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	Medium may refer to: Communication Medium (communication), any tool used to store and deliver information or data Data storage device Data storage device A data storage device is a device for recording information . Recording can be done using virtually any form of energy, spanning from manual muscle power in handwriting, to acoustic vibrations in phonographic recording, to electromagnetic energy modulating magnetic tape and optical discs.... , any physical material that records or holds recorded information Art medium, materials and techniques used by artists to produce art works Transmission medium Transmission medium A transmission medium is a material substance which can wave propagation energy waves. For example, the transmission medium for sound received by the ears is usually air, but solids and liquids may also act as transmission media for sound.... , in physics and telecommunications, any material substance which can propagate waves or energy Optical medium, material through which electromagnetic waves Electromagnetic radiation Electromagnetic radiation takes the form of wave propagation waves in a vacuum or in matter. EM radiation has an electric field and magnetic field component which oscillate in phase perpendicular to each other and to the direction of energy Wave propagation.... propagate Economics Medium of exchange Medium of exchange A medium of exchange is an intermediary used in trade to avoid the inconveniences of a pure barter system.By contrast, as William Stanley Jevons argued, in a barter system there must be a coincidence of wants before two people can trade ? one must want exactly what the other has to offer, when and where it is offered, so that the exchange... , any monetary instrument used to pay for goods and/or services Education Medium of instruction Medium of instruction Medium of instruction is the language that is used in teaching. It may or may not be the official language of the territory.... , any language or other tools used to educate, train, or instruct Measurement A point or degree Comparative In grammar, the comparative is the form of an adjective or adverb which denotes the degree or grade by which a person, thing, or other entity has a property or quality greater or less in extent than that of another, and is used in this context with a subordinating conjunction, such as than, as...as, etc.... near the middle of a spectrum Spectrum A spectrum is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a Continuum . The word saw its first scientific use within the field of optics to describe the rainbow of colors in visible light when separated using a triangular prism ; it has since been applied by analogy to many fields other than op... or range. For example: The medium degree of doneness in cooking meat; see: temperature (meat) Temperature (meat) Temperature, or doneness, is a description of how thoroughly cooked a cut of meat is based on the color, juiciness and internal temperature when served.... Natural science In general, a medium is a material that is either itself undergoing a process that is being studied or used (e.g. transmission medium), or enabling another process of interest (e.g. growth medium). Specific examples include the following: Processing medium Processing medium In industrial engineering, a gaseous, vaporous, fluid or shapeless solid material that plays an active role in manufacturing processes - comparable to that of a tool.... , in industrial engineering, a material that plays a role in manufacturing processes Excitable medium Excitable medium An excitable medium is a nonlinear dynamical system which has the capacity to propagate a wave of some description, and which cannot support the passing of another wave until a certain amount of time has passed .... , a nonlinear dynamic system which has the capacity to propagate a wave gain medium, an quantum system that allows amplification of power (gain) of waves passing through (usually by stimulated emission Stimulated emission In optics, stimulated emission is the process by which an electron, perturbed by a photon having the correct energy, may drop to a lower energy level resulting in the creation of another photon.... ) Growth medium Growth medium A growth medium or culture medium is a liquid or gel designed to support the growth of microorganisms or Cell s , or small plants like the moss Physcomitrella patens .... (or culture medium), in biotechnology, an object in which microorganisms or cells experience growth Interplanetary medium Interplanetary medium The interplanetary medium is the material which fills the solar systems and through which all the larger solar system bodies such as planets, asteroids and comets move.... , in astronomy, material which fills the solar system Interstellar medium Interstellar medium In astronomy, the interstellar medium is the gas and cosmic dust that pervade interstellar space: the matter that exists between the stars within a galaxy.... , in astronomy, the matter and energy content that exists between the stars within a galaxy Paranormal, Parapsychology and New Age Mediumship Mediumship Mediumship is believed by its adherents to be a form of communication with spirits.It is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism , Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candombl?, Louisiana Voodoo, and Umbanda.... , a practice in which a person claims to be an intermediary between the physical Physics Physics is the natural science which examines basic concepts such as energy, force, and spacetime and all that derives from these, such as mass, charge, matter and its Motion .... world and the spiritual Supernatural The term supernatural or supranatural pertains to an order of existence beyond the scientifically visible universe. Religious miracles are typically supernatural claims, as are Spell and curses, divination, the belief that there is an afterlife for the dead, and innumerable others.... world. Generally performed as a parlor trick. Titles/Names Dramatic works The Medium The Medium *The Medium* is a short two-act dramatic opera with words and music by Gian Carlo Menotti. Commissioned by Columbia University, its first performance was there on 8 May 1946.... , an opera by Gian-Carlo Menotti The Medium (film) The Medium (film) *The Medium* is a 1951 in film cinema of Italy drama film directed by Gian Carlo Menotti. It's based on the opera of the The Medium and was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.... , a film version of the opera directed by Menotti The Medium, aka Medium Rare Medium Rare *Medium Rare, aka The Medium* was Singapore's first full-length English film, produced in 1987. It was released in local cinemas in late 1991 and produced by Singaporean Errol Pang.... , a 1992 film Medium (TV series) Medium (TV series) *Medium* is an American supernatural and dramatic television series which premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005. The series is about Allison DuBois who acts as a research medium for the Phoenix, Arizona, district attorney's office.... , a television series about a research medium for a district attorney's office Print The Medium The Medium (Rutgers) *The Medium* is a student-run weekly entertainment newspaper at Rutgers University. Its goal is to provide an entertaining alternative to the traditional college newspaper.... , an entertainment weekly at Rutgers University Companies Medium Productions Medium Productions Medium Productions was a record label created in 1993 primarily to publish the music of Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri, and Mick Karn, ex-members of the band Japan and Rain Tree Crow.... , a record label Medium Medium Medium may refer to:... , a social networking web application Music "Medium Medium Medium may refer to:... ", a song written and performed by Incubus on their album Fungus Amungus See also Media Media selfref\|For help playing audio and video files in Wikipedia, see...