Impact may refer to: * Impact (mechanics), 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, 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, a measure of the citations to a science or social science journal * Impact wrench, 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

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, an American record label * Impact Records (California), a California record label in the 1960s * Impact (record label), a New Zealand record label

Albums

* ''Impact'', an album by thrash metal band Dew-Scented * ''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, 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