Band

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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:

Contents 1 Science, technology, and biology 2 Organizations 3 Society and government 4 Clothing, jewelry, and accessories 5 Places 6 Music 7 See also

[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
  • Valence band
  • Conduction band
  • Band gap

[edit] Organizations

• Bands (Italian Army irregulars), military units once in the service of the Italian Regio Esercito
• Brazilian broadcast television network Rede Bandeirantes, nicknamed Band or Band Network

[edit] Society and government

• Band society, a small group of humans in a simple form of society
• The primary unit of Native Americans in the United States
• Band (First Nations Canada), the primary unit of First Nations Government in Canada

[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, Mureş in Romania
• Bánd, a village in Hungary

[edit] Music

• 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
  • The Band (album), its eponymous album released in 1969

[edit] See also

• Stripe
• Drum and bugle corps
• Banding

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