Pax

genus of arachnids

Pax or PAX may refer to:

Peace

Peace (Latin: pax) Pax (goddess), the Roman goddess of peace Pax, a truce term Pax (liturgy), a salutation in Catholic and Lutheran religious services Pax (liturgical object), an object formerly kissed as a substitute for the Kiss of Peace in the Catholic Mass

Organizations

Pax Christi International, an international Catholic peace movement PAX Association, in Poland Pax Forlag, a Norwegian publishing house PAX Network, a US television network now known as ION Television Pax World Funds, a US mutual fund company Pax Labs, a US manufacturer of vaporizers and the Juul electronic cigarette Pax, a Russian manufacturer of Ferris wheels and other amusement rides Pax Dei: the European Middle Ages Peace and Truce of God movement, an early movement toward addressing and reducing war crimes

Science and technology

pax (command), a command line program to read and write file archives PaX, a Linux kernel security patch introduced in 2000 Pax genes, a group of genes and their proteins Michelin PAX System, an automotive run-flat tire system Pax, a generic brand of diazepam available in South Africa Pax (spider), a genus of ant spiders auxiliary unit of measurement for the number of passengers in public transportation, shipping and aviation, for guests in the hotel industry and for visitors to events

People

Ferdinand Albin Pax (1858–1942), German botanist Ferdinand Albert Pax (1884–1964), German zoologist, son of the previous

Other uses

679 Pax, a minor planet orbiting the Sun Winter Storm Pax, a 2014 storm in the US Name of one of the months of the ancient Maya calendar

See also

List of periods of regional peace, enforced by a dominant power Pax Hill, a house in England Pax Pamir, a board game set in 19th century Afghanistan Pax Romana (disambiguation) Pax Britannica (disambiguation) Pax Indica (disambiguation) Pack (disambiguation) Peace (disambiguation)

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