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Seating capacity refers to the number of people
People

The English noun people has two distinct fields of application:* as a Count noun, a group of humans, either with unspecified traits, or specific characteristics ....
 who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
. Seating capacity can be used in the description
Description

amin is the bestDescription is one of four rhetorical modes , along with exposition, argumentation, and narration. Each of the rhetorical modes is present in a variety of forms and each has its own purpose and conventions....
 of anything ranging from an automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 that seats two to a stadium
Stadium

A modern stadium is a place, or venue, for outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event....
 that seats over 100,000 people. The largest sporting venue
Venue

The word venue derives from the Latin venire , and implies a place that people come to. The word may refer to:*A venue as the location for a significant event...
 in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
, has a permanent seating capacity for more than 257,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000.

Venues that may be leased for private functions such as ballroom
Ballroom

A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called ball s. Traditionally, most balls were held in private residences; many mansions contain one or more ballrooms....
s and auditoriums generally advertise their seating capacity.






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Seating capacity refers to the number of people
People

The English noun people has two distinct fields of application:* as a Count noun, a group of humans, either with unspecified traits, or specific characteristics ....
 who can be seated in a specific space, either in terms of the space available, or in terms of limitations set by law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
. Seating capacity can be used in the description
Description

amin is the bestDescription is one of four rhetorical modes , along with exposition, argumentation, and narration. Each of the rhetorical modes is present in a variety of forms and each has its own purpose and conventions....
 of anything ranging from an automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 that seats two to a stadium
Stadium

A modern stadium is a place, or venue, for outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event....
 that seats over 100,000 people. The largest sporting venue
Venue

The word venue derives from the Latin venire , and implies a place that people come to. The word may refer to:*A venue as the location for a significant event...
 in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 race.It has existed since 1909, and is the original "Speedway," the first racing facility historically to incorporate the word....
, has a permanent seating capacity for more than 257,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000.

Venues that may be leased for private functions such as ballroom
Ballroom

A ballroom is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called ball s. Traditionally, most balls were held in private residences; many mansions contain one or more ballrooms....
s and auditoriums generally advertise their seating capacity. Seating capacity is also an important consideration in the construction and use of sports venues such as stadium
Stadium

A modern stadium is a place, or venue, for outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event....
s and arena
Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators....
s. When entities such as the NFL's
National Football League

The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
 Super Bowl
Super Bowl

In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League . The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday....
 Committee decide on a venue for a particular event, seating capacity - which reflects the possible number of tickets that can be sold for the event - is an important consideration.

Seating capacity differs from total capacity (sometimes called public capacity), which describes the total number
Number

A number is a mathematical object used in counting and measurement. A notational symbol which represents a number is called a Numeral system, but in common usage the word number is used for both the abstract object and the symbol, as well as for the numeral for the number....
 of people who can fit in a venue or in a vehicle
Vehicle

Vehicles, derived from the Latin word, vehiculum, are non-living means of transport. Most often they are manufactured , although some other means of transport which are not made by humans also may be called vehicles; examples include icebergs and floating tree trunks....
 either sitting or standing. Where seating capacity is a legal requirement, however—as it is on movie theater
Movie theater

A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre, film theater or cinema is a venue, usually a building, for viewing film ....
s and on airplane
Fixed-wing aircraft

A fixed-wing aircraft is an aircraft capable of heavier-than-air flight whose Lift is generated not by wing motion relative to the aircraft, but by forward motion through the air....
s—then the law reflects the fact that the number of people allowed in should not exceed the number who can be seated. Use of the term "public capacity" indicates that a venue can permissibly hold more people than it can actually seat.

See also

  • All-seater stadium
    All-seater stadium

    All-seater stadium is the terminology applied to those sports stadia in which every spectator has a seat. This is commonplace in football stadiums in nations such as the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands....
  • Bus manufacturing
    Bus manufacturing

    Bus manufacturing describes the manufacturing of buses and coach ....
  • List of stadiums by capacity
    List of stadiums by capacity

    The following is a list of sports stadiums ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate....
  • List of American football stadiums by capacity
    List of American football stadiums by capacity

    The following is an incomplete list of current American football stadiums. They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate....
  • List of football (soccer) stadiums by capacity
    List of football (soccer) stadiums by capacity

    This is a list of major association football stadium, grouped by country and ordered by Seating capacity. It does not include American Football stadia in the USA that are also used for soccer, but includes football stadia in Germany and the Netherlands that are used by the NFL Europe....