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Magic

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General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ224102
Source-derived summary

Magic or magick most commonly refers to:

Magic (supernatural), beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces

Ceremonial magic (called magick with a -k suffix by some) or high magic, an organized system developed in the 19th- and 20th-century

Magic in fiction, the use of supernatural elements as part of a setting or plot

Magic systems in games

Magic (game terminology), an attribute in role-playing and video games, often measured in mana points (MP)

Magic (illusion), also known as stage magic, the art of appearing to perform supernatural feats

Magical thinking, the belief that unrelated events are causally connected, particularly as a result of supernatural effects

Magic, magić, magics, magick, or magyk, with any capitalization, may also refer to:

Art and entertainment

Fictional concepts

Magic in Middle-earth, the usage in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional realm of Eä

Magic (Discworld), a force in Terry Pratchett's fictional world

Magic in Dungeons & Dragons, the system in the role playing game D&D

Film

Magic (1917 film), a silent Hungarian drama

Magic (1978 film), an American horror film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret and Burgess Meredith

Magic, a 1983 Taiwanese film starring Wen Chao-yu

Magic (2021 film), an Indian Bengali-language psychological action thriller directed by Raja Chanda

Magic (2024 film), an Indian Marathi-language suspense thriller directed by Ravindra Karmarkar

Television

Magic (TV channel), a British music station

Magic 5, a 2023 Indonesian series

"Magic" (Not Going Out), S6 E7, 2013

"Magic", S3 E10 of Bluey, 2021

Literature

Plays

Magic: A Fantastic Comedy, 1913, by G. K. Chesterton

Magic (Haig play), 2026, by David Haig about Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Serials

The Magic Comic, a 1939–1941 British magazine with associated books

Magic (American magazine), 1991–2016 magazine for magicians

Magic (music magazine), 1995–2016 French pop music magazine

Other literature

Magic (short story collection), 1996, by Isaac Asimov

Magic (novel), 1976, by William Goldman

Magick (Book 4), a 1913 book by Aleister Crowley

Magyk, a 2005 novel by Angie Sage

The Magic (book), a 2012 self-help book by Rhonda Byrne

Magic, Inc., a 1940 science fantasy novella by Robert A. Heinlein

Music

Performers

Magic (rapper) (1975–2013), also known as Mr. Magic (real name Awood Johnson), American rapper

Magic!, Canadian reggae-pop band

Mel Taylor and the Magics

The Magic Drum and Bugle Corps, a music group

Albums

Magic (Amii Stewart album), 1992

Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album), 1997

Magic (Back Number album), 2019

Magic (B'z album), 2009

Magic (Ben Rector album), 2018

Magic (Bruce Springsteen album), 2007

The Magic (album), Deerhoof, 2016

Magic (Djumbo album), 2008

Magic (Dreams Come True album), 1993

Magic (Exo-CBX album), 2018

Magic (Four Tops album), 1985

Magic (Gillan album), 1982

Magic (Jamule album), 2022

Magic (The Jets album), 1987

Magick (album), John Zorn, 2004

Magic (Jolin Tsai album), 2003

Magic (Jorma Kaukonen album), 1985

Magic (Kiri Te Kanawa album), 2005

Magic (Nas album), 2021

Magic, Paul Mauriat, 1982

Magic (Smash Mouth album), 2012

Magic (Super Junior Special Album Part 2), an edition of Devil (Super Junior album), 2015

Magic (T-Connection album), 1977

Magic (T-Square album), 1981

Magic (Tom Browne album), 1981

Magic (Twins album), 2004

The Demis Roussos Magic, 1977

Songs

Games

Magic: The Gathering, a trading card game

Magic (NightLife), a 1990 supplement for the role-playing game Nightlife

Magic (DC Heroes), a 1992 supplement for the role-playing game DC Heroes

Other uses in art and entertainment

Magic (trade show), an annual apparel show

Sports

Sports people

Magic Johnson (born 1959), American basketball player and businessman

Rajko Magić (born 1955), Croatian football manager and former player

Dragutin Magić, a 1991 winner of the Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport

Sports teams

Egoli Magic, a South African basketball team

Orlando Magic, a National Basketball Association (NBA) team

Osceola Magic, an NBA G League basketball team

Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, a New Zealand netball team

Businesses and organizations not mentioned elsewhere

Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside (MAGIC), a UK mapping service

Magic, Inc. (magic goods company), a magic book publisher and product retailer

Magic, Inc. (think tank), an educational think tank

Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Centre (MaGIC), an organisation based in Cyberjaya, Malaysia

Radio stations

Canada

CJMJ-FM (Magic 100.3), Ottawa, Ontario

CJMK-FM (Magic 98.3), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

CJUK-FM (Magic 99.9), Thunder Bay, Ontario

United States

KBOI-FM (Magic 93.1), Boise, Idaho, formerly KZMG

KKMG (98.9 Magic FM), Colorado Springs, Colorado

KMGA (99.5 Magic FM), Albuquerque, New Mexico

KMGL (Magic 104.1), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

KNEV (Magic 95.5), Reno, Nevada

KYMG (Magic 98.9), Anchorage, Alaska

WDYK (Magic 100.5), Cumberland, Maryland

WLMG (Magic 101.9), New Orleans, Louisiana

WLTB (Magic 101.7), Binghamton, New York

WMAG (Magic 99.5), Greensboro, North Carolina, former branding

WMGC-FM (Magic 105.1), Detroit, Michigan, former branding

WMGF (Magic 107.7), Orlando, Florida

WMGN (Magic 98.1), Madison, Wisconsin

WMGQ (Magic 98.3), New Brunswick, New Jersey

WMGS (Magic 93), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

WMJJ (Magic 96.5), Birmingham, Alabama

WMJM (Magic 101.3), Louisville, Kentucky

WMJX (Magic 106.7), Boston, Massachusetts

WMXJ (Magic 102.7), Miami, Florida, formerly known as "Majic 102.7", and now known as "102.7 The Beach"

WROW (Magic 590), Albany, New York

WSPA-FM (Magic 98.9), Spartanburg, South Carolina

Elsewhere

Magic Nationwide, a radio network in the Philippines

DWTM (Magic 89.9), Manila

DXEL (Magic 95.5), Zamboanga City

DXKB (Magic 89.3), Cagayan de Oro

DXKM (General Santos) (Magic 106.3), General Santos

DYBE-FM (Magic 106.3), Bacolod

DYBN (Magic 92.3), Cebu

Magic 1278 (3EE), Melbourne, Australia

Magic FM Aba, Nigeria

Magic Malta (91.7 FM), a Maltese radio station

Magic (UK radio station), a radio station based in London and broadcast across the UK

Magic (English former radio network), a former radio network in the UK

Magic (New Zealand radio network), a radio network in New Zealand

Technology

Computing

Computer science

Magic (programming), complex code behind a simple interface

Magic (quantum information), a property in quantum information theory

Programs etc.

Magic (software), a layout tool

ImageMagick, image manipulation software

MagiC, an Atari ST operating system

MAGIC, a programming language by Meditech

Hardware devices

HTC Magic, a mobile phone

Other uses in computing

Magic Software Enterprises, a software company

Gibson MaGIC (Media-accelerated Global Information Carrier), a network audio protocol

Multi Autonomous Ground-robotic International Challenge (MAGIC), a robotics competition

Other technology

R.550 Magic, a missile

Magnesium injection cycle (MAGIC), an engine design

Magic (cryptography), a World War II cryptanalysis project

MAGIC (telescope) (Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes, later renamed to MAGIC Florian Goebel Telescopes), Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Canary Islands

Transportation

Automobile

Tata Magic, an Indian microvan

Tata Magic Iris, an Indian microvan

Aviation

Airwave Magic, an Austrian paraglider design

DTA Magic, a French ultralight trike wing

Eurodisplay SR-01 Magic, a Czech ultralight aircraft

Ibis GS-700 Magic, a Colombian aircraft design

Ibis GS-710 Magic, a Colombian aircraft design

Ibis GS-730 Super Magic, a Colombian aircraft design

Ibis GS-750 Grand Magic, a Colombian aircraft design

Sunair Magic, a German ultralight trike design

Maritime

HMS Magic, several Royal Navy ships

Carnival Magic, a cruise ship operating 2011–present

Disney Magic, a cruise ship operating 1998–present

Magic (log canoe), a Chesapeake Bay racing canoe

Magic (yacht), a racing schooner yacht, 1857–1922

Other uses

Magic (coffee), a drink made with steamed milk and a double ristretto, associated with Melbourne, Australia

Sphen and Magic, male gentoo penguins at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium

Magić Mala, a settlement in Nova Kapela, Brod-Posavina County, Croatia

See also

All pages with titles beginning with Magic

All pages with titles containing Magic

WP:MAGIC

Category:Magic (disambiguation)

Derived words and alternate spellings

Magica (disambiguation)

Magical (disambiguation)

Magician (disambiguation)

Magik (disambiguation)

Magique (disambiguation)

Majic (disambiguation), including "Majc"

Majik (disambiguation)

Magico (disambiguation)

Magix, subsidiary of the BELLEVUE Investments GmbH & Co.

Editorial summary

“Magic” enters the record as wikimedia disambiguation page. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Magic, Wikimedia and disambiguation can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1917, 1978, 1983, 2021—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Magic, Wikimedia and disambiguation.
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“Magic” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Magic, Wikimedia and disambiguation provides the most credible route into that argument.

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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q224102. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1917, 1978, 1983 and 2021.

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