Shell
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Shell may refer to:
Architecture and design[edit]
- Concrete shell thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses
- Shell (structure) structural element with very small thickness
- Thin-shell structure light weight constructions using shell elements
Business[edit]
- Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil and gas company
- Shell Oil Company, the U.S.-based subsidiary
- Shell Canada
- Shell Nigeria
- Shell corporation, a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions
Chemistry and Physics[edit]
- Electron shell or a principal energy level of electrons outside an atom's nucleus
- On shell and off shell, quantum field theory concepts depending on whether classical equations of motion are obeyed
Computing[edit]
- Shell (computing), a type of user interface
- Command-line interface, sometimes referred to as "command shell"
- List of command-line interpreters, programs occasionally referred to as "shells"
- Operating system shell
- Shell account, a user account on a remote server
- Secure Shell protocol
- Shell sort, a sorting algorithm
- An empty expert system
Entertainment[edit]
- Shell (film)
- Shell (theater), a curved surface for reflecting sound
- The Shells, a musical group
- "Shells" (Angel), a TV episode
- A receptical used in the Shell game
Nature[edit]
- Seashell, a hard outer layer of a marine animal, found on beaches
- Exoskeleton, an external covering of some animals
- Eggshell
- Nutshell
Places[edit]
- Shell, Ecuador
- Shell, California, United States
- Shell, Wyoming, United States
Watercraft[edit]
- Racing shell, a watercraft
Weaponry[edit]
- Shell (projectile), an explosive device fired from artillery
- Shotgun shell, a type of shotgun ammunition
Other uses[edit]
- Shell (machinery), each half of a two-piece plain bearing
- Coverage shell, the number of defenders guarding the deep portion of the field in American football
- Shell, a woman's blouse or T-shirt
Persons with the surname Shell[edit]
- Art Shell (born 1946), American football player and coach
- Donnie Shell (born 1952), American football player
- Donald Shell (born 1924), American computer scientist
- Karl Shell (born 1938), American economist
See also[edit]
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