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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 signalling (biology), the system of communication that governs basic cellular activities and coordinates cell actions
• Signals (biology), electrochemical activity in an organism

In the fields of communications, signal processing, and in electrical engineering more generally, a signal is any time-varying quantity. ... Signal processing is the processing, amplification and interpretation of signals, and deals with the analysis and manipulation of signals. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into signal transduction. ... Signals in Biology refer to an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the biological source from which it comes, and are also known as Biopotentials. ...

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

A signal is an asynchronous event transmitted between one process and another. ... Signal programming is often used in the same sense as Event-driven programming. ... Signals and slots is a concept introduced in Qt by the moc. ...

Communications

• Signals used in various kinds of transport:
  • Road traffic signal
  • Railway signal
  • Semaphore
  • Beacon
  • International maritime signal flags, using the International Code of Signals
• Signals (military), a historical name for the military communications
• Signalling theory in biology, how organisms signal their state to others
• Distress signal
• Smoke signal (See also Category:Early telecommunications)
• Signalling (telecommunications), a part of some communication protocols

Traffic lights will sometimes differ where there are several lanes of traffic. ... A signal is a mechanical or electrical device that indicates to train drivers or engineers information about the state of the line ahead, and therefore whether he or she must stop or may proceed, or instructions on what speed the train may go. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This page discusses Beacons, fires designed to attract attention. ... The system of international maritime signal flags is a way of representing individual letters of the alphabet in signals to or from ships. ... The International Code of Signals (INTERCO) is a signal code to be used by merchant and naval vessels to communicate important messages about the state of a vessel and the intent of its master or commander when there are language barriers. ... Military communications, or Signals, is a field of military activities, tactics and equipment dealing with communications. ... Military communications are links between battlefield units, including connections to a higher command or home country. ... Within evolutionary biology, signalling theory refers to the scientific theory around how organisms signal their condition to others. ... A distress signal is an internationally recognized means of obtaining help by using a radio, displaying a visual object or making noise from a distance. ... A smoke signal is a form of visual communication used over a long distance, developed both in the Americas and in China. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Names

• Signal band A rock band from Northwest Indiana
• Signal (band), a Bulgarian rock band
• Signals (album), an album by progressive rock band Rush
• Signal (magazine)
• Signal (toothpaste)
• Signal 1 and Signal 2 radio stations
• Signal (subscription service), service that provided real-time stock quotes
• Signaal (now Thales Nederland), a Netherlands based defence company
• Signal Systems, a company of the McLean Group of Companies

A Bulgarian rock band, most popular in the 1970s and 80s. ... Signals is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... Signal Signal was a magazine published by the German Third Reich from 1940 through 1945. ... Signal is a toothpasteproduced by Unilever company. ... Signal One is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from studios in Shelton, Stoke on Trent to Staffordshire and Cheshire on 96. ... Signal 2 is a British Independent Local Radio station. ... Thales Nederland B.V. (formerly Signaal) is a subsidiary of Thales Group involved primarily in naval defence systems (sensors, radars and infrared systems). ... McLean Group of Companies is collective of companies owned by the McLean Family in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Other

• Any implicit, subtle, or disguised message, in situations such as:
  • Partnership card games (see signal (bridge))
  • Signaling (economics)
• Kent (game) a card game also known as Signal or Kemp

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