### **Azure** **Azure** primarily refers to the bright, blue color of a clear sky. In specific contexts, it may refer to: #### **Computing and Technology** * **Microsoft Azure:** A comprehensive cloud computing platform and infrastructure created by Microsoft for building, deploying, and managing applications and services. * **Azure (OS):** An early internal code name for the operating system that eventually became Windows Azure (now Microsoft Azure). * **Azure (Software):** Used in various software projects, including specific utility tools and legacy BitTorrent clients (e.g., Vuze, formerly known as Azureus). #### **Natural Sciences** * **Color:** A specific shade of blue (Hex: #007FFF) positioned between blue and cyan on the RGB color wheel. * **Mineralogy:** Historically used to describe the blue stone lapis lazuli or the mineral azurite. * **Zoology:** A common descriptor in the names of various species, such as the **Azure Kingfisher**, **Azure Jay**, or the **Azure Damselfly**. #### **Heraldry** * **Azure (Heraldry):** The tincture (color) blue used in the system of blazonry, represented in monochrome engravings by horizontal lines. #### **Entertainment and Media** * **Azure (Journal):** A quarterly Israeli journal focused on Jewish and Israeli public policy, culture, and philosophy. * **Music:** The title of various albums and songs by artists such as Greg Howe, Sky, or the jazz standard by Duke Ellington. * **Fiction:** Often used as a name for characters, locations, or mystical elements in video games (e.g., *Azure Striker Gunvolt*) and literature. #### **Places** * **Azure, Montana:** A census-designated place in Hill County, Montana, United States. * **Côte d'Azur:** The Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France, also known as the French Riviera. #### **Other Uses** * **Bentley Azure:** A high-end luxury convertible manufactured by Bentley Motors. * **Azure Air:** A charter airline formerly based in Russia.