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'''Fusion''', or [[:wikt:synthesis|synthesis]], is the process of combining two or more distinct entities into a new whole.

'''Fusion''' may also refer to:
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==Science and technology==
===Physics===
*[[Nuclear fusion]], multiple atomic nuclei combining to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles
**[[Fusion power]], power generation using controlled nuclear fusion reactions
**[[Cold fusion]], a hypothesized type of nuclear reaction that would occur at or near room temperature
*[[Heat fusion]], a welding process for joining two pieces of a thermoplastic material
*[[Melting]], or transitioning from solid to liquid form

===Biology and medicine===
* [[Binaural fusion]], the cognitive process of combining the auditory information received by both ears
* Binocular fusion, the cognitive process in [[binocular vision]] of combining the visual information received by both eyes
* [[Cell fusion]], a process in which several uninuclear cells combine to form a multinuclear cell
* [[Gene fusion]], a genetic event and molecular biology technique
* [[Lipid bilayer fusion]], a part of several cellular processes
* [[Spinal fusion]], a surgical technique used to combine two or more vertebrae
* [[Tooth fusion]], a dental abnormality in which two teeth are joined

===Computing===
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====Computing techniques====
* [[Image fusion]], a process of combining relevant information from two or more images into a single image
* [[Loop fusion]], a compiler program-optimization transformation that replaces multiple loops with a single one
* [[Sensor fusion]], the combining of sensory data from disparate sources

====Application software====
* [[Fusion 360]], a 3D CAD, CAM and CAE program by Autodesk
* [[Blackmagic Fusion]], a visual effects package
* [[BT Fusion]], a defunct UK voice-over-IP service
* [[Lucidworks]] Fusion, a search engine platform
* [[NetObjects Fusion]], a web design program

====Middleware and operating system components====
* [[Compiz]] Fusion, a community-maintained set of plugins for the Compiz Window Manager
* [[IBRIX Fusion]], a parallel file system
* [[Oracle Fusion Middleware]], a portfolio of standards-based software products that spans multiple services
* [[VMware Fusion]], a virtual machine software product

==Arts and media==
===Comics===
* [[Fusion (Eclipse Comics)|''Fusion'' (Eclipse Comics)]]
* [[Fusion (Marvel Comics)]], a name of two fictional supervillains
* [[List of Top Cow Productions publications#F|''Fusion'' (Marvel/Top Cow)]], a crossover between Marvel and Top Cow Productions

===Film and television===
*[[Fusion (Star Trek: Enterprise)|"Fusion" (''Star Trek: Enterprise'')]], a first-season episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise''
*[[Fusion (TV channel)]], an American cable and satellite news channel

===Gaming===
* ''[[Dancing Stage Fusion]]'', a 2004 music video game by Konami
* ''[[Fuzion]]'', a merger of Interlock System and Hero System
* ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'', a 2002 Game Boy Advance game
* [[Philadelphia Fusion]], a E-sports gaming team
* [[Fusion (video game)|''Fusion'' (video game)]], 1988

===Magazines===
* [[Fusion (Kent State University)|''Fusion'' (Kent State University)]]
* [[Fusion (music magazine)|''Fusion'' (music magazine)]], an American music magazine, 1967 to 1974
* [[Fusion Magazine (political magazine)|''Fusion Magazine'' (political magazine)]], founded and edited by Glenn Beck
* [[Fusion Magazine (scientific magazine)|''Fusion Magazine'' (scientific magazine)]], predecessor to ''21st Century Science and Technology'' magazine

===Music and dance===
* [[Jazz fusion]], genre that combines rock and jazz, starting in 1960s
* [[Fusion dance]], a type of partner dance that combines two or more dance styles
* [[Fusion (Jimmy Giuffre 3 album)|''Fusion'' (Jimmy Giuffre 3 album)]], 1961
* [[Fusion (Jeremy Steig album)|''Fusion'' (Jeremy Steig album)]], 1972
* [[Fusion (Sawthis album)|''Fusion'' (Sawthis album)]], 2006
* [[Fusion Festival]], a music festival in Lärz, Germany
* [[Guardian (band)]], a Christian rock band formerly called Fusion
* Fusion, a British band whose members included [[Nik Kershaw]] and [[Reg Webb]]

==Businesses and organizations==
===Non-profit and political organizations===
* [[Fusion Party]], a name for multiple political parties in American history
* [[Fusion Party (Australia)]]
* [[Fusion Energy Foundation]], a defunct American non-profit think tank co-founded by Lyndon LaRouche in 1974
* [[Fusion International]], an Australian-based Christian organisation
* [[Fusion of Haitian Social Democrats]], a Haitian political party
* [[Fusion – Sarvodaya ICT4D Movement]], Information and Communications Technology for Development, Sri Lanka

===Sports teams===
* [[Cleveland Fusion]], a women's American football team in the NWFA
* [[Fort Wayne Fusion]], Arena football team
* [[Miami Fusion]], a professional soccer club in Fort Lauderdale
* [[Philadelphia Fusion]], an American esports team

===Other organizations===
* [[Fusion Academy]], a private alternative school in several U.S. cities
* [[Fusion Media Group]], a division of Univision Communications

==Law and politics==
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* [[Fusion of powers]], a feature of some parliamentary forms of government
* [[Fusionism (politics)]], the combination of libertarianism and various types of conservatism
* [[Electoral fusion]], an arrangement where two or more political parties support a common candidate
* [[Fusion of law and equity]], combining the rules of equity and common law into one set of rules
* [[Fusion of the legal profession]], the elimination of the distinction between barristers and solicitors

==Products==
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* [[AMD Fusion]], a combined microprocessor and GPU design, now branded as AMD Accelerated Processing Unit
* [[Ford Fusion (Americas)]], a mid-sized car produced by Ford Motor Company
* [[Ford Fusion (Europe)]], a mini MPV produced by Ford Motor Company
* [[Schumacher Fusion]], a radio-controlled car
* [[Gillette Fusion]], a safety razor by Gillette
* [[Arctic GmbH#Fusion Power Supplies and Storage Devices|Fusion]], a brand name of computer hardware used by Arctic

==Other uses==
* [[Fusion (phonetics)]], the merger of phonological features of two speech segments into one feature
* [[Fusion cuisine]], the combination of elements of various culinary traditions
* [[Fusional language]] or inflected language, a type of language
* [[Information fusion]], the merging of information from disparate sources

==See also==
*[[Fuse (disambiguation)]]
*[[Fusing (disambiguation)]]
*[[Cold fusion (disambiguation)]]
*[[Fission (disambiguation)]], opposite of fusion

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