Aperture (disambiguation)

The aperture of an optical system is the opening that limits the amount of light that can pass through.

Aperture may also refer to:

In science and technology:

• In anatomy, a number of apertures in the human body:
  • Apertura nasalis posterior
  • Apertura pelvis inferior
  • Apertura pelvis minoris
  • Apertura pelvis superior
  • Apertura thoracis inferior
  • Apertura thoracis superior
  • Lateral aperture (foramen of Luschka), an opening in each lateral extremity of the lateral recess of the fourth ventricle of the human brain
  • Median aperture (foramen of Magendie), which drains cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the fourth ventricle into the cisterna magna
• Aperture (antenna), a physical parameter of an antenna
• Aperture (mollusc), the main opening in the shell of a gastropod or scaphopod (mollusc)
• Aperture (botany), a weaker spot in the wall of a pollen grain
• Numerical aperture is a parameter used to describe optical systems
• Aperture (computer memory), a region of the physical address space that opens access to a particular device or memory unit
• Aperture (software), an image organization and editing program for photographers, sold by Apple Inc.

Other uses:

• Aperture (typography), an enclosed loop in a typographical symbol - such as the lower part of the letter 'a'
• Aperture (magazine), a long-running art photography magazine
• Aperture Laboratories, also known only as Aperture, is a fictional organization featured in the Portal video game series

See also

• All pages beginning with "Aperture"
• All pages with titles containing Aperture