Fixation

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Fixation may refer to:

Architecture

Line of fixation, a concept in building design and urban planning

Computing

Session fixation, a computer security attack

Food and drink

Fixation Brewing Company, an Australian beer brand owned by Lion, a subsidiary of Kirin

Law

Fixation in Canadian copyright law, a concept in Canadian copyright law

Medicine

Complement fixation test, an immunochemical medical test
Latex fixation test, a microbiological assay

Optometry and ophthalmology

Fixation disparity, a vision condition
Fixation reflex, a visual reflex

Orthopedics

External fixation, immobilization of an injury with external hardware
Internal fixation, immobilization of an injury with surgical implants
Vertebral fixation, anchoring of spinal vertebrae

Music

Fixation on a Co-Worker, the 1995 debut studio album from American metalcore band Deadguy
"Fixation on the Darkness", a song from American metalcore band Killswitch Engage's 2002 album Alive or Just Breathing

Science

Fixation (histology) in biochemistry, histology, cell biology and pathology, the technique of preserving a specimen for microscopic study

Biology

Carbon fixation, a biochemical process, usually driven by photosynthesis, whereby carbon dioxide is converted into organic compounds
Nitrogen fixation, a process by which atmospheric nitrogen is incorporated into biomolecules
Fixation (population genetics), the state when every individual in a population has the same allele at a particular locus
- Fixation index, a measure of genetic similarity among members of a population

Optics

Fixation point, a.k.a. focal point, the point where light rays converge in an optical system

Psychology and perceptual sciences

Fixation (psychology), the state in which an individual becomes obsessed with an attachment to another human, an animal, or an inanimate object
Fixation (visual), maintaining the gaze in a constant direction
Target fixation, phenomenon where a person's attention is drawn to an object, thereby inadvertently increasing their likelihood of colliding with it

Sociology and management science

Metric fixation, a tendency of decision-makers to focus on easily-measured metrics

Television

"Fixation", a 2020 episode of The Good Doctor (American TV series)

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