Palm
Encyclopedia
Palm may refer to :
- Palm, the central region of the front of the hand, see Hand#Human anatomy or metacarpus.
People
- August PalmAugust PalmAugust Teodor Palm was a Swedish socialist activist and a key person in introducing the social democratic labour movement in Sweden, leading it in a reformist direction.-Early activism:...
(1849–1922), Swedish socialist activist - Conny PalmConny PalmConrad "Conny" Palm was a Swedish electrical engineer and statistician, known for several contributions to teletraffic engineering and queueing theory....
, (1907–1951), Swedish electrical engineer and statistician - Eero PalmEero PalmEero Palm is an Estonian architect.Palm studied in the Tallinn University of Applied Sciences in the department of architecture. He graduated from the university in 1996.Eero Palm works in the architectural burea Palm-E OÜ....
(born 1974), Estonian architect - Evy PalmEvy PalmEvy Gunilla Palm is a former female athlete 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), Swedish long-distance runner - Jacobo PalmJacobo Palm-Biography:Jacobo José Maria Palm is the grandson of Jan Gerard Palm who is often referred to as the "father of Curaçao classical music". At the age of seven Jacobo Palm started to take lessons in music from his grandfather. Jacobo played several musical instruments such as piano, organ, violin,...
(1887–1982), Curaçao-born composer - Jan Gerard PalmJan Gerard PalmJan Gerard Palm was a 19th century composer. Palm is often referred to as the "father of Curaçao's classical music".-Biography:...
(1831–1906), Curaçao-born composer - Johan PalmJohan PalmJohan Palm is a former contestant on Swedish Idol 2008 ending up in fourth place. Palm performed several English songs on Swedish Idol, including "Friday I'm In Love" by the Cure, "Poison" by Alice Cooper, and "The Winner Takes It All" by Abba. He also performed a special edition of "We Built This...
(born 1992), Swedish singer - Johann Philipp PalmJohann Philipp PalmJohann Philipp Palm or Johannes Philipp Palm was a German bookseller executed during the Napoleonic Wars.He was born at Schorndorf in Württemberg...
(1768–1806), German bookseller executed during the Napoleonic Wars - John PalmJohn Palm-Biography:Johan Antoine Palm -- better known as John Palm -- was a grandson of Jan Gerard Palm , who is often referred to as the "father of Curaçao classical music". Like his cousin Jacobo Palm and his brother Rudolph Palm, John started at music lessons from his grandfather at a young age.Palm...
(1885–1925), Curaçao-born composer - Rudolph PalmRudolph PalmRudolph Palm is a Curaçao born composer.- Biography :Rudolph Theodorus Palm is the grandson of Jan Gerard Palm who is often referred to as the "father of Curaçao classical music"...
(1880–1950), Curaçao-born composer - Valter PalmValter PalmValter Palm was an Estonian welterweight professional boxer, born in Tallinn, who competed in the 1930s.In the 1920s he took part 1924 Summer Olympics and 1928 Summer Olympics....
(1905–1994), Estonian boxer - Viking PalmViking PalmViking Palm was a Swedish wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.-Olympics:Palm competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a gold medal in Freestyle wrestling, the light heavyweight class.-References:...
(1923–2009), Swedish wrestler - Wolfgang PalmWolfgang PalmWolfgang Palm was a founder and owner of Palm Products GmbH , and the inventor and creator of various pioneering technical designs for analog and digital synthesizers...
(born 1950), German musician
Botany
- Palm (plant), a plant in the family Arecaceae or Palmae
- Traveller's Palm or Ravenala madagascariensis, a species of banana-like plant from Madagascar
Technology
- Palm (PDA)Palm (PDA)Palm handhelds were Personal Digital Assistants which ran the Palm OS. Palm devices have evolved from handhelds to smartphones which run Palm OS, WebOS, and Windows Mobile...
, the personal digital assistant- Palm OSPalm OSPalm OS is a mobile operating system initially developed by Palm, Inc., for personal digital assistants in 1996. Palm OS is designed for ease of use with a touchscreen-based graphical user interface. It is provided with a suite of basic applications for personal information management...
, the operating system of such PDAs
- Palm OS
Business
- Palm, Inc.Palm, Inc.Palm, Inc., was a smartphone manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, that was responsible for products such as the Pre and Pixi as well as the Treo and Centro smartphones. Previous product lines include the PalmPilot, Palm III, Palm V, Palm VII, Zire and Tungsten. While their older...
, a mobile OS developer and hardware manufacturer of personal digital assistants and smartphones - Palm BreweriesPalm BreweriesPalm Breweries is a brewery company. It owns several different Belgian breweries.-History:As early as 1597, records can be found in Steenhuffel's archives detailing a manor named Den Hoorn....
, a Belgian company - Palm PicturesPalm PicturesPalm Pictures is a US-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 RecordsPalm RecordsPalm 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",...
, a Hawaiian company - Palms Casino Resort, a resort and residential tower in Las Vegas, Nevada
- The Palm (restaurant)The Palm (restaurant)The Palm is an American fine-dining steakhouse that opened in 1926. It is located in New York City at 837 Second Avenue.Since its beginnings, management has opened additional restaurants throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico...
, a restaurant chain originating in New York City
Places
- Palm Grove, New South WalesPalm Grove, New South WalesPalm Grove is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about upstream along Ourimbah Creek from the town of Ourimbah. It is part of the Wyong Shire local government area....
, Australia - Palm IslandsPalm IslandsThe Palm Islands are an artificial archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructures will be constructed...
, three artificial islands off the coast of Dubai- Palm JumeirahPalm JumeirahThe Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago created using land reclamation by Nakheel, a company owned by the Dubai government in United Arab Emirates. It is one of three islands called the Palm Islands which extend into the Persian Gulf, increasing Dubai’s shoreline by a total of...
- Palm Jebel AliPalm Jebel AliThe Palm Jebel Ali are artificial archipelago, and began construction in October 2002 and were expected to be completed in mid 2008 though as of 2011 construction is on hold. The Palm Jebel Ali is expected to accommodate 1.7 million people by 2020. Once it has been completed, it will be encircled...
- Palm DeiraPalm DeiraThe Palm Deira is an artificial archipelago, part of the Palm Islands, Dubai. It was announced for development in October 2004. The first announced design was 8 times larger than the Palm Jumeirah, and 5 times larger than the Palm Jebel Ali, and was intended to house one million people. Originally,...
- Palm Jumeirah
- Palms, Los Angeles, USA
- Palmgrove National ParkPalmgrove National ParkPalmgrove is a national park in south-central Queensland, Australia. It lies about 185 km north-north-east of Roma and 458 km north-west of Brisbane. It is listed as a National Park under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, so giving it the highest level of protection possible under the...
, Queensland, Australia - Thousand Palms, CaliforniaThousand Palms, CaliforniaThousand Palms is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 7,715 at the 2010 census, up from 5,120 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Thousand Palms is located at ....
, USA - Twentynine Palms, CaliforniaTwentynine Palms, CaliforniaTwentynine Palms is a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It was previously called Twenty-Nine Palms...
, USA
Other
- Palm (length)
- Palm branch (symbol)Palm branch (symbol)A palm branch , usually refers to the leaves of the Arecaceae ....
- Palm Springs (disambiguation)
- Palm SundayPalm SundayPalm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in all four Canonical Gospels. ....
- PALM, the acronym for Photoactivated Localization Microscopy
- Palm or palme attachments to certain military decorations (e.g. Croix de GuerreCroix de guerreThe Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
) indicate additional awards
See also
- Palmer (disambiguation)
- PalmingPalmingPalming is a technique for holding or concealing an object in the palm of the hand. It is used frequently by magicians to conceal the presence of a card, coin, or other object. When done skillfully, the hand containing the palmed object appears to be completely empty.-Methods:Methods for palming...
, a sleight-of-hand technique - Palmistry
- SagoSagoSago is a starch extracted in the spongy center or pith, of various tropical palm stems, Metroxylon sagu. It is a major staple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Moluccas, where it is called saksak and sagu. A type of flour, called sago flour, is made from sago. The largest supply...
- The Palms (disambiguation)