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Transit may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Film

Transit (1980 film), a 1980 Israeli film
Transit (1986 film), a Canadian short film
Transit (2005 film), a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world
Transit (2006 film), a 2006 film about Russian and American pilots in World War II
Transit (2012 film), an American thriller
Transit (2013 film), a Filipino independent film
Transit (2018 film), a German film

Literature

Transit (Cooper novel), a 1964 science fiction by Edmund Cooper
Transit (Seghers novel), a 1944 novel by Anna Seghers
Transit (Aaronovitch novel), a 1992 novel by Ben Aaronovitch based on the TV series Doctor Who

Music

Transit (band), an American emo band from Boston, Massachusetts
Transit (Ira Stein and Russel Walder album), an album by acoustic duo Ira Stein and Russel Walder, released 1986
Transit (Sponge Cola album)
Transit (A. J. Croce album)
Transit Transit, an album by the band Autolux
Transit (rapper), real name Dan Bennett, Canadian indie hip-hop artist

Science and technology

Computing

Internet transit, one of two mechanisms by which Internet traffic is exchanged between internet service providers

Astronomy, navigation, and surveying

Transit (astronomy), the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian
Transit telescope, a special-purpose telescope mounted so as to point only at objects transiting the local meridian
A specialized type of theodolite used in surveying
Transit (satellite), the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally
Navigational transit, when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line

Transportation

Transit (app), a mobile application for public transportation trip planning
Transit bus, a type of bus used on shorter-distance public transport bus services
Public transport systems, sometimes called 'mass transit', 'public transit', or simply 'transit', in which passengers are carried in large numbers using shared vehicles.
Ford Transit, a Ford Motor Company van
Transit (ship), the name given to the three sailing vessels designed and built for Captain Richard Hall Gower
TransIT, a bus service in Frederick County, Maryland
Transit passage

Other uses

Transit, Canadian shoe retailer now operating under the name Spring
Transit hotel

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-'''Transit''' commonly refers to:
+'''Transit''' may refer to:
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-* [[Public transport]], transportation systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles
-* [[Astronomical transit]], when one celestial body appears to move across the face of another celestial body, as seen by an observer at some particular vantage point
-* [[Navigational transit]], when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line
-* '''Transit''', a specialized type of [[Theodolite]] used in surveying.
+==Arts and entertainment==
-'''Transit''' may also refer to:
+===Film===
-* Transit visa or transit papers, a type of [[Visa (document)#Types of visa|visa]] issued by a country giving a certain individual permission to formally request entrance to that country
+* [[Transit (1980 film)|''Transit'' (1980 film)]], a 1980 Israeli film
-* [[Transit instrument]], a specialized telescope for observing astronomical transits
-* The [[Ford Transit]], a van made by the Ford Motor Company
+* [[Transit (1986 film)|''Transit'' (1986 film)]], a Canadian short film
+* [[Transit (2005 film)|''Transit'' (2005 film)]], a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world
-* [[Internet transit]], one of the two mechanisms by which Internet traffic is exchanged between [[Internet service providers]]
+* [[Transit (2006 film)|''Transit'' (2006 film)]], a 2006 film about Russian and American pilots in World War&nbsp;II
-* Transit was a 1964 speculative fiction novel by [[Edmund Cooper]]
-* [[Transit (Doctor Who)|Transit]], a 1992 novel by [[Ben Aaronovitch]] based on the TV series [[Doctor Who]].
+* [[Transit (2012 film)|''Transit'' (2012 film)]],  an American thriller
+* [[Transit (2013 film)|''Transit'' (2013 film)]], a Filipino independent film
+* [[Transit (2018 film)|''Transit'' (2018 film)]], a German film
+===Literature===
+* [[Transit (Cooper novel)|''Transit'' (Cooper novel)]], a 1964 science fiction by Edmund Cooper
+* [[Transit (Seghers novel)|''Transit'' (Seghers novel)]], a 1944 novel by Anna Seghers
+* [[Transit (Aaronovitch novel)|''Transit'' (Aaronovitch novel)]], a 1992 novel by Ben Aaronovitch based on the TV&nbsp;series ''Doctor Who''
+===Music===
+* [[Transit (band)]], an American emo band from Boston, Massachusetts
+* [[Transit (Ira Stein and Russel Walder album)|''Transit'' (Ira Stein and Russel Walder album)]], an album by acoustic duo Ira Stein and Russel Walder, released 1986
+* [[Transit (Sponge Cola album)|''Transit'' (Sponge Cola album)]]
+* [[Transit (A.&nbsp;J.&nbsp;Croce album)|''Transit'' (A.&nbsp;J.&nbsp;Croce album)]]
+* ''[[Transit Transit]]'', an album by the band Autolux
+* [[Transit (rapper)]], real name Dan Bennett, Canadian indie hip-hop artist
+==Science and technology==
+===Computing===
+* [[Internet transit]], one of two mechanisms by which Internet traffic is exchanged between internet service providers
+===Astronomy, navigation, and surveying===
+* [[Transit (astronomy)]], the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian
+* [[Transit telescope]], a special-purpose telescope mounted so as to point only at objects transiting the local meridian
+* A specialized type of [[theodolite]] used in surveying
 * [[Transit (satellite)]], the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally
+* [[Navigational transit]], when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line
-* [[Transit (SpongeCola's Album)]], the second album of [[Sponge Cola]]
-* [[Transit (film)]], a 2006 film about Russian and American pilots in World War II
+==Transportation==
-* [[Transit (Staying-Alive film)]], a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about 4 people in different countries in the world.
+*[[Transit (app)]], a mobile application for public transportation trip planning
-* [[Transit (ship)]], the name given to three sailing vessels designed and built to the order of Captain Richard Hall Gower.
+*[[Transit bus]], a type of bus used on shorter-distance public transport bus services
-* [[Routing transit number]], an identifying code used in transference of funds through banking institutions.
+* [[Public transport]] systems, sometimes called 'mass transit', 'public transit', or simply 'transit', in which passengers are carried in large numbers using shared vehicles.
-* [[Astrological transit]], are the comparison and evaluation of planets in their current position in relation to those on a [[Natal Chart]].
+* [[Ford Transit]], a Ford Motor Company van
-* TRANSIT is the name of a programme to promote interdisciplinary collaborative research at the University of York, UK [http://www.transit.york.ac.uk here]
+* [[Transit (ship)|''Transit'' (ship)]], the name given to the three sailing vessels designed and built for Captain Richard Hall Gower
+*[[TransIT]], a bus service in Frederick County, Maryland
+*[[Transit passage]]
+==Other uses==
+* Transit, Canadian shoe retailer now operating under the name [[Spring (store)|Spring]]
+*[[Transit hotel]]
+==See also==
-{{disambig}}
+* [[Transat (disambiguation)]]
+* [[Transition (disambiguation)]]
+* ''[[Sic transit gloria mundi]]''
+*[[Transport]] or transportation
+{{disambiguation}}
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