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Dub or dubbing may refer to:
[edit] Arts and entertainment
- Dub music, a sub-genre of reggae music
- Dub poetry, a form of performance poetry consisting of spoken word over reggae rhythms
- DUB Magazine, covering the urban custom car culture
- The Dubs, an American vocal group from the 1950s
- Dubbing (music), the copying of audio recordings from one medium to another
- Dubbing (filmmaking), the process of recording or replacing voices for a motion picture
- Overdubbing, adding supplementary recorded sound to a previous recording
- Dub localization, altering the dubbed translation of a foreign language film or television series to further adapt it for a "local" audience
- Lip dub, a type of music video that combines lip syncing and audio dubbing
- Dubbing dramaturge, a profession in the movie industry
- Dubplate, an acetate disc used in mastering studios for test recordings
- Dubtitled, an American entertainment company that specializes in voice-over dubbing.
[edit] People
- Dub of Scotland (d. 967), King of Alba
- Dub Taylor (1907-1994), Walter Taylor, Jr., American actor
- Will "Dub" Jones (singer) (1928-2000), American bass vocalist
- Dub Jones (American football), American professional football player
- Dub Robinson, W.T. "Dub" Robinson, former tennis coach at Louisiana State University
- Henry Dübs (1816-1876), British businessman
- Dübs and Company, a Scottish steam locomotive works, founded by Henry Dübs
- Jakob Dubs (1822-1879), Swiss politician
- Adolph Dubs (1920-1979), U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan
- Alf Dubs, Alfred Dubs, Baron Dubs, British politician and former Member of Parliament
[edit] Places
[edit] Other uses
- Dub (wheel), an automobile wheel or rim that is twenty or more inches in diameter
- Dub, son of the Celtic goddess Carman, in Irish mythology
- Dub, Manx English (and other dialects) word for pond
- An Onomatopoeic word to signify a heart sound, or heartbeat
- Short pronunciation of the letter W
- Deubiquitinating enzymes, essential components of the ubiquitin-proteasome system
- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, medical condition
- Down Under Bowl, annual high school football competition in Australia
- Dub, material such as fur or hair used in fly tying
- Dub, to cut off the comb and wattles of a gamecock or other rooster
- Dub, nickname for a person originating from Dublin, Ireland
- The Dubs, nickname for the Gaelic football team of the Dublin GAA
- The Dubs - Dublin GAA since the 1940s, a book about the Dublin county Gaelic football team