Medium 19967 220522399 2008-06-20T07:37:21Z 220.255.112.92 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 220350439 by [[Special:Contributions/124.104.158.102|124.104.158.102]] ([[User talk:124.104.158.102|talk]]) {{wiktionarypar|medium}} __NOTOC__ '''Medium''' may refer to: ==== Communication ==== *[[Medium (communication)]], any tool used to store and deliver information or data **[[Data storage device]], any physical material that records or holds recorded information *** [[Art medium]], materials and techniques used by artists to produce art works **[[Transmission medium]], in physics and telecommunications, any material substance which can propagate waves or energy ***[[Optical medium]], material through which [[Electromagnetic radiation|electromagnetic waves]] propagate ====Economics==== *[[Medium of exchange]], any monetary instrument used to pay for goods and/or services ====Education==== *[[Medium of instruction]], any language or other tools used to educate, train, or instruct ==== Measurement ==== * A point or [[comparative|degree]] near the middle of a [[spectrum]] or range. ''For example: The medium degree of doneness in cooking meat; see: [[temperature (meat)]]'' ==== Natural Science ==== In general, a medium is a material that is either itself undergoing a process that is being studied or used (e.g. transmission medium), or enabling another process of interest (e.g. growth medium). Specific examples include the following: *[[Processing medium]], in industrial engineering, a material that plays a role in manufacturing processes *[[Excitable medium]], a nonlinear dynamic system which has the capacity to propagate a wave *[[gain medium]], an quantum system that allows amplification of power (gain) of waves passing through (usually by [[stimulated emission]]) *[[Growth medium]] (or culture medium), in biotechnology, an object in which microorganisms or cells experience growth *[[Interplanetary medium]], in astronomy, material which fills the solar system *[[Interstellar medium]], in astronomy, the matter and energy content that exists between the stars within a galaxy ====Paranormal and New Age==== *[[Mediumship]], a practice in which a person acts as an intermediary between the [[Physics|physical]] world and what is believed to be a [[Supernatural|spiritual]] world. ==Titles/Names== ==== Dramatic works ==== *''[[The Medium]]'', an opera by [[Gian-Carlo Menotti]] *''[[Medium (TV series)]]'', a television series about a research medium for a district attorney's office ==== Print ==== *''[[The Medium (Rutgers)|The Medium]]'', an entertainment weekly at Rutgers University ====Companies==== *''[[Medium Productions]]'', a record label *''[[Me.dium]]'', a social networking web application ==See also== *[[Media]] {{disambig}} [[af:Medium]] [[de:Medium]] [[fr:Médium]] [[nl:Medium]] [[ja:ミディアム]] [[no:Medium]] [[pl:Medium]] [[simple:Medium]] [[sv:Medium]] [[zh:載體]]