Fixation
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Fixation may refer to:
Architecture
- Line of fixation, a concept in building design and urban planning
Computing
- Session fixation, a computer security attack
Food and drink
- Fixation Brewing Company, an Australian beer brand owned by Lion, a subsidiary of Kirin
Law
- Fixation in Canadian copyright law, a concept in Canadian copyright law
Medicine
- Complement fixation test, an immunochemical medical test
- Latex fixation test, a microbiological assay
Optometry and ophthalmology
- Fixation disparity, a vision condition
- Fixation reflex, a visual reflex
Orthopedics
- External fixation, immobilization of an injury with external hardware
- Internal fixation, immobilization of an injury with surgical implants
- Vertebral fixation, anchoring of spinal vertebrae
Music
- Fixation on a Co-Worker, the 1995 debut studio album from American metalcore band Deadguy
- "Fixation on the Darkness", a song from American metalcore band Killswitch Engage's 2002 album Alive or Just Breathing
Science
- Fixation (histology) in biochemistry, histology, cell biology and pathology, the technique of preserving a specimen for microscopic study
Biology
- Carbon fixation, a biochemical process, usually driven by photosynthesis, whereby carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds
- Nitrogen fixation, a process by which atmospheric nitrogen is incorporated into biomolecules
- Fixation (population genetics), the state when every individual in a population has the same allele at a particular locus
- Fixation index, a measure of genetic similarity among members of a population
Optics
- Fixation point, a.k.a. focal point, the point where light rays converge in an optical system
Psychology and perceptual sciences
- Fixation (psychology), the state in which an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another human, an animal, or an inanimate object
- Fixation (visual), maintaining the gaze in a constant direction
- Target fixation, phenomenon where a person's attention is drawn to an object, thereby inadvertently increasing their likelihood of colliding with it
Sociology and management science
- Metric fixation, a tendency of decision-makers to focus on easily-measured metrics
Television
- "Fixation", a 2020 episode of The Good Doctor (American TV series)
See also
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