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The word locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It can mean:
Positions
- Locus (psychology), in industrial psychology, having an internal or external locus of control
- Locus (genetics), the position of a gene (or other significant sequence) on a chromosome
- Locus (mathematics), the set of points satisfying a particular condition, often forming a curve of some sort
- Locus (medicine), the "place" on the body where a pathogen enters
- Locus (phonetics), the hypothetical starting point of the formant transitions that characterise plosive consonants acoustically
- In the classics, literature or theology, locus (or locus classicus) marks the first appearance of a phrase or the definitive passage that is authoritative for an idea
- Locus (law), in Scots Law, the place which is the location of a crime or incident subject of lawful or legal enquiry
- Loci is a nickname for rapper Ja Rule
Music
- Loci (band), an alt-rock band from Bristol, United Kingdom
Acronyms
- LOCUS (Level of Care Utilization System), a clinical level of care placement tool for psychiatric and addictions services, developed by the American Association of Community Psychiatrists
- LOCI or LO:CI, a fan shorthand for the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Periodicals
- Locus (magazine), a magazine carrying news about science fiction
- Locus Award, presented to the winners of Locus magazine's annual readers' poll
- Locus Suspectus, a Canadian contemporary arts magazine
- Locus (art magazine), a Baltimore, Maryland-based art journal showcasing emerging visual artists.
Other
- Locus Computing Corporation developed the LOCUS clustering operating system, as well as the Merge 8086 virtual machine implementation.
- LOCUS computer operating system started as a clustering OS research project at UCLA, and was then developed into a commercial product by Locus Computing Corporation in the 1980s
- method of loci, a mnemonic system
- Locus, is a racing computer game set in the future
- Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics Mutant and supervillain
- Locus, a gay comic book character created by Patrick Fillion
- Locus Plethore, a Canadian supercar
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