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Iris has three main meanings:

• Iris (mythology), a messenger of the gods in Greek mythology, identified with the rainbow
• Iris (anatomy), the sphincter around the pupil of the eye, named after the colors in human and animal eyes
• Iris (plant), a genus of flowering plants, named after the rainbow

Terms derived from the three main meanings

Science and technology

• 7 Iris, an asteroid named after the mythological figure
• Iris nebula, a reflection nebula, NGC 7023
• Hurricane Iris and Typhoon Iris, tropical cyclones in the Atlantic and the Western Pacific.
• Iris (insect), a genus of insects of the praying mantis family, in the subfamily Mantinae
  • Iris oratoria, the Mediterranean mantis
• Diaphragm (optics), a mechanical device found in cameras, which mimics the function of the biological iris
• Internal rotary inspection system, an ultrasonic inspection system for tubes.
• Iris (diaphragm), any such mechanical device, as used in doors, pipes, and electrical engineering
  • Iris (Stargate), a mechanical iris used in the television show Stargate SG-1
• Iris (color), an ambiguous color term, ranging from blue-violet to violet, derived from the flower

In transportation:

• HMS Iris, Six historical warships of the British Royal Navy
• USS Iris, any of several ships in the US Navy that have been named after the mythological figure
• The Abraham Iris, a touring plane built in France before World War II

The arts and popular culture

• Irises (painting), a painting of iris flowers, by Vincent Van Gogh
• Iris printer, a true color injet printer used for industrial prepress proofs and fine art printing.
• Iris (2001 film), about Iris Murdoch
• Iris (game), an alternate reality game created to promote the video game Halo 3
• Iris magazine, a Dutch comic magazine
• Iris, a fictional queen in Piers Anthony's Xanth novels
• Iris (Mega Man), a fictional character in Mega Man X4
• Iris, a pre-teen prostitute played by Jodie Foster in the 1976 film Taxi Driver.

In music:

• Iris (song), a song by The Goo Goo Dolls from the film City of Angels
• Iris (opera), an opera by Pietro Mascagni
• IRIS (Romanian band), a hard-rock band
• Iris (Texas band), a synthpop band
• Iris (British/French band), an instrumental rock band
• Iris, a song by Split Enz
• Iris (album), a 2004 electronic music album by Rosy Parlane
• Iris (EP), an EP by the band Miranda Sex Garden
• Iris Judotter, a singer from Singapore.
• Iris, an EP by the post-rock band Jeniferever
• Iris, cover of the Goo Goo Dolls' song by New Found Glory

Other uses

• Yeşil River, called Iris (Ίρις) by the Greeks
• Iris district of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

In business:

• Iris Associates, the company which developed Lotus Notes
• Iris Fund for Prevention of Blindness
• Iris (Institute), Institute for Research and Investment Services (IRIS)
• Iris (Corporation Berhad), a company in Malaysia
• Iris, the house brand of Smart & Final, named after the plant, which was featured as its logo

Acronym uses

• IRIS, an acronym. The disambiguation page with various other IRIS uses which were formed from an acronym

See also

• Iris recognition, a biometric technology for identifying individuals by the pattern of their iris
• Iridescence, a term derived from the mythological figure
• Orris root, an herbal medicine using the root of the iris plant
• Iridology, a form of alternative medicine focused on the eye

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