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Depending on the context, band may refer to a group of people or animals, a thin strip of material in a loop, or a specified range or section of some item.
Band may refer to:
[edit] Science, technology, and biology
- Band (radio), a range of frequencies or wavelengths used in radio transmission and radar
- Bird ringing, or bird banding, placing a numbered bands of metal on birds' legs for identification
- A herd or flock of animals, such as gorillas or coyotes
- Rubber band, a short length of rubber and latex formed in the shape of a loop
- Möbius strip or Möbius band, an artifact with interesting topological features
- Band (mathematics), an idempotent semigroup
- Spectral bands, part of the optical spectra of polyatomic systems
- Band cell, a type of white blood cell
- Metals and semiconductors
[edit] Organizations
[edit] Society and government
[edit] Clothing, jewelry, and accessories
- Wedding ring or wedding band
- Bands (neckwear), two pieces of cloth fitted around the neck as part of formal clothing for clergy, academics and lawyers
- Bandolier or bandoleer, an ammunition belt
[edit] Places
- Band (music), a company of musicians
- Rock and pop band
- School band, a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together
- Marching Band, a group of performers that consist of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching (and possibly other movements) with their musical performance
- The Band, a Canadian-American rock and roll group
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