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A kaleidoscope is a tube of mirrors containing small colored objects.

Kaleidoscope may also refer to:

Computing

• Kaleidoscope (programming language), a constraint programming language
• Kaleidoscope (software), a shareware application similar to the Mac OS Appearance Manager
• Kaleidoscope, a hardware extension for the SAM Coupé home computer

Mathematics

• Kaleidoscope (group theory), the formal description of certain symmetry groups in terms of mirror reflections

Film, television, and radio

• Kaleidoscope (1966 film), British crime film starring Warren Beatty
• Kaleidoscope (1990 film), American television film based on the Danielle Steel novel (see below)
• Kaleidoscope (2016 film), psychological thriller film starring Toby Jones
• Kaleidoscope (British TV series), light entertainment show
• Kaleidoscope (American TV series), a 2023 Netflix heist drama series
• "Kaleidoscope" (Ozark), a 2017 television episode
• Kaleidoscope (US radio series), American discussion program, later renamed The Diane Rehm Show
• Kaleidoscope (UK radio series), British arts programme
• Kaleidoscope Entertainment, Indian film and television production company
• Kaleidoscope, an alternate title for Frenzy, an unproduced Alfred Hitchcock film
• "Kaleidoscope", a 1951 episode of the radio program Dimension X, based on the Ray Bradbury short story (see below)
• Kaleidoscope (organisation), television heritage organisation

Literature

• Kaleidoscope (novel), a 1987 novel by Danielle Steel
• Kaleidoscope (short story collection), a 1990 book by Harry Turtledove
• "Kaleidoscope", a short story by Ray Bradbury in his book The Illustrated Man

Music

Performers

• Kaleidoscope (American band), a 1960s psychedelic folk band
• Kaleidoscope (British band), a 1960s psychedelic band
• Kaleidoscope (music duo), an American Christian pop group

Albums

• Kaleidoscope (Cyrus Chestnut album), 2018
• Kaleidoscope (Kelis album), 1999
• Kaleidoscope (Nancy Wilson album), 1971
• Kaleidoscope (Rachael Lampa album), 2002
• Kaleidoscope (Siouxsie and the Banshees album), 1980
• Kaleidoscope (Sonny Stitt album), 1957
• Kaleidoscope (Tiësto album) or the title song, 2009
• Kaleidoscope (Transatlantic album) or the title song, 2014
• Kaleidoscopes, a series of albums by Hennie Bekker
• Kaleidoscope, by Ben Granfelt Band, 2009
• Kaleidoscope, by DJ Food, 2000
• Kaleidoscope, by Jam & Spoon, 1997
• Kaleidoscope, by Mekong Delta, 1992
• Kaleidoscope, by Mother Superior, 1997
• Kaleidoscope, by Roland Grapow, 1999

EPs

• Kaleidoscope EP, by Coldplay, 2017
• Kaleidoscope (Courtney Act EP) or the title song
• Kaleidoscope, by the Boo Radleys, 1990
• Kaleidoscope, by Brooke Duff, 2013

Songs

• "Kaleidoscope" (Kaya song), 2006
• "Kaleidoscope" (Alicia Keys song), 2024
• "Kaleidoscope", by BadBadNotGood from III, 2014
• "Kaleidoscope", by Blink-182 from Neighborhoods, 2011
• "Kaleidoscope", by Chappell Roan from The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, 2023
• "Kaleidoscope", by Coldplay from A Head Full of Dreams, 2015
• "Kaleidoscope", by Crown the Empire from Retrograde, 2016
• "Kaleidoscope", by D'espairsRay from Mirror, 2007
• "Kaleidoscope", by David Geraghty from Kill Your Darlings, 2007
• "Kaleidoscope", by A Great Big World from When the Morning Comes, 2015
• "Kaleidoscope", by James from The Morning After, 2010
• "Kaleidoscope", by Joe Brooks from Constellation Me, 2010
• "Kaleidoscope", by Kate Havnevik from Melankton, 2006
• "Kaleidoscope", by Knife Party from Abandon Ship, 2014
• “Kaleidoscope”, by Machine Head from Catharsis, 2018
• "Kaleidoscope", by Meshuggah from Immutable, 2022
• "Kaleidoscope", by the Ornette Coleman Quartet from This Is Our Music, 1961
• "Kaleidoscope", by Paul van Dyk from Reflections, 2003
• "Kaleidoscope", by Procol Harum from Procol Harum, 1967
• "Kaleidoscope", by Ride from Nowhere, 1990
• "Kaleidoscope", by Ringo Deathstarr from Colour Trip, 2011
• "Kaleidoscope", by Saves the Day from Under the Boards, 2007
• "Kaleidoscope", by the Script from #3, 2012
• "Kaleidoscope", by Simple Minds from Celebration, 1982
• "Kaleidoscope", by the Suicide Machines from A Match and Some Gasoline, 2003
• "Kaleidoscope", by Tiamat from Wildhoney, 1994

Publications

• Kaleidoscope (journal), a peer-reviewed publication of Semmelweis University.
• Kaleidoscope (newspaper), a defunct underground newspaper published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• The Kaleidoscope, a 19th-century Liverpool weekly magazine
• Kaleidoscope Publishing, a UK publishing house
• Kaleidoscope Magazine, a student publication of Poudre High School, Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S.

Other uses

• Kaleidoscope (Expo 67), a pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal, Canada
• Kaleidoscope (retailer), a British mail order company
• Kaleidoscope Festival, Sophia College, an annual arts festival in Mumbai, India
• Kaleidoscope at the Hub, a shopping mall in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
• The Kaleidoscope Trust, an organisation that campaigns for human rights of LGBT people worldwide
• Kaleidoscope, a collective name for a group of butterflies; see List of animal names

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Kaleidoscope
• Kaleidoscópio, a Brazilian drum and bass duo

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