Editing Brainiac

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'''Brainiac''' is a [[colloquial]] adjective used to describe exceptionally intelligent people. It may also refer to:

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==Culture==
===Fictional entities===
* [[Brainiac (character)]], a fictional supervillain in DC Comics, and an enemy of Superman
* [[Brainiac (story arc)]], a 2008 storyline in Action Comics
* [[Brainiac (Smallville)|Brainiac (''Smallville'')]], a version of the villain in the TV series ''Smallville''
* [[Vril Dox]] also known as Brainiac 2, a DC Comics character
* [[Brainiac 5]], a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
* [[Brainiac 8]], a superheroine of the Outsiders, who turned into a supervillainess

===Television===
* ''[[Brainiac: Science Abuse]]'', a 2003–2008 British television programme, and its spin-offs:
** ''[[Brainiac: History Abuse]]'', aired in 2005
** ''[[Brainiac's Test Tube Baby]]'', aired in 2006–2007
* [[Brainiac (Dark Angel)|"Brainiac" (''Dark Angel'')]], an episode of the television series ''Dark Angel''

===Other uses in culture===
* [[Brainiac (band)]], an American indie rock band in the 1990s, from Dayton, Ohio
* ''[[The Brainiac]]'', a 1962 Mexican horror film directed by Chano Urueta
* ''Brainiac: Adventures in the Curious, Competitive, Compulsive World of Trivia Buffs''<!--(2006, ISBN 1-4000–6445-7, trade paperback ISBN 0-8129–7499-9)-->, a book written by [[Ken Jennings]]

==Other uses==
* [[Function BRAINIAC]], an energy drink, for improving brain function
* [[Computer performance#brainiac|Brainiac techniques]] for improving computer performance, in technology

== See also ==
* [[Geniac]], an educational toy billed as a computer
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