Iris most often refers to:
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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
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Iris (color), an ambiguous color term
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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
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''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
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Iris (given name), a feminine given name, and a list of people so named
Iris or IRIS may also refer to:
Arts and media
Fictional entities
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Iris (''American Horror Story''), an ''American Horror Story: Hotel'' character
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Iris (''Fire Force''), a character in the manga series ''Fire Force''
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Iris (''Mega Man''), a ''Mega Man X4'' character
** Iris, a
''Mega Man Battle Network'' character
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Iris (''Pokémon'')
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Iris (''Pokémon'' anime)
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Sorceress Iris, a ''Magicians of Xanth'' character
* Iris, a kaiju character in ''
Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris''
* Iris, a ''
LoliRock'' 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
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Iris Donnelly Garrison, 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''
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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
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''Iris'' (1916 film), a British silent romance
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''Iris'' (1987 film), a Dutch film directed by Mady Saks
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''Iris'' (2001 film), a biopic about Iris Murdoch
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''Iris'' (2014 film), a documentary about Iris Apfel by Albert Maysles
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''Iris'' (2016 film), a French film directed by Jalil Lespert
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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
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''Iris'' (Cirque du Soleil), a resident show in Los Angeles, California
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''Iris'' (play), a 1901 play by the British writer Arthur Wing Pinero
Television
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Iris (TV channel), an Italian free entertainment television channel
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''Iris'' (South Korean TV series), a 2009 South Korean espionage television series
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''Iris'' (British TV series), an upcoming British thriller television series
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Iris, The Happy Professor'', a 1992 Canadian television show featuring a purple ibis
Music
Classical compositions
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''Iris'' (opera), by Pietro Mascagni
* "Iris", a chanson by
Michel Lambert (1610–1696)
* "Iris", a chanson by
Jean-Benjamin de La Borde (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), a synthpop group
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Iris (Romanian band), a hard rock group
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Iris (Japanese band), a Japanese girl idol group
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Arc Iris, a folk pop band from Providence, Rhode Island, US
Albums
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''Iris'' (album), by the Romanian band Iris
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''Iris'' (EP), a 1992 EP by Miranda Sex Garden
Songs
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"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 ...
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* "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 ...
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* "Iris", by Mike Posner on the album ''
At Night, Alone''
* "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''
Periodicals
* ''
El Iris'', a Mexican periodical published in 1826
* ''
Sheffield Iris'', an early English newspaper
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IRIS Magazine'', an Irish republican magazine
Other media
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Iris (game), a ''Halo 3'' online promotion
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''Irises'' (painting), by Vincent Van Gogh
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Iris, Messenger of the Gods'', a sculpture by Auguste Rodin
Organizations
Charitable organizations
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IRIS (radio reading service), provided by Vision Australia Radio
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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
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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
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IRIS Research, an Australian economic, community and industry research organisation
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Information Systems Research in Scandinavia, a non-profit organization in Scandinavia
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Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship, a Brown University program
Other organizations
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IRIS², EU satellite project
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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
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Iris Capital, a venture capital firm primarily active in Europe
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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
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Iris Ohyama, a Japanese manufacturing company
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Denso Iris, a basketball team based in Kariya, Aichi
People
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Iris (given name), a feminine given name, and a list of people so named
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Iris (artist) (born 1983), comics artist in Quebec, Canada
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Íris (footballer) (born 1945), Brazilian footballer
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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
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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
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Iris, West Virginia, a community in the United States
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Iris Avenue Transit Center, on the San Diego Trolley
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Iris Falls, a waterfall in Wyoming
Elsewhere
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Iris, Cluj-Napoca, a district in Romania
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Iris, Prince Edward Island, a community in Canada
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Irıs, Tatarstan, a place in Russia
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Iris Bay, in South Georgia, British Overseas Territory
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Iris Bay (Dubai), a tower in the United Arab Emirates
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Glen Iris (disambiguation), several places
* River Iris, now
Yeşilırmak River, a river in northern Turkey, called Iris in classical Greek
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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
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Iris (transponder), designed for use in cubesats
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7 Iris, an asteroid
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Infrared interferometer spectrometer and radiometer, an instrument used in the Voyager space program
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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
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Iris Nebula, a reflection nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cepheus
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International Radiation Investigation Satellite, an early satellite to study radiation in space
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Internet Routing in Space, 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
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''Iris'' (insect), a genus of praying mantis
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''Iris'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants
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Iris (psychedelic), a psychedelic drug
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Iris glossy-starling, the emerald starling (''Lamprotornis iris'')
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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, a complication of HIV treatment
Computing
Computing hardware
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IRIS (biosensor), an interferometric high-throughput biosensor
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Iris 50 and
Iris 80, mainframe computers from
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Iris Mote, a wireless sensor node
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Iris printer
An Iris printer is a large-format color inkjet printer designed for prepress proofing. It was introduced in 1985 by Iris Graphics, originally of Stoneham, Massachusetts, and is currently manufactured by the Graphic Communications Group of Eastman K ...
, an inkjet printer
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SGI IRIS, a line of computer terminals and workstations
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HTC Iris, a smartphone manufactured by High Tech Computer Corporation
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Intel HD, UHD and Iris Graphics, a series of integrated graphics processors
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Internet Routing in Space, 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
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IRIS (transportation software), an Advanced Traffic Management System
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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
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Iris Browser, a web browser
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IRIS GL, a graphics application programming interface
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IRIS Workspace, a graphically organized iconic desktop environment
* Incident Resource Inventory System (IRIS), a distributed software tool provided by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Other uses in computing
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Iris Challenge Evaluation, a series of NIST events to promote iris recognition technology
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Iris Recognition Immigration System, an electronic border control system
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Information Systems Research in Scandinavia, a non-profit organization in Scandinavia
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Insurance Regulatory Information System, a database of insurance companies in the United States
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Iris flower data set
The ''Iris'' flower data set or Fisher's ''Iris'' data set is a Multivariate statistics, multivariate data set used and made famous by the British statistician and biologist Ronald Fisher in his 1936 paper ''The use of multiple measurements in ta ...
, a standard example data set for use in statistics (and related software)
Other uses in science and technology
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Iris (diaphragm), a mechanical device in optical systems
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Tropical Storm Iris (disambiguation), three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean
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IRIS (jamming device), an Estonian weapon
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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
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Institute for Research in Information and Scholarship, a Brown University program
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Internal rotary inspection system, a pipe testing method
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International Reactor Innovative and Secure, a nuclear reactor design
* IRIS (), aggregated units for statistical information in
French census mapping
Transportation
Aircraft and missiles
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Abraham Iris, a 1930s French touring airplane
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Blackburn Iris, a 1920s British biplane flying boat
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IRIS-T
The IRIS-T (infrared imaging system tail/thrust vector-controlled) is a family of short range infrared homing air-to-air missile, air-to-air and short to medium range surface-to-air missile, surface-to-air missiles. It is also called AIM-2000.
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, a German air-to-air missile
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Shahab-4 or IRIS, an Iranian liquid propelled missile
Automobiles
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Iris (car), a British car brand manufactured 1906–1925
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Desert Iris, a Jordanian 4x4 strategic auxiliary vehicle
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Tata Magic Iris, an Indian microvan
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Wallyscar Iris, a Tunisian mini SUV
Engines
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IRIS engine, a design for a type of internal combustion engine
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de Havilland Iris, a British four-cylinder, liquid-cooled, horizontally opposed aero engine
Rail transportation
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''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
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French ship ''Iris'', the name of several vessels
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HMS ''Iris'', the name of several Royal Navy ships
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MV ''Royal Iris'', a ferry operating until 1991
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USS ''Iris'', the name of several U.S. Navy ships
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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
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Iris Award (disambiguation)
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Iris II (disambiguation)
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