Die, as a verb, refers to

death Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose sh ...

, the cessation of life. Die may also refer to:

Games

* Die, singular of

dice A die (: dice, sometimes also used as ) is a small, throwable object with marked sides that can rest in multiple positions. Dice are used for generating random values, commonly as part of tabletop games, including dice games, board games, ro ...

, small throwable objects used for producing random numbers

Manufacturing

Die (integrated circuit) A die, in the context of integrated circuits, is a small block of semiconducting material on which a given functional circuit is Semiconductor fabrication, fabricated. Typically, integrated circuits are produced in large batches on a single wafer ...

, a rectangular piece of a semiconductor wafer *

Die (manufacturing) A die is a specialized machine tool used in manufacturing industries to cut and/or Forming (metalworking), form material to a desired shape or profile. ''Stamping (metalworking), Stamping dies'' are used with a machine press, press, as opposed to ...

, a material-shaping device *

Die (philately) In philately, a ''die'' is the Engraving, engraved image of a stamp on metal which is subsequently multiplied by impression to create the printing plate (or ''printing base'').Leon Norman Williams, Williams, L.N. & M. ''Fundamentals of Philately' ...

Coin die Mint (coin), Minting, coining or coinage is the process of manufacturing coins using a kind of stamping (metalworking), stamping, the process used in both hammered coinage and milled coinage. This "stamping" process is different from the method ...

, a metallic piece used to strike a coin *

Die casting Die casting is a casting (metalworking), metal casting process that is characterized by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mold cavity. The mold cavity is created using two hardened tool steel die (manufacturing), dies which have been ...

, a material-shaping process **

Sort (typesetting) In physical typesetting, a sort or type is a block with a typographic character etched on it, used—when lined up with others—to print text. In movable-type printing, the sort or type is cast from a matrix mold and assembled by hand wit ...

, a cast die for printing *

Die cutting (web) Die cutting is the general process of using a die to shear webs of low-strength materials, such as rubber, fibre, foil, cloth, paper, corrugated fibreboard, chipboard, paperboard, plastics, pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes, foam, and shee ...

, process of using a die to shear webs of low-strength materials * Die, a tool used in

paper embossing Embossing and debossing are the processes of creating either raised or recessed relief images and designs in paper and other materials. An embossed pattern is raised against the background, while a debossed pattern is sunken into the surfac ...

Tap and die In the context of threading, taps and dies are the two classes of tools used to create screw threads. Many are cutting tools; others are forming tools. A tap is used to cut or form the female portion of the mating pair (e.g. a nut). A die is us ...

, cutting tools used to create screw threads in solid substances *

Tool and die Tool and die makers are highly skilled crafters working in the manufacturing industries. Tool and die makers work primarily in toolroom environments—sometimes literally in one room but more often in an environment with flexible, semipermeable ...

, the occupation of making dies

Arts and media

Music

* ''Die'' (album), the seventh studio album by rapper Necro *

Die (musician) Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of guitarists vocalist Kyo ...

, Japanese musician, guitarist of the band Dir en grey *

DJ Die Daniel Robert Kausman (born 13 October 1972), better known by his stage name DJ Die, is an English DJ and music producer. He was a founder of drum and bass label Full Cycle Recordings and a member of Roni Size & Reprazent (1997 Mercury Prize win ...

, British DJ and musician with Reprazent * "DiE", a 2013 single by the Japanese idol group BiS * die!, an inactive German Neue Deutsche Härte band

Other uses in arts and media

* ''Die'' (film), a 2010 thriller film directed by Dominic James * ''Die'' (comics and role-playing game), an interconnected comic book series and tabletop role-playing game written by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Stephanie Hans

Other uses

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(IATA airport code DIE) * Die, a

grammar article In grammar, an article is any member of a class of dedicated words that are used with noun phrases to mark the identifiability of the referents of the noun phrases. The category of articles constitutes a part of speech. In English, both "the" ...

, in the Afrikaans and German languages *

Die, Drôme Die (; ; ) is a commune, a former episcopal see, and a subprefecture of the Drôme department in southeastern France. The region around Die is known as the Diois (; ). Die is perhaps best known for its sparkling wine '' Clairette de Die' ...

, a town in France *

Duplication is evil "Don't repeat yourself" (DRY) is a principle of software development aimed at reducing repetition of information which is likely to change, replacing it with abstractions that are less likely to change, or using data normalization which avoids r ...

, a programming motto *

German Development Institute The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is one of the leading think tanks for development policy worldwide.This has been attested in January 2013 by the ranking of the Global Go To Think Tanks Report (of the Think Tanks an ...