Char 480143 217520707 2008-06-06T11:59:02Z Shimito 7255116 {{wiktionary|char}} Char is the solid material that remains after light gases (e.g. [[coal gas]]) and tar (e.g. [[coal tar]]) have been driven-out or released from a carbonaceous material, during the initial stage of [[combustion]], which is known as [[carbonization]], [[charring]], devolatilization or [[pyrolysis]]. Further stages of efficient combustion (with or without char deposits) are known as [[gasification]] reactions, ending quickly when the [[Reversible reaction|reversible]] gas phase [[water gas shift reaction]] reaches [[equilibrium]]. '''Char''' may refer to: * ''[[Salvelinus]]'', a genus of fish; see also [[Arctic char]] * [[Character (computing)]], a data type in many programming languages that is often referred to by its keyword "char" * a floodplain sediment island in the [[Ganges Delta]] * a common slang term for [[tea]] throughout British Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries * [[Char (StarCraft)]], a planet in the ''StarCraft'' universe * a card from the game ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' * the number 4 in [[Hindi]] * [[Charmander]] or [[Chimchar]]; Pokemon characters In '''people''': * [[Char Aznable]], a character from the ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' series * [[Char Margolis]], an American spiritualist * [[René Char]], a French poet * [[Rajput]], a Caste among Hindus in India, Pakistan and Nepal * A [[charlady]], an English house cleaner * [[Char (artist)]], a Japanese guitarist In '''tanks''': * Any French tank (from ''char d'assaut''), but more specifically one with a short designation such as: ** [[Char B1]], a French heavy tank manufactured before the Second World War ** [[Char 2C]], a super-heavy French tank developed during the First World War ** [[Char D1]], a pre-World War II French tank ** [[Char D2]], a French tank of the Interbellum ** [[Char G1]], a French replacement project for the Char D2 medium tank {{disambig}} [[de:Char]] [[fr:Char]] [[nl:Char]]