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	Contact means to touch physically or to communicate with. Contact may also refer to one of the things below. In social interaction Social contact Contact (social) Social contacts are people who, in exchange for money, goods, services, or simply loyalty, will help an individual achieve personal goals.Social contacts may be illicit or legitimate, and their services can include favors such as securing employment for an individual, defusing a difficult situation with their personal influence, selling, s... , a person known to an individual, possibly on a different basis than friendship vCard VCard vCard is a file format standard for electronic business cards. vCards are often attached to e-mail messages, but can be exchanged in other ways, such as on the World Wide Web.... or hCard HCard hCard is a microformat for publishing the contact details of people, companies, organizations, and places, in HTML, Atom , RSS , or arbitrary Extensible Markup Language.... , in address books, a contact is the name, address, phone number, and other pertinent information First contact (anthropology) First contact (anthropology) First contact is a term describing the first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of one another. One notable example of first contact is that between the Spain and the Arawak in 1492.... , between different cultures Amateur radio contact Amateur radio contact An amateur radio contact, more commonly referred to as simply a "contact", is an exchange of information between two amateur radio stations. The exchange usually consists of an initial call, a response by another amateur radio operator at an amateur radio station, and possibly a RST code.... , an exchange of information between two amateur radio operators To actually touch in some way, be it physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual In science and technology Contact mechanics Contact mechanics Contact mechanics is the study of the deformation of solids that touch each other at one or more points. The physical and mathematical formulation of the subject is built upon the mechanics of materials and continuum mechanics.... (see also Contact (mechanics) Contact (mechanics) File:Kontakt Spannungsoptik.JPGThe area of contact mechanics focuses on computations involving Elasticity , viscoelasticity, and Plastic Deformation bodies in Statics or Dynamics contact.... ), a mathematical approach for calculating the contact areas, stresses, deformations and force-desplacement relations when two objects are pressed against each other Contact process Contact process The contact process is the current method of producing sulfuric acid in the high concentrations needed for industrial processes. Vanadium oxide is the catalyst employed.... , a method for producing sulfuric acid on an industrial scale Active component of an electric switch or electrical connector Electrical connector An electrical connector is a Electrical conductor for joining electrical circuits together. The connection may be temporary, as for portable equipment, or may require a tool for assembly and removal, or may be a permanent electrical joint between two wires or devices.... Contact (mathematics) Contact (mathematics) In mathematics, contact of order k of function s is an equivalence relation, corresponding to having the same value at a point P and also the same derivatives there, up to order k.... , the idea of curves (for example) touching Optical contacting, a process in which two highly polished surfaces are permanently or temporarily joined without use of any adhesive Radar contact, the display of a single radar return from an object as a result of one radar sweep. (Compare with track) Language contact Language contact Language contact occurs when speakers of distinct speech varieties interact. The study of language contact is called contact linguistics.... , when different languages interact Contact paper, in photography Photography Photography is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an .... , used to print negatives without enlargement The Contact Conference Contact Conference Contact is an annual interdisciplinary conference that brings together to exchange ideas, stimulate new perspectives and encourage serious, creative speculation about humanity's future.... , an annual interdisciplinary scientific conference In professional terminology Contact (law) Contact (law) In family law, contact is one of the general terms which denotes the level of contact a parent or other significant person in a child's life can have with that child.... , in Family Law, deals with the right of parents or other significant persons to meet with and relate to a child In military parlance, a contact is an encounter with the enemy that results in an engagement Engagement (military) A military engagement is a combat between two forces, neither larger than a Division and not smaller than a Company , in which each has an assigned or perceived combat mission.... . In healthcare Contact lens Contact lens A contact lens is a corrective lens, cosmetics, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the cornea of the eye. Modern soft contact lenses were invented by the Czech Republic chemists Otto Wichterle and Drahoslav L?m, who also invented the first gel used for their production.... , a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens Contact massage, massage Massage Massage is the practice of soft tissue manipulation with physical, functional, and in some cases psychological purposes and goals. The word comes from the French language massage "friction of kneading," or from Arabic massa meaning "to touch, feel or handle" or from Latin massa meaning "mass, dough".... that is done by hands or special electronic aids Companies and organisations CONTACT USA, a Crisis Hotline Crisis hotline A crisis hotline is a phone number people can call to get immediate over-the-phone emergency counseling, usually by trained volunteers. Such hotlines have existed in most major cities of the United States at least since the mid-1970s.... Contact Air Contact Air Contact Air Flugdienst is a regional airline headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. It operates scheduled services as part of the Lufthansa Regional system.... Contact Energy Contact Energy Contact Energy is a New Zealand energy company, involved in electricity generation, electricity retailing, natural gas sales and LPG sales.The company generates 27% of the country's electricity and has the largest market share of the electricity retailers.... , an energy company in New Zealand Media Albums Contact (Fantastic Plastic Machine album), an album by Fantastic Plastic Machine Contact! Contact! *Contact!* is the second album by Eiffel 65, released in 2001. The album's sound is much different from the group's 1999 debut Europop , taking influence from French house ? la Daft Punk.... , an album by Eiffel 65 Contact (Silver Apples album) Contact (Silver Apples album) *Contact* is the second album by Silver Apples.The album was re-released in 1997 by MCA Records compiled with the band's first album Silver Apples.... , an album by Silver Apples Contact, an album by The Benjamin Gate The Benjamin Gate The Benjamin Gate was a South African Christian band formed in 1998 in music following the motor vehicle accident and subsequent death of a mutual friend and fellow musician, Benjamin Herbert.... Contact (Thirteen Senses album) Contact (Thirteen Senses album) *Contact* is the second major label album from Thirteen Senses. Released in the UK on the 2 April 2007, it includes the single All the Love in Your Hands.... , an album by Thirteen Senses Contact (Indo G album) Contact (Indo G album) *Contact* is the eighth studio album by hip hop music Indo G. It was made in collaboration with Lil Blunt.... , an album by Indo G Contact (Minori Chihara album) Contact (Minori Chihara album) *Contact* is Minori Chihara's second solo album. It was first announced to be released at a press conference held during August 16, 2007 as part of her singing career revival and contains the titular tracks from her two CD single: Junpaku Sanctuary and Kimi ga Kureta Anohi.... , an album by Minori Chihara Contact (7for4 album) Contact (7for4 album) *Contact* is the first full-length album by the group 7for4, released in 2001.... , an album by 7for4 Songs "Contact", a song by Thirteen Senses Thirteen Senses Thirteen Senses is a rock music Musical ensemble from Cornwall, England. The group released the album The Invitation on 27 September 2004, along with several singles: "Thru the Glass", "Do No Wrong", "Into the Fire" and "The Salt Wound Routine", of which the first three have reached the United Kingdom Top 40.... from the above album "Contact", a song from the broadway version of the rock opera Rent Rent (musical) *Rent* is a rock opera, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La Boh?me. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemianism Alphabet City, Manhattan, under the shadow of AIDS.... "Contact", a song by The Police from their 1979 album Reggatta de Blanc Reggatta de Blanc *Reggatta de Blanc* is the second album by The Police, released in 1979 .... "Contact" (song), by the French rock band Kyo. "Contact" (Phish song), an early Phish song "Contact", a song by Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a French actress, former model , singer and Animal rights. In 2007 she was named among Empire 's 100 Sexiest Film Stars.... Other media Contact (musical) Contact (musical) *Contact: The Musical* is a musical theater "dance play" that was developed by Susan Stroman and John Weidman, with its "book" by Weidman and both choreography and direction by Stroman.... , a dance musical Contact (novel) Contact (novel) *Contact* is a science fiction novel written by Carl Sagan and published in 1985.A Contact of the novel starring Jodie Foster was released in 1997.... , a science fiction novel by Carl Sagan Carl Sagan Carl Edward Sagan, Ph.D. was an United States astronomer, Astrochemistry, author, and highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics and other natural sciences.... Contact (film) Contact (film) *Contact* is a 1997 science fiction film drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and adapted from the Carl Sagan Contact . Both Sagan and wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film adaptation of Contact and also served as co-producers.... , a movie based on the book Contact (short film), award-winning Australian short film by Kieran Galvin Kieran Galvin Kieran Galvin is an Irish-born Australian film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed four award-winning short films before he made his debut feature film , Puppy in 2005.... Contact (Macedonian film), a 2005 Macedonian movie starring Nikola Kojo Nikola Kojo Nikola Kojo is a famous Serbs actor.Nikola grew up in front of the camera and acted in his first movie at the age of 11. Since then he has been featured in more than 45 movies and TV series, with a movie named "Mi nismo andeli" being one of his most notable films.... Contact (video game) Contact (video game) is a video game published by Marvelous Entertainment in Japan on March 30, 2006 and by Atlus in North America on October 19 2006. The game was developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and directed by Akira Ueda.... , a Nintendo DS game Contact (Dance), a dance production by Paul Mercurio Paul Mercurio Paul Joseph Mercurio is an Australian actor and dancer who was the star of Baz Luhrmann's Strictly Ballroom . His father is character actor Gus Mercurio.... Contact (The Culture) Contact (The Culture) In the science fiction of Iain M. Banks, Contact is an organization that exists within the anarchist/libertarian socialist civilization known as the The Culture .... , in novels by Iain M. Banks, the Exploration (and sometimes military) corp of the Culture Contact (game) Contact (game) Contact is a word-guessing game for three or more players.In Contact, one person thinks of a word , and the objective of the other players is to guess that target word, one letter at a time, by giving clues hard enough to stump the wordmaster but easy enough that another player can "make contact" with the clue.... , a word-guessing game The European name for the game Rivers, Roads & Rails Rivers, Roads & Rails Rivers, Roads & Rails is a matching game similar to dominoes, but with 140 square tiles and in some respects similar to Bendomino. The game was created by Ken Garland and Associates and first published in 1969.... Contact is English for Contacto Contacto Contacto – Magazine Informative super Interlingua is a publication of the British Interlingua Society . It was established in July 1994 in response to increased interest in the auxiliary language Interlingua.... , a publication of the British Interlingua Society Other Contact sport Contact sport Many sports involve a degree of player-to-player and/or player-to-object contact.The term "contact sport" is used in both team sports and combat sports, medical terminology and television game shows to certain degrees.... See also 3-2-1 Contact 3-2-1 Contact *3-2-1 Contact* is an United States science educational television show which aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988. The show, a production of the Sesame Workshop, taught science principles and their applications....