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==Arts and entertainment== |
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===Film=== |
===Film=== |
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* [[Transit (1980 film)|''Transit'' (1980 film)]], a 1980 Israeli film |
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* [[Transit (1986 film)|''Transit'' (1986 film)]], a Canadian short film |
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* [[Transit (2005 film)|''Transit'' (2005 film)]], a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world |
* [[Transit (2005 film)|''Transit'' (2005 film)]], a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four people in countries in the world |
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* [[Transit (2006 film)|''Transit'' (2006 film)]], a 2006 film about Russian and American pilots in World War II |
* [[Transit (2006 film)|''Transit'' (2006 film)]], a 2006 film about Russian and American pilots in World War II |
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===Music=== |
===Music=== |
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* [[Transit (band)]], an American emo band from Boston, Massachusetts |
* [[Transit (band)]], an American emo band from Boston, Massachusetts |
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* [[Transit (Ira Stein |
* [[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 |
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* [[Transit (Sponge Cola album)|''Transit'' (Sponge Cola album)]] |
* [[Transit (Sponge Cola album)|''Transit'' (Sponge Cola album)]] |
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* [[Transit (A. J. Croce album)|''Transit'' (A. J. Croce album)]] |
* [[Transit (A. J. Croce album)|''Transit'' (A. J. Croce album)]] |
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===Computing=== |
===Computing=== |
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* [[Internet transit]], one of two mechanisms by which Internet traffic is exchanged between internet service providers |
* [[Internet transit]], one of two mechanisms by which Internet traffic is exchanged between internet service providers |
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* Transit Format, a format libraries conveying for values between applications written in different programming languages |
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===Astronomy, navigation, and surveying=== |
===Astronomy, navigation, and surveying=== |
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* [[Transit (astronomy)]], the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian |
* [[Transit (astronomy)]], the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian |
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* In surveying, to transit the telescope means to turn the telescope about the [[trunnion|trunnion axis]], thus turning the telescope through the vertical plane |
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** A [[theodolite]] capable of performing the operation described above |
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* [[Transit telescope]], a special-purpose telescope mounted so as to point only at objects transiting the local meridian |
* [[Transit telescope]], a special-purpose telescope mounted so as to point only at objects transiting the local meridian |
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* A specialized type of [[theodolite]] used in surveying |
* A specialized type of [[theodolite]] used in surveying |
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*[[Transit (app)]], a mobile application for public transportation trip planning |
*[[Transit (app)]], a mobile application for public transportation trip planning |
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*[[Transit bus]], a type of bus used on shorter-distance public transport bus services |
*[[Transit bus]], a type of bus used on shorter-distance public transport bus services |
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* [[Public transport]] systems, sometimes called 'mass transit', in which passengers are carried in large numbers using shared vehicles. |
* [[Public transport]] systems, sometimes called 'mass transit', 'public transit', or simply 'transit', in which passengers are carried in large numbers using shared vehicles. |
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* [[Ford Transit]], a Ford Motor Company van |
* [[Ford Transit]], a Ford Motor Company van |
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* [[Transit (ship)|''Transit'' (ship)]], the name given to the three sailing vessels designed and built for Captain Richard Hall Gower |
* [[Transit (ship)|''Transit'' (ship)]], the name given to the three sailing vessels designed and built for Captain Richard Hall Gower |
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*[[TransIT]], a bus service in Frederick County, Maryland |
*[[TransIT]], a bus service in Frederick County, Maryland |
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*[[Transit passage]] |
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==Other uses== |
==Other uses== |
Latest revision as of 20:30, 16 November 2024
Look up transit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Transit may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
[edit]Film
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Computing
[edit]- Internet transit, one of two mechanisms by which Internet traffic is exchanged between internet service providers
Astronomy, navigation, and surveying
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Transit, Canadian shoe retailer now operating under the name Spring
- Transit hotel
See also
[edit]- Transat (disambiguation)
- Transition (disambiguation)
- Sic transit gloria mundi
- Transport or transportation