Shell

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Shell may refer to

• Seashell, the shells of various marine animals, especially marine mollusks
• Mollusc shell, shells of molluscs
• Eggshell, the outer covering of a hard-shelled egg
• Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
• Shotgun shell
• Shell (projectile), a projectile which carries an explosive payload
• Shell (theater), a curved surface for reflecting and focusing sound
• Racing shell, a rowed watercraft
• Thin-shell structure, a method of building construction

In places:

• Shell, Ecuador or Shell Mera, a city named after the Shell Oil Company
• Shell, California, an unincorporated community in the United States
• Shell, Wyoming, an unincorporated community in the United States

In science, computing, and mathematics:

• Electron shell, describing the structure of electron configuration in atoms
• Shell (computing), a type of computer user interface
• Shell account, a user account for access to another machine
• Shell (mathematics), a ring-like algebraic structure

In business

• Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational energy company
  • Shell Oil Company, American affiliate
  • Shell Canada
  • Shell Nigeria
• Shell (corporation), a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions

In media and entertainment:

• The Shells, an American doo wop ensemble formed in 1956
• "Shells" (Angel), an episode of Angel

[edit] People with the name

• Shell Thropp, a character from the books Wicked and Son of a Witch
• Art Shell, former American football player and coach
• Donald Shell, American computer scientist
• Karl Shell, American economist

[edit] See also

• Shell sort, a sorting algorithm
• On shell and off shell, in quantum field theory
• Shell Turbo Chargers, a defunct Phillipine basketball team owned by the Shell Corporation
• Big Shell, an offshore decontamination facility in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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