Locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to:
Mathematics and science
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Locus (mathematics), the set of points satisfying a particular condition, often forming a curve
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Root locus analysis, a diagram visualizing the position of roots as a parameter changes
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Locus (archaeology), the smallest definable unit in stratigraphy
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Locus (genetics), the position of a gene or other significant sequence on a chromosome
Humanities and social science
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Locus (rhetoric), another name for a literary or rhetorical topos, a method of constructing an argument
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Locus of control, the degree to which people have control over events
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Method of loci, a mnemonic system that uses the spatial memory of a familiar place to enhance recollection
Computing
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LOCUS (operating system), a distributed OS developed at UCLA, notable for single-system image idea
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Locus Computing Corporation (1982–1995), commercialized the LOCUS distributed operating system developed at UCLA
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Locus Map, an Android navigation app using maps of various providers in online and offline mode
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Wang LOCI (Logarithmic Computing Instrument), an early scientific calculator by Wang
Entertainment
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Locus (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant villainess, a member of the Mutant Liberation Front
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Locus (magazine), science fiction and fantasy magazine
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Locus Award, presented to the winners of Locus magazine's annual readers' poll
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Locus (video game), a 1995 video game by Zombie Studios
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Locus (Chicago Underground Duo album), 2014
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Locus (Satyr album), 2020
Other
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HTT Pléthore (Locus Plethore), a Canadian supercar proposed by HTT Automobile in Quebec, Canada
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UCLouvain Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning (LOCI) of the University of Louvain in Belgium
See also
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Loki – Trickster in Norse mythology
