Signal
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'''Signal''', '''signals''', '''signaling''', or '''signalling''' may refer to:
== Scientific concepts ==
* [[Signal (electrical engineering)]], a varying quantity that can carry information.
* [[Signal processing]], the field of techniques used to extract information from signals
* [[Cell signaling]], in biology, the system of communication that governs basic cellular activities and coordinates cell actions
* [[Signal (biology)]], an electrochemical communication activity in an organism
* Two theories in different disciplines of "honest signalling" when deception may be incentivized:
** [[Signalling theory]] in [[evolutionary biology]], a theory stating how organisms signal their state to others with respect to [[evolution]]ary survival and reproductive fitness
** [[Signalling (economics)]], how market actors can signal their intentions and values to others in [[economics]]
* [[Signalling game]], signalling theories in evolutionary biology and economics expressed in terms of [[game theory]]
== Computing: ==
* [[Signal (computing)]], an event, message, or data structure transmitted between computational processes
* [[Signal programming]], a variety of event-driven programming
* [[Signals and slots]], a signal-driven software design pattern
== Communications ==
* Signals used in various kinds of [[transport]]:
** [[Traffic light]]
** [[Railway signal]]
** [[Semaphore]]
** [[Beacon]]
** [[International maritime signal flags]], using the [[International Code of Signals]]
* [[Signals (military)]], a name that refers to military communications
* [[Distress signal]]
* [[Smoke signal]] (See also [[:Category:Early telecommunications]])
* [[Signalling (telecommunications)]], a part of some communication protocols
== Names ==
* [[Signal (band)|''Signal'' (band)]], a Bulgarian rock band
* [[Signals (album)]], an album by progressive rock band Rush
* [[Signal (magazine)|''Signal'' (magazine)]]
* [[Signal (toothpaste)]]
* ''[[Signal 1]]'' and ''[[Signal 2]]'' radio stations
* ''Signaal'' (now [[Thales Nederland]]), a Netherlands based defence company
* [[Signal Systems]], a company of the [[McLean Group of Companies]]
== Other ==
* Any implicit, subtle, or disguised message, in situations such as:
** Partnership card games (see [[Signal (bridge)]])
* Signals in [[legal citation signals|legal citations]]
* [[Kent (game)]] a card game also known as Signal or Kemp
== See also ==
*[[The Signal]]
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