Hybrid

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A hybrid is the combination of two or more different things, aimed at achieving a particular objective or goal. In different contexts this may refer to:

• In biology:
  • Hybrid (biology), the offspring resulting from cross-breeding of different plants or animals.

• In computers and electronics:
  • Hybrid coupler, a type of directional coupler used in radio and telecommunications
  • Hybrid coil
  • Telephone hybrid, an electronic circuit used in telephones

• In culture
  • Hybrid (producers), a British electronic music group made of artists Mike Truman, Chris Healings, and Lee Mullin
  • Hybrid (album), an album by Michael Brook
  • Hybrid (Gary Numan album), a remix album by Gary Numan
  • Hybrid (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain group
  • Hybrid (Marvel Comics), a name shared by two Marvel Comics characters
  • Hybrid (role-playing game), a spoof role-playing game
  • Hybrids, the third book in Robert J. Sawyer\'s The Neanderthal Parallax trilogy

• In etymology:
  • Hybrid word, a word with mixed etymologies

• In sport:
  • Hybrid (golf), a newer class of golf club that combines aspects of an iron and wood.

• In finance:
  • Hybrid security, an economic vehicle that combines elements of debt and equity

• In transportation:
  • Hybrid electric vehicle, increasingly common automobiles which employ both a traditional internal combustion engine and an electric motor/generators for provide motive force.
  • Hybrid vehicle, a vehicle which uses a mixture of power or fuel sources

See also

In Wikipedia, see Special:Prefixindex/Hybrid.

• Hybridization

Auxiliary topics

• The word "hybrid" in katakana (Japanese:ハイブリッド) became popular in the early 1980s after the Hybrid computer appeared in the 1960s and 1970s. In addition, the Hybrid integrated circuit was introduced to the market in 1969, then widely recognized in electronics.

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