wrench (also known as an impactor, impact gun, air wrench, air gun, rattle gun, torque gun, windy gun) is a socket wrench power tool designed to deliver high torque output with minimal exertion by the user, by storing energy in a ro ...

, a socket wrench power tool capable of high torque

Books and magazines

* ''Impact'' (novel), a 2010 novel by Douglas Preston *'' Impact Press'', a former Orlando, Florida-based magazine * Impact Magazines, a former UK magazine publisher * ''Impact'' (conservative magazine), a British political magazine * ''Impact'' (British magazine), a British action film magazine * ''Impact'', a French action film magazine spun off from '' Mad Movies'' * ''Impact'' (UNESCO magazine), a former UNESCO quarterly titled ''IMPACT of science on society'' * ''Impact'' (student magazine), a student magazine for the University of Nottingham, England * '' Bathimpact'', the student newspaper for the University of Bath Students' Union, England * Vice Impact, a channel of

Vice Media Vice Media Group LLC is a Canadian-American digital media and broadcasting company. Vice Media encompasses four main business areas: Vice Studios Group (film and TV production); Vice TV (a joint venture with A&E Networks, also known as Vicelan ...

Comics

* Impact Comics, a DC Comics imprint * ''Impact'' (EC Comics), a 1955 EC Comics comic book * Impact (Image Comics), an Image Comics comic book character

Film and television

* ''Impact'' (TV programme), a BBC World News weekday programme * ''Impact'' (1949 film), a 1949 film noir starring Brian Donlevy and Ella Raines * ''Impact'' (1963 film), a 1963 crime thriller starring Conrad Phillips * ''Impact'' (mini-series), a 2008 television mini-series starring Natasha Henstridge and David James Elliott * ''Impact!'' (TV series), the flagship television broadcast of the American professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling * ''Impact'' (2002 British TV series), a two-part British television miniseries * "Impact" (''Doctors''), a 2003 television episode

Record labels

Impact Records Impact Records was an American record label founded in 1989 by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers.https://www.discogs.com/label/41671-Impact-Records-3?page=1 It was once a subsidiary of MCA Records. Today, its back catalog remains part of Universal ...

, an American record label *

Impact Records (California) Impact Records was a California based record label run by CT Records creator, Tony Hilder in the 1960s. This label released some surf records by The Crestwoods, Dave Myers and The Surftones,45 CaImpact (Calif.) - Label Discography/ref> The Ramb ...

, a California record label in the 1960s *

Impact (record label) Impact was a New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller is ...

, a New Zealand record label

Albums

* ''Impact'', an album by thrash metal band

Dew-Scented Dew-Scented was a German thrash and death metal band, active from 1992 to 2018. They released eight studio albums and were last signed to Metal Blade Records (Europe) and Prosthetic Records (USA/North America). Their name was inspired by the ...

* ''Impact'' (1972 Charles Tolliver album), a live album by Charles Tolliver released on Enja Records * ''Impact'' (1975 Charles Tolliver album), a studio album by Charles Tolliver released on Strata-East Records * ''Impact'' (Eye Empire album)

Businesses and organisations

* Impact Confections, a candy company founded in 1981 * Impact! Miniatures, a company producing 28mm wargaming figures * IMPACT International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats * IMPACT, Irish Municipal, Public and Civil Trade Union * IMPACT, Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust * IMPACT (British organisation), a charity focusing on public and preventative interventions to stop preventable disability * IMPACT (Canadian organization), a charity focusing on natural resources in conflict areas *

IMPACT (computer graphics) IMPACT (sometimes spelled Impact) is a computer graphics architecture for Silicon Graphics computer workstations. IMPACT Graphics was developed in 1995 and was available as a high-end graphics option on workstations released during the mid-1990s. ...

, a computer graphics architecture for Silicon Graphics computer workstations *

Impact Wrestling Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busine ...

, a professional wrestling organization founded in 2002

Sport

* CF Montréal, formerly known as the Montreal Impact, a team in Major League Soccer, the top tier of North American professional association football * Montreal Impact (1992–2011), the predecessor to the above team that played in several second-level North American leagues during its history

Other uses

* Impact (gamer) (born 1995), South Korean League of Legends player * Impact (typeface), a sans-serif typeface * Impact evaluation, a way of evaluating changes from an intervention or development programme * ''Impact'' (custom car), a custom-built 1934 Ford roadster