FX, F-X, F/X, Fx, or fx may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Effects

Fx, effects, as in: *

Effects unit An effects unit, effects processor, or effects pedal is an electronic device that alters the sound of a musical instrument or other audio source through audio signal processing. Common effects include distortion (music), distortion/overdrive, ...

, Guitar effects *

Sound effect A sound effect (or audio effect) is an artificially created or enhanced sound, or sound process used to emphasize artistic or other content of films, television shows, live performance, animation, video games, music, or other media. In m ...

s *

Special effect Special effects (often abbreviated as F/X or simply FX) are illusions or visual tricks used in the theatre, film, television, video game, amusement park and simulator industries to simulate the fictional events in a story or virtual world. ...

Music

Groups and labels

f(x) (group) f(x) (; ) is a South Korean girl group, consisting of Victoria, Amber, Luna, Krystal, and previously Sulli until her departure from the group in August 2015. Formed by SM, f(x) officially debuted in September 2009 with the release of the ...

, South Korean girl group *

Negative FX Negative FX was a hardcore punk band from Boston, formed in 1981. Though the band lasted only a short time, playing a total of five shows (six flyers exist), the band was well known for their involvement in the local straight edge scene of the ...

, a hardcore rock band

Other uses in music

* "FX", a song on ''

Vol. 4 (Black Sabbath album) ''Vol. 4'' is the fourth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released in September 1972, by Vertigo Records. It was the first album by Black Sabbath not produced by Rodger Bain; guitarist Tony Iommi assumed production duties. Pat ...

Television channels

FX (TV channel) FX (originally/formerly Fox Extended) is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, a division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Based at the 20th Century Studios, Fox Studios lot in Century ...

along with its international networks, include: **

FX (Asia) FX was an Asian pay-television entertainment channel, owned and operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Disney International Operations. It was launched on November 3, 2008. In India, the channel was replaced by an Indian ...

, defunct **

FX (Canada) FX is a Canadian English-language television channel majority owned by Rogers Sports & Media, a division of Rogers Communications (which owns a controlling 66.64% interest and serves as managing partner), with a minority stake held by the FX Ne ...

** FX (Greece) ** FX (India), defunct ** FX (Italian TV channel), defunct **

FX (Latin America) FX is a Latin American pay television channel. It is intended as a counterpart to Fox Life (which became Star Life, now defunct), the first being produced for the Young and Adult audience, while the latter is almost entirely programmed for the f ...

** FX (Portugal), known as Fox Comedy since 2015 ** FX (Australia), defunct **

Fox (UK and Ireland) Fox (stylised as FOX) was a British pay television channel serving the United Kingdom and Ireland, owned by Fox Networks Group, a unit of Disney International Operations. It launched on 12 January 2004 as FX289, then changed its name to FX in ...

, British television channel formerly known as FX ** FX (Polish TV channel)

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''FX'' (comics), a comic book series * ''FX'' (magazine), a UK trade magazine * '' F/X'', a 1986 American action-thriller film * '' F/X2'', a 1991 action-thriller sequel to the 1986 film * '' F/X: The Series'', a television program based on the movie

Brands and enterprises

FX Airguns FX Airguns AB is a Swedish manufacturer of air rifles based in Mariestad, Västra Götaland. Founded by Fredrik Axelsson in 1999, the company is known for its extensive line of competition and hunting pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) rifles. FX A ...

, Swedish airgun manufacturer * FX format, Nikon's nomenclature for the

full-frame digital SLR A full-frame DSLR is a digital single-lens reflex camera (DSLR) with a 35 mm image sensor format (). Historically, 35 mm was one of the standard film formats, alongside larger ones, such as medium format and large format. Many digit ...

camera *

FedEx Express FedEx Express is a major American cargo airline based in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. As of 2023, it is the world's List of largest airlines, largest cargo airline in terms of fleet size and freight tons flown. It is the namesake and leadi ...

, IATA airline code FX *

Fuji Xerox Fujifilm Business Innovation Corporation (), formerly known as Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., is a Japanese company specializing in the development, production, and sale of Xerography, xerographic and document-related products and services across the A ...

, or FX, a Japanese document management company

Computing

AMD FX AMD FX are a series of high-end AMD microprocessors for personal computers which debuted in 2011, claimed as AMD's first native 8-core desktop processor. The line was introduced with the Bulldozer microarchitecture at launch (codenamed "Zambezi") ...

, AMD's processor *

Athlon 64 FX The Athlon 64 is a ninth-generation, AMD64-architecture microprocessor produced by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), released on September 23, 2003. It is the third processor to bear the name ''Athlon'', and the immediate successor to the Athlon XP. T ...

processor *

Firefox Mozilla Firefox, or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. It uses the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages, which implements curr ...

, a web browser *

GeForce FX The GeForce FX or "GeForce 5" series (codenamed NV30) is a line of graphics processing units from the manufacturer Nvidia. Overview Nvidia's GeForce FX series is the fifth generation of the GeForce line. With GeForce 3, the company introduced p ...

graphics processing unit *

JavaFX JavaFX is a software platform for creating and delivering desktop applications, as well as rich web applications that can run across a wide variety of devices. JavaFX has support for desktop computers and web browsers on Microsoft Windows, Linu ...

, a software platform *

Super FX The Super FX is a coprocessor on the Graphics Support Unit (GSU) added to select Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game ROM cartridge, cartridges, primarily to facilitate advanced 2D and 3D graphics. The Super FX chip was design ...

, a SNES coprocessor

Economics and finance

Foreign exchange (disambiguation) Foreign exchange may refer to: Finance * Foreign exchange market, where money in one currency is exchanged for another ** Foreign exchange company, a broker that offers currency exchange and international payments ** Retail foreign exchange pla ...

Foreign exchange market The foreign exchange market (forex, FX, or currency market) is a global decentralized or over-the-counter (OTC) market for the trading of currencies. This market determines foreign exchange rates for every currency. By trading volume, ...

, forex or FX

Healthcare and science

* Fx, medical shorthand for a

bone fracture A bone fracture (abbreviated FRX or Fx, Fx, or #) is a medical condition in which there is a partial or complete break in the continuity of any bone in the body. In more severe cases, the bone may be broken into several fragments, known as a ''c ...

Factor X Coagulation factor X (), or Stuart factor, is an enzyme of the coagulation cascade, encoded in humans by ''F10'' gene. It is a serine endopeptidase (protease group S1, PA clan). Factor X is synthesized in the liver and requires vitamin K for i ...

, a protein involved in coagulation

Vehicles

Holden 48-215 The Holden 48-215 is a mid-size car, mid-size sedan (automobile), sedan which was produced by the Australian automaker Holden between November 1948 and October 1953. A coupe utility derivative, coded as the 50-2106 and marketed as the Holden Cou ...

, unofficially FX, Australian car *

Infiniti FX The Infiniti QX70, formerly called the Infiniti FX until 2013, was an Executive car and Crossover SUV produced between 2002 and 2017. The FX replaced the Infiniti QX4 as Infiniti's mid-size SUV. It shares the same Nissan FM platform as the rear- ...

, an SUV *

Tecma FX The Tecma FX is a French high-wing, single-place, hang glider that was designed and produced by Tecma Sport of La Roche-sur-Foron. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; ...

, a French hang glider *

Toyota Kijang The Toyota Kijang is a series of pickup trucks, station wagons and light commercial vehicles produced and marketed mainly in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, India and South Africa by Toyota between 1976 and 2007 under various other names. The vehicle ...

or Tamaraw FX, an SUV ** FX, the former term for

UV Express Utility Vehicle (UV) Express (formerly known as FX, Metered Taxi, and GT or Garage-to-Terminal Express) is a license to operate utility vehicles, particularly vans, as an alternative mode of public transport in the Philippines. The term also refe ...

in the Philippines

Aviation

* Fighter Experimental: ** FX (Fighter Experimental), specifications for two US Naval fighter projects ** F-X (Fighter, Unknown designation number), ultimately USAF F-15 Eagle and General Dynamics F-16 ** KFX/IFX, Indonesian fighter program ** KF-X, South Korean fighter program

Other uses

f(x) F, or f, is the sixth letter of the Latin alphabet and many modern alphabets influenced by it, including the modern English alphabet and the alphabets of all other modern western European languages. Its name in English is ''ef'' (pronounc ...

, functions in mathematics *

Floor exercise In gymnastics, the floor is a specially prepared exercise surface, considered an apparatus. The floor exercise (English abbreviation FX) is the event performed on the floor, in both women's and men's artistic gymnastics (WAG and MAG). The same flo ...

, gymnastics event * Foreign exchange service (telecommunications), a telephone connection to a distant exchange *

Frequent Express Frequent Express (FX) is a rapid bus service in Portland, Oregon, United States. Operated by TriMet as FX2–Division, the route runs east–west from 5th & Hoyt in downtown Portland to Cleveland Avenue Park and Ride in Gresham via the Portl ...

, a transit service provided by TriMet in Portland and Gresham, Oregon