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Jaws may refer to:
- Jaw, an opposable articulated structure at the entrance of the mouth
- JAWS (conference), Japan Anthropology Workshop
- Jaws (beach), a big-wave surfing area in Hawaii
In arts and entertainment
- Jaws (novel), a novel by Peter Benchley
- Jaws (franchise), a series of films arising from the novel
- Jaws (film), a 1975 American horror/thriller film, the first film in this series, directed by Steven Spielberg
- Jaws (soundtrack), the original soundtrack from the 1975 film, and subsequent re-recordings
- Jaws (ride), a theme park attraction based on the film series
- Jaws (video game), a 1987 NES video game, based on the 1975 film
- Jaws Unleashed, a video game developed by Appaloosa Interactive
- Jaws (2006 mobile game), a mobile game developed by Venan Entertainment
- Jaws (album), a 1958 album by jazz saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
- Jaws (James Bond), a fictional character played by American actor Richard Kiel who appears in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979)
- Vivian Wright, nicknamed "Jaws", a fictional character in the TV series Dream Team
- JAWS (band), an English surf pop/alternative rock band from Birmingham
In computing
- JAWS (screen reader), for blind and vision-impaired computer users
- JAWS Scripting Language, a proprietary programming language
- Java Web Start a system for launching Java applications outside of a web browser
People nicknamed "Jaws"
- Joey Chestnut, a competitive eater
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (1922–1986), American jazz saxophonist
- Ron Jaworski, American football quarterback
- Joe Jordan (footballer), Scottish footballer and coach
- Richard Kiel, American actor, who played a fictional character called "Jaws" in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979)
- Colin Lloyd, English darts player
- Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver
See also
- Hydraulic rescue tools, referred to as the "Jaws of Life" in the United States, Canada and Australia
- Jaffe War Score System, a sabermetric tool for evaluating a baseball player's Hall of Fame worthiness
References
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