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Eddie or Eddy may refer to:

Science and technology

  • Eddy (fluid dynamics), the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle
  • Eddie (text editor), a text editor originally for BeOS and now ported to Linux and Mac OS X
  • Eddy currents, in electromagnetism, loops of electric current induced within conductors by a changing magnetic field.
  • Eddy current brake, a device used to slow or stop a moving object by generating eddy currents and thus dissipating its kinetic energy as heat.

Arts and entertainment

  • Eddie (film), a 1996 film about basketball starring Whoopi Goldberg
    • Eddie (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the film
  • Eddy (film), a 2015 Italian film
  • "Eddie" (Louie), a 2011 episode of the show Louie
  • Eddie (shipboard computer), in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Eddy (Ed, Edd n Eddy), a character on Ed, Edd n Eddy
  • Eddie (mascot), the mascot for the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden
  • Eddie, an American Cinema Editors award for best editing
  • Eddie (book series), a book series by Viveca Lärn
  • Half of the musical duo Flo & Eddie
  • "Eddie", a song from the Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • "Eddie" (song), a 2022 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Places

United States

Elsewhere

  • Eddy Island, Nunavut, Canada
  • Island Eddy, in Galway Bay, Ireland
  • Eddy Col, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica
  • Eddy Point, King George Island, Antarctica
  • Eddie (crater), a crater on Mars

People

  • Eddy (surname)
  • Eddie (given name)

Other uses

  • Eddy-class coastal tanker (1953), a former British Royal Fleet Auxiliary class
  • The Eddie or Quiksilver Big Wave Invitational in Memory of Eddie Aikau, a surfing tournament

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Eddie para niños

  • Eddy current, a phenomenon caused by a moving magnetic field intersecting a conductor or vice versa
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