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Palm(s) usually refers to the central region of the front of the hand
Hand

The hands are the two intricate, prehensile, multi-fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a human or other primate. They are the chief organs for physically manipulating the environment, using anywhere from the roughest motor skills to the finest , and since the fingertips contain some of the densest areas of nerve e...
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Palm(s) usually refers to the central region of the front of the hand
Hand

The hands are the two intricate, prehensile, multi-fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a human or other primate. They are the chief organs for physically manipulating the environment, using anywhere from the roughest motor skills to the finest , and since the fingertips contain some of the densest areas of nerve e...
. It may also refer to"

Individuals

  • August Palm, (1849-1922) Swedish socialist activist
  • Evy Palm
    Evy Palm

    Evy Gunilla Palm is a former female sportsperson from Sweden, who competed in the long-distance events. She represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 24th place in the women's marathon....
     (born 1942), a Swedish long-distance runner
  • Jan Gerard Palm
    Jan Gerard Palm

    Jan Gerard Palm was a 19th century composer. Palm is often referred to as the "father of Cura?ao's classical music"....
     (1831-1906), a Curacao born composer
  • Jacobo Palm
    Jacobo Palm

    Jacobo Palm was a Cura?ao-born composer....
     (1887-1982), a Curacao born composer
  • John Palm
    John Palm

    John Palm is a Curacao born composer....
     (1885-1925), a Curacao born composer
  • Rudolph Palm
    Rudolph Palm

    Rudolph Palm is a Curacao born composer....
     (1880-1950), a Curacao born composer


Botany

  • Palm tree or Arecaceae, a family of flowering plants belonging to the monocot order Arecales
  • Traveler's palm or Ravenala madagascariensis, a species of banana-like plant from Madagascar


Technology

  • Palm (PDA)
    Palm (PDA)

    Palm handhelds are Personal Digital Assistants which run the Palm OS. Palm devices have evolved from handhelds to smartphones which run both Palm OS and Windows Mobile This page describes the range of Palm devices, from the first generation of Palm machines known as the Pilot through to the latest models currently produced by Palm, Inc...
    , the personal digital assistant
    • Palm OS
      Palm OS

      Palm OS is an embedded operating system operating system initially developed by U.S. Robotics Corp.-owned Palm, Inc. for personal digital assistants in 1996....
      , the operating system of such PDAs
    • Palm, Inc.
      Palm, Inc.

      Palm, Inc. is a personal digital assistant and smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, California that is responsible for popular products such as the Zire Handheld, Tungsten Handheld personal digital assistant, Treo smartphones and the LifeDrive....
      , a hardware manufacturer of personal digital assistants and smartphones


Business

  • Palms Casino Resort, a resort and residential tower in Las Vegas, Nevada
  • The Palm (restaurant)
    The Palm (restaurant)

    The Palm is an United States fine-dining steakhouse opened in 1926. It is located in New York City at 837 Second Avenue.Since opening, management has opened additional restaurants throughout the United States, in Puerto Rico and in Mexico....
    , a restaurant chain originating in New York City
  • Palm Breweries
    Palm Breweries

    Palm Breweries is a brewery company. It owns several different Belgium breweries....
    , a Belgian company
  • Palm Pictures
    Palm Pictures

    Palm Pictures is a United States based entertainment company owned and run by Chris Blackwell. Palm Pictures produces, acquires and distributes innovative music and film projects with a particular focus on the DVD format....
    , an arthouse film distribution company
  • Palm Records
    Palm Records

    Palm Records is a multi-award winning record label based in Kamuela on the Big Island of Hawaii. It is known for its acoustic guitar trio Kohala, its catalog of slack key guitar recordings, and as the first recipient of the Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Music Album: "Slack Key Guitar Volume 2", Producer, Charles Michael Brotman ....
    , a Hawaiian company


Places

  • Palms, Los Angeles, California
    Palms, Los Angeles, California

    The Palms community of West Los Angeles, California, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, founded in 1886 and annexed to the city in 1915....
  • Thousand Palms, California
  • 29 Palms, California
  • Palm Islands
    Palm Islands

    The Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructure will be constructed....
    , three artificial islands off the coast of Dubai


Other

  • Palm branch (symbol)
    Palm branch (symbol)

    A palm branch , usually refers to the leaves of the Arecaceae .The palm branch was a symbol of triumph and victory in pre-Christian times. The Ancient Rome rewarded champions of the games and celebrated military successes with palm branches....
  • Photoactivated Localization Microscopy or PALM
    Microscopy

    Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view samples or objects. There are three well-known branches of microscopy, optical microscopy, electron microscopy and scanning probe microscopy....
  • Palm (unit)
    Palm (unit)

    A palm, when used as a unit of length, is usually four digit s or three inches, i.e. 1 E-2 m .In English unit, this unit has mostly fallen out of use, as have others based on the human arm: digit , finger , hand , shaftment , span , cubit and ell ....
    , unit of length
  • Palm Sunday
    Palm Sunday

    Image:Meister der Palastkapelle in Palermo 002.jpg|thumb|300px|'The Entry of Christ into Jerusalem' mosaic by the Master of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo .]]...


See also

  • Sago palm (disambiguation)
  • Palming
    Palming

    Palming is a technique for holding or concealing an object in the palm of the hand. It is used frequently by Magic s to conceal the presence of a card, coin, or other object....
    , a sleight-of-hand technique
  • Palmer
    Palmer

    Palmer may refer to:...
  • Palm reading