star (disambiguation)

Star has several meanings in different fields:

In astronomy, a star is any shining object in the sky (common usage), or a massive gaseous object producing energy by nuclear fusion (professional usage)
In combinatorial game theory, star is the value of a game where the first player to move wins
Computer science refers to a type of network topology as a star network

In geometry, a star is a geometric shape drawn with a number of lines twice the number of points

A star polygon is a star drawn with a number of lines equal to the number of points

A five-pointed star polygon, the pentagram or pentacle, sometimes has magical, magickal and/or occult associations
A six-pointed star polygon, the hexagram often known as the Star of David or Jewish Star, can symbolise Israel and/or Jews
A seven-pointed star polygon, the heptagram sometimes has magickal or Australian associations

Heraldry generally refers to the shapes popularly called "stars" as mullets (heraldic language refers to a representation of an astronomical star as an estoil)
In typography, a star is any of a number of star-shaped glyphs
A red star with five points can represent communism
Medals and decorations often take the form of stars, and some of these use "star" as part of their name: see for example the Africa Star, Silver Star, Award star
A enumerated series of stars, as international symbols, can serve to classify hotels and restaurants
U.S. Army officer rank insignia, featuring stars for senior personnel, have given rise to the informal designations One-star general through Five-star general

A prominent person in sport or other endeavours may gain the kudos of a celebrity "star"
A movie star is a famous movie actor
In popular music, a star is a popular music performer
In fireworks, a pyrotechnic star is a solid piece of pyrotechnic mixture which is loaded into a shell
Sailing features a class of small racing sailboats called the Star class

In law enforcement the acronym STAR stands for "Special Tactics and Rescue or Response" -- a unit similar to a SWAT Team
The shipping line Black Star served in the repatriation of African Americans
Pamela Anderson called her 2004 debut novel Star
Star TV, owned by the News Corporation, offers a television service in Asia
Greek television has a terrestrial channel called Star Channel
Star 94 is an Atlanta radio station
Star Alliance is an airline alliance
many flags have stars
S.T.A.R.S. is a fictional task force in the Resident Evil video game franchise.
Stars! is an old strategy computer game for Windows

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