Contact 317955 221572899 2008-06-25T03:03:44Z Bbanerje 5223479 /* In science and technology */ {{for|information on contacting [[Wikipedia]] contributors or the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]|Wikipedia:Contact us}} {{wiktionary}} '''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]] {{disambig}} <!-- interwiki --> [[cs:Kontakt]] [[da:Kontakt]] [[de:Contact]] [[et:Kontakt (täpsustus)|Kontakt]] [[es:Contacto]] [[eo:Kontakto]] [[fr:Contact]] [[hr:Kontakt]] [[ko:콘택트]] [[it:Contact]] [[nl:Contact]] [[ja:コンタクト]] [[pl:Kontakt]] [[ru:Контакт]]