Silencer may refer to:
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Silencer (firearms)
A silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that reduces the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and muzzle rise when a gun (firearm or air gun) is discharged, b ...
, a muzzle device that reduces acoustic intensity
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Muffler
A muffler (North American and Australian English) or silencer (British English) is a device for reducing the noise emitted by the exhaust of an internal combustion engine—especially a noise-deadening device forming part of the exhaust sy ...
, or silencer in British English, a device to reduce the noise of an engine's exhaust
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Sound trap A sound attenuator, or duct silencer, sound trap, or muffler, is a noise control acoustical treatment of Heating Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) ductwork designed to reduce transmission of noise through the ductwork, either from equipment ...
, or silencer, a device to reduce mechanical equipment noise
Fictional characters
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Silencer (comics) Silencer is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The Count Barzon version of Silencer first appeared in '' Marvel Premiere'' #49 and was created by Mark Evanier and Sal B ...
, the name of different characters in Marvel Comics
* Silencers, in the ''
Crusader: No Remorse'' game
* Silencer, a nickname given to another character in the film ''
3 Idiots
''3 Idiots'' (stylized as ''3 idiots'') is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, co-written by Abhijat Joshi and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Adapted loosely from ...
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* Silencer,
a supporting ''Arrow'' character
* The Silencer, in ''
The New Age of DC Heroes''
Film and television
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''The Silencers'' (novel), a 1962 Matt Helm novel by Donald Hamilton
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''The Silencers'' (film), a 1966 Matt Helm film
* "Silencer", an episode of
''CSI: Miami'' (season 4)
* "Silencer", an episode of
''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (season 6)
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''The Silencer'' (film), a 2000 action film
Music
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Silencer (band), a Swedish black metal band
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''Silencer'' (Blake Morgan album), 2006
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''Silencer'' (Nels Cline Trio album), 1992
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''Silencer'' (Zed album), 2000
* "Silencer", a song by The Haunted from the 2000 album ''
Made Me Do It''
Other uses
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Silencer (genetics), a DNA sequence capable of binding transcription regulation factors
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''Silencer'' (Judge Dredd novel), by David Bishop, 1994
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''Silencer'' (poetry collection), by Marcus Wicker, 2017
* ''Silencer'' (video game), 1998
See also
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The Silencers (disambiguation)
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