The word fuse has several meanings:

• To fuse is to combine in a process of fusion.
• Fuse (electrical) — a device used in electrical engineering to protect against overcurrent.
• Fuse (hydraulic) — a device used in hydraulic systems to protect against sudden loss of fluid pressure.
• Fuse (explosives) — a trigger for an explosive device or fireworks.
• Fuse (programming) — a component of a Fusebox computer program.
• Fuse TV — an American cable television station.
• Fuse, Shimane (布施村; -mura) — a village located in Oki District, Shimane, Japan.
• Fuse Internet Solutions – Cincinnati Bell's dial-up Internet access brand
• Fuse Games, a game developer

Music

• Fuse (Fuse album) — a 1969 album by Fuse (some members reformed this band under the new name Cheap Trick)
• Fuse (Joe Henry album) — a 1999 album by Joe Henry
• Fuse (Colin James album) — a 2000 album by Colin James
• Fused (Tony Iommi album) — a 2005 album by Tony Iommi.
• The Fuse — an album by Pennywise.

Acronyms

• Field Upgradeable Systems Environment — a re-configuable lightweight operating system intended to act as a thin layer between common application systems, such as Java programs, and common small-system hardware. It was created to support development on Nallatech FPGA systems.
• Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer — a space-based ultraviolet telescope and spectroscope.
• FUSE (Linux) — the Filesystem in Userspace Linux kernel module; it used to be part of the A Virtual Filesystem (AVFS) project but now has its own project on SourceForge.

See also

• Fusion (disambiguation page)
• Flare (pyrotechnic) also known as a fusee.

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