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'''Contact''' means to touch physically or to communicate with.
'''Contact''' may also refer to one of the things below.
==In social interaction==
* [[Contact (social)|A social contact]], a person known to an indvidual, possibly on a different basis to [[friendship]].
* [[vCard]] or [[hCard]], in address books, a contact is the name, address, phone number, and other pertinent information
* [[First contact (anthropology)|First contact]] between different cultures.
* [[Amateur radio contact]], an exchange of information between two [[amateur radio]] [[Amateur radio operator|operator]]s
* To actually [[touch]] in some way be it physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual
==In science and technology==
* [[Contact mechanics]], a mathematical approach for calculating the [[stress (physics)|stresses]] and [[deformation|deformations]] when two objects are pressed against each other.
* [[Contact process]], a method for producing [[sulfuric acid]] on an industrial scale
* Active component of [[electric switch]] or [[electrical connector]]
* [[Contact (mathematics)]], a mathematical concept, the idea of curves (for example) touching
* [[Optical contacting]], a process in which two highly polished surfaces are permanently or temporarily joined without use of any adhesive
* [[Radar contact]], the display of a single radar return from an object as a result of one radar sweep. (Compare with [[Radar track | track]]).
* Contact paper, in [[photography]], used to print negatives without enlargement
* The [[Contact Conference]], an annual interdisciplinary scientific conference
==In professional terminology==
* [[Contact (law)]], in Family Law, deals with the right of parents or other significant persons to meet with and relate to a child
* In military parlance, a ''contact'' is an encounter with the enemy that results in an [[engagement (military)|engagement]]. Especially common in Britain and British trained/derived former Commonwealth armed forces.
==In healthcare==
* [[Contact lens]], a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens
*[[Massage|Contact massage]], massage that is done by hands or special electronic aids
==Companies and organisations==
* CONTACT USA, a [[Crisis Hotline]].
* [[Contact Air]]
* [[Contact Energy]], an energy company in New Zealand
==Media==
===Albums===
* ''[[Contact (Fantastic Plastic Machine album)]]'', an album by [[Fantastic Plastic Machine (musician)|Fantastic Plastic Machine]]
* ''[[Contact!]]'', an album by [[Eiffel 65]]
* [[Contact (Silver Apples album)|''Contact'' (Silver Apples album)]], an album by [[Silver Apples]]
* ''Contact'', an album by [[The Benjamin Gate]]
* ''[[Contact (Thirteen Senses album)]]'', an album by [[Thirteen Senses]].
* ''[[Contact (Indo G album)]]'', an album by [[Indo G]]
* ''[[Contact (Minori Chihara album)]]'', an album by [[Minori Chihara]].
* ''[[Contact (7for4 album)]]'', an album by [[7for4]].
===Songs===
* "Contact", a song by Thirteen senses from the above album.
* "Contact", a song from the broadway version of the rock opera, "[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]".
* "Contact", a song by [[The Police]] from their 1979 album ''[[Reggatta de Blanc]]''
* "[[Contact (song)]]", by the French rock band [[Kyo]].
* [[Contact (Phish song)|"Contact" (Phish song)]], an early Phish song
===Other media===
* [[Contact (musical)]], a dance musical
* [[Contact (novel)|''Contact'' (novel)]], a science fiction novel by [[Carl Sagan]]
* [[Contact (film)|''Contact'' (film)]], a movie based on the book
* [[Contact (Macedonian film)|''Contact'' (film)]], a 2005 Macedonian movie starring [[Nikola Kojo]]
* [[Contact (video game)|''Contact'' (video game)]], a Nintendo DS game
* [[Contact (Dance)]], a dance production by [[Paul Mercurio]]
* [[Contact (The Culture)]], in novels by [[Iain M. Banks]], the Exploration (and sometimes military) corp of the Culture
* [[Contact (game)]], a word-guessing game.
* Contact is English for [[Contacto]], a publication of the [[British Interlingua Society]].
==Other==
* [[Contact sport]]
==See also==
*[[Contact!]]
*[[3-2-1 Contact]]
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