Station 47715 225270425 2008-07-12T20:24:10Z RHaworth 161142 *[[stAtion]], a freeware video game by [[Albarji Productions]] - dubious notability {{Wiktionarypar|station}} '''Station''' (from Latin ''statio'') can refer to anything stationary, specifically: * [[status]], [[social status]] * a relay station in a [[courier]] system **[[cursus publicus]] (Roman Empire) * a type of postal facility that is not a main post office; term explained in [[United States Postal Service]] * [[Station (Australian agriculture)]] (the Australian equivalent of the North American Ranch) * [[Fire station]] * [[Gauging station]], a location along a river or stream used for gaging or other measurements * [[Hill station]] is a town in India which is high enough to be relatively cool in summer * [[Ground station]] *[[diplomatic station]] where a diplomatic/consular official (or mission) is posted ('stationed') * [[Stations of the Cross]] refer to a Christian devotion and its associated images * [[Station of Labor]] refers to the position of a baby in the birth canal, ranging from -4 to +4. A reading of 0 means that the baby is 'engaged' and labor has started. * The [[Stations (Irish custom)]], was the custom during the period English proscriptions against Catholicism of gathering in homes for [[mass]] and socializing * A [[desk]] with permanent fixtures - e.g. one might describe the desk that a supervisor sits at in a power station control room as a 'station' ==Traffic and infrastructure== * [[Filling station]], ''gas station'' or ''petrol station'' * [[Power station]] * [[Space station]] * [[Transit station]]: ** [[Bus station]] ** [[Metro station]] (underground or elevated ) ** [[Train station]] ** [[Train order station]] * [[Police station]] * Station manager, airline terminology for the head airline manager at an airport the airline operates at ==Military== * [[Naval Air Station]], an airbase of the United States Navy * [[RAF station]] * [[Royal Navy|Royal Naval Air Station]] * more generally a [[military base]], meaning the infrastructure and the personnel there being ''stationed'' there ==Telecommunication== * [[Broadcast station]] ** [[Radio station]] ** [[Television station]] ==Computer networks== * [[Station (networking)]] ** [[Primary station]] ** [[Control station]] ** [[Slave station]] * [[Workstation]] ==Proper names== *''Stations'', a song, second single from New Zealand and [[Shihad]]'s debut album [[Churn (album)|Churn]] *[[The Station nightclub fire|The Station]], a nightclub that burned down in 2003 killing 100 people ==See also== * [[Station chief]] * [[Stationery]] * [[Stations list]], list of the locations visited by the Israelites following their exodus from Egypt * [[Station.com]], Sony Online Entertainment game portal * [[Station wagon]], a vehicle body style {{disambig}} [[cs:Stanice]] [[da:Station]] [[de:Station]] [[es:Estación]] [[fr:Station]] [[it:Stazione]] [[nl:Station]] [[ja:ステーション]] [[no:Stasjon]] [[sq:Stacioni]] [[simple:Station]] [[sv:Station]]