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{{Wiktionary}} |
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'''Transit''' may refer to: |
'''Transit''' may refer to: |
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==Arts and entertainment== |
==Arts and entertainment== |
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===Film=== |
===Film=== |
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* [[Transit (1979 film)|''Transit'' (1979 film)]], a 1979 Israeli film |
* [[Transit (1979 film)|''Transit'' (1979 film)]], a 1979 Israeli film |
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* [[Transit (2005 film)|''Transit'' (2005 film)]], a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four different people in countries in the world |
* [[Transit (2005 film)|''Transit'' (2005 film)]], a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four different people in countries in the world |
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* [[Transit (2013 film)|''Transit'' (2013 film)]], a Filipino independent film |
* [[Transit (2013 film)|''Transit'' (2013 film)]], a Filipino independent film |
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===Literature=== |
===Literature=== |
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* [[Transit (Cooper novel)|''Transit'' (Cooper novel)]], a 1964 science fiction by Edmund Cooper |
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* [[Transit Visa (novel)|''Transit Visa'' (novel)]], title also translated as just ''Transit'', a 1944 novel by Anna Seghers |
* [[Transit Visa (novel)|''Transit Visa'' (novel)]], title also translated as just ''Transit'', a 1944 novel by Anna Seghers |
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* [[Transit (Aaronovitch novel)|''Transit'' (Aaronovitch novel)]], a 1992 novel by Ben Aaronovitch based on the TV series ''Doctor Who'' |
* [[Transit (Aaronovitch novel)|''Transit'' (Aaronovitch novel)]], a 1992 novel by Ben Aaronovitch based on the TV series ''Doctor Who'' |
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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 (Sponge Cola album)|''Transit'' (Sponge Cola album)]] |
* [[Transit (Sponge Cola album)|''Transit'' (Sponge Cola album)]] |
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* [[Transit (rapper)]], real name Dan Bennett, Canadian indie hip-hop artist |
* [[Transit (rapper)]], real name Dan Bennett, Canadian indie hip-hop artist |
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==Science and technology== |
==Science and technology== |
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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 and set of libraries for conveying values between applications written in different programming languages |
* [[Transit Format]], a format and set of libraries for conveying values between applications written in different programming languages |
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===Astronomy, navigation, and surveying=== |
===Astronomy, navigation, and surveying=== |
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* [[Astronomical transit]], the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian |
* [[Astronomical transit]], 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 |
* 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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* [[Navigational transit]], when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line |
* [[Navigational transit]], when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line |
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==Transportation== |
==Transportation== |
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*[[Transport]] or [[Transportation]] |
*[[Transport]] or [[Transportation]] |
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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', in which passengers are carried in large numbers using shared vehicles. |
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* [[Transit (ship)]], the name given to the three sailing vessels designed and built for Captain [[Richard Hall Gower]] |
* [[Transit (ship)]], the name given to the three sailing vessels designed and built for Captain [[Richard Hall Gower]] |
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==Other uses== |
==Other uses== |
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* [[Routing transit number]], an identifying code used in transferring funds through banking institutions |
* [[Routing transit number]], an identifying code used in transferring funds through banking institutions |
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* Transit, Canadian shoe retailer now operating under the name [[Spring (store)|Spring]] |
* Transit, Canadian shoe retailer now operating under the name [[Spring (store)|Spring]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Transat (disambiguation)] |
* [[Transat (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Transition (disambiguation)] |
* [[Transition (disambiguation)]] |
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* ''[[Sic transit gloria mundi] |
* ''[[Sic transit gloria mundi]]'' |
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*[[Transit hotel] |
*[[Transit hotel]] |
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{{disambiguation} |
{{disambiguation}} |
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Revision as of 09:59, 8 November 2017
Look up transit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Transit may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Film
- Transit (1979 film), a 1979 Israeli film
- Transit (2005 film), a film produced by MTV and Staying-Alive about four different 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
Literature
- Transit (Cooper novel), a 1964 science fiction by Edmund Cooper
- Transit Visa (novel), title also translated as just Transit, 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 (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
- Transit Format, a format and set of libraries for conveying values between applications written in different programming languages
Astronomy, navigation, and surveying
- Astronomical transit, the apparent motion of one celestial body across the face of another celestial body or meridian
- In surveying, to transit the telescope means to turn the telescope about the trunnion axis, thus turning the telescope through the vertical plane
- A theodolite capable of performing the operation described above
- 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
- Transport or Transportation
- Public transport systems, sometimes called 'mass 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
Other uses
- Routing transit number, an identifying code used in transferring funds through banking institutions
- Transit, Canadian shoe retailer now operating under the name Spring
See also
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