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'''Drift''' is a slow change and may refer specifically to:
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In the literal sense of a change in position of a body:
* [[Drifting (motorsport)]], which is a sport where drivers intentionally induce oversteer, to be judged on their technique.
* [[Drift (railroad)]], which in railroading is the cutting off of power and using [[inertia]] alone to maintain forward movement.
* The condition where a motor vehicle's rear wheels slip at a greater angle than the front wheels; see [[oversteer]].
* Intentional use of oversteer for faster cornering in low road surface traction conditions; see [[Opposite lock]]
* [[Ice drift]]: drift of [[sea ice]] <!-- missing topic -->
* [[Snow drift]]: a deposit of snow created by the wind
In science and technology:
* [[Drift (linguistics)]]: the variation of speech.
* [[Drift (telecommunication)]]: the slow long-term variation of an attribute or value of a system or device.
* In [[Plasma (physics)|plasma physics]], drift is the motion of the [[guiding center]] of a particle.
* [[Drift mining]]: a nearly horizontal underground tunnel.
* [[Drift (geology)]]: Organic or inorganic debris transported and deposited by or from ice, especially by or from a glacier.
* [[Genetic drift]]: mechanism of evolution that change the characteristics of species over time.
* [[Clock drift]]: a phenomenon where a clock does not run in the exact right speed compared to another clock.
* [[Drift (fluid mechanics)]]: the permanent displacement of fluid particles in an inviscid fluid owing to their kinematic motion when a body passes through it.
* [[Continental drift]]
* A [[Punch (engineering)#Drift|Punch (engineering)]] used to align parts
In geography (In [[South Africa]], drift is a synonym for [[Ford (crossing)|ford]]):
*[[Pont Drift]] on the [[Limpopo River]] on the road between [[South Africa]] and [[Botswana]].
*[[Rorke's Drift]], which is the site of [[1879]] battle between [[British Army|British]] and [[Zulu]] forces.
*Mostert's Drift, near [[Jonkershoek]], on the [[Eerste River]] at [[Stellenbosch]].
*[[Muldersdrift]], near [[Johannesburg]] on the road between [[Krugersdorp]] and [[Pretoria]].
*[[Velddrif]], which is a town on the west coast [[Bergrivier Local Municipality]].
*[[Xuka Drift]] on the upper reaches of the [[Mbashe River]] near [[Ngcobo]] in the [[Eastern Cape]].
* [[Drift, Cornwall]]: a village – [[Drift Reservoir]] is nearby
In culture:
*[[Drift (album)]] is the fifth album by [[Flotsam and Jetsam (band)|Flotsam and Jetsam]].
*[[Drift (Doctor Who)]], a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel.
* ''[[Drift (2000 film)]]'', a [[Cinema of Canada|Canadian film]] written and directed by [[Quentin Lee]].
* ''[[Drift series]]'', an ongoing series of [[Cinema of Japan|Japanese film]] written and directed by [[Futoshi Jinno]], debuting in 2006
* [[Drifting (film)|''Drifting'' (film)]], a 1923 film directed by [[Tod Browning]]
''See also'':
*[[drifter]]
* [[Driftwood]]
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