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Rx (usually written ℞) is a common abbreviation for medical prescriptions.

RX, Rx, ℞, or rx may also refer to:

Contents

 1Arts, entertainment, and media

 2Science and technology
o 2.1Computing and electronics
o 2.2Vehicles
o 2.3Other uses in science and technology
 3Other uses

Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]

 ℞ or Rx, a novel by Elizabeth J. Braswell published under the pseudonym Tracy Lynn
 Rx (band), an industrial band formed by Nivek Ogre and Martin Atkins
 Rx, an album by Ryan Beaver (2016)
 "Rx (Medicate)", a song by Canadian rock band Theory of a Deadman
 "rX" (The Gifted), an episode of the television series The Gifted
 Kamen Rider Black RX, a Japanese superhero television series
 Rx (film), a 2005 romantic thriller film

Science and technology[edit]

Computing and electronics[edit]

 Rx, "Receive", "receiver" or "reception", in various telecommunications applications

o Rx, the receive signal in the RS-232 serial communication standard
 Rx, the remote procedure call mechanism used by the Andrew File System
 Radeon RX series, a series of graphics products from AMD
 Reactive extensions, originally for .NET, later ported to other languages and environments
 Rx bridge, a device for measuring the characteristic resistance and impedance of antenna or
feedline system
 Rx meters, a term used in electrical engineering
 RX microcontroller family, by Renesas Electronics
Vehicles[edit]

 Lexus RX, a series of luxury crossover SUV

 Mazda RX, a series of sport cars
 South Australian Railways R class (Rx class locomotive), of the South Australian Railways
 Yamaha RX 100, a 2-stroke Yamaha motorcycle
Other uses in science and technology[edit]

 ℞, medical prescription
 Apparent retrograde motion of planets, in astronomy
 Chemical reaction, in chemistry
 Nuclear reactor
 Rocket eXperimental, an Indonesian experimental rocket series
 In some places mean X-ray
 Retinal homeobox protein Rx, a transcription factor in vertebrate eye development

Other uses[edit]
 Rallycross, a motor sport
 Regent Airways, a Bangladeshi airline (IATA code RX)
 Rye, East Sussex, UK, in fishing boat registrations

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