Parasite (disambiguation)

A parasite is an organism that has sustained contact with another organism to the detriment of the host organism.

Parasite or parasitism or parasitic may also refer to:

In scientific literature

Parasitism (social offense), a charge that is leveled against a group or class in society which is considered to be detrimental to the whole

Parasitic element, an electrically unconnected element of an antenna
Parasitic element (electrical networks), an unwanted capacitance, inductance or resistance in an electrical component
Parasitic structure, an unwanted device formed on an integrated circuit from junctions in other devices
Parasitic oscillation, an unwanted periodic current, due to feedback and gain

Parasite aircraft, an aircraft that is carried aloft and launched by a larger aircraft
Parasitic drag, the drag of an airplane or a part of an airplane, not directly associated with lift, as opposed to lift-induced drag
Parasite experiment in experimental physics, an experiment done with a particle accelerator or other large facility without impacting other experiments or uses of the facility
Parasitic computing in computer science, a programming technique where a program, in the form of normal authorized interactions with another program, manages to get the other program to perform computations of a complex and un-authorized nature

Parasite (comics), comic book character and enemy of Superman
Parasite (Grant novel), the first volume of the 2013 Parasitology science fiction trilogy
Parasite (Doctor Who), a 1994 novel based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who