Parsec (disambiguation)

Parsec (disambiguation)

In astronomy, a parsec is a unit of distance.

Parsec may also refer to:

In video games:
* "Parsec" (network video game), a multiplayer, networked space combat game
* "Parsec" (video game), a side-scrolling video game for the TI-99/4A computer
* "PARSEC47", a scrolling shooter video game
* The name of some levels in the 1984 arcade game "Gaplus"

In computer programming:
* Parsec (parser) is a parsing library for the Haskell programming language

In music:
* "Parsec", a track by Stereolab featured on their album "Dots and Loops"

In science fiction:
* Parsec Awards, a set of awards for science fiction podcasts presented at Dragon Con

In quantum physics:
* PARSEC, a computer code used in electronic structure simulations


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