Kiosk (disambiguation)
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Kiosk
is a small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, tobacco, etc.
Kiosk may also refer to:
Kiosk
Kiosk is a small, separated garden pavilion open on some or all sides. Kiosks were common in Persia, India, Pakistan, and in the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century onward...
is a small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, tobacco, etc.
Kiosk may also refer to:
Buildings
- K67 kioskK67 kioskThe K67 is a kiosk design, introduced in 1966 by the Slovene architect and designer Saša J. Mächtig. Its system is based on polyfibre reinforced modules, which could be used as single units or combined to large agglomerations...
, a kiosk design, introduced in 1966 by the Slovenian architect and designer Saša J. Mächtig. - Self-service kiosk, a kiosk as an automated teller machineAutomated teller machineAn automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
. - Cleopatra's KioskCleopatra's KioskCleopatra's Kiosk is a small building and shop, on the Victoria Embankment, London, under the Hungerford Bridge. Built in the late 1940s the old kiosk has been replaced by a new futuristic structure.- History :...
a small building and shop, on the Victoria Embankment, London, under the Hungerford Bridge.
Business
- KIOSKKIOSKKIOSK is an art, design and w architecture magazine, the first edition of which was published in November 2007. It is created by artists, designers, architects, historians, theorists, curators and experts in the built environment and has a wrap-around poster cover of the work of a featured artist,...
, an art, design and architecture magazine. - Kiosk (TV)Kiosk (TV)Kiosk was a Scandinavian pay-per-view service available on Canal Digital's satellite platform and owned by Canal+. Kiosk showed feature films before they had their pay-TV premiere on Canal+. Kiosk ceased its operations on January 3, 2007....
was a ScandinaviaScandinaviaScandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n pay-per-viewPay-per-viewPay-per-view provides a service by which a television audience can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it...
service available on Canal Digital's satellite platform and owned by Canal+. - KIOSK (Store) is a space on Spring Street in ManhattanManhattanManhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
's SoHoSoHoSoHo is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, notable for being the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries, and also, more recently, for the wide variety of stores and shops ranging from trendy boutiques to outlets of upscale national and international chain stores...
district where anonymous international objects are being sold.
Technology
- KIOSKKiosk (KDE)Kiosk is a framework that allows a user to restrict the capabilities of the KDE environment. It was originally designed for computer kiosks. Kiosks require a very stripped down and controlled environment to prevent users from doing anything harmful...
, a framework that allows a user to restrict the capabilities of the KDEKDEKDE is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems...
environment. - Interactive kioskInteractive kioskAn Interactive kiosk is a computer terminal featuring specialized hardware and software designed within a public exhibit that provides access to information and applications for communication, commerce, entertainment, and education....
, a computer terminal that provides information access via electronic methods. - Kiosk hacking a practice of bypassing the security restrictions of kiosk software.
- Kiosk softwareKiosk softwareKiosk software is the system and user interface software designed for a kiosk or Internet kiosk. Kiosk software locks down the application in order to protect the kiosk from users. Kiosk software may offer remote monitoring to manage multiple kiosks from another location...
a system and user interface software designed for a kiosk or Internet kiosk. - WorldArt KioskWorldArt KioskThe WorldArt Kiosk is a web-based educational photo archive of artwork from around the world. The project is directed by Professor Kathleen Cohen of San Jose State University's Art Department though many of the archive's photos are contributed by other faculty and students.The archive's more than...
a web-based educational photo archive of artwork from around the world.