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)
See also
Fix (disambiguation) Oral fixation (disambiguation) Soil fixation (disambiguation)