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| + | ==== Communication ==== |
| + | *[[Data storage device]], any physical material that records or holds recorded information |
| + | ** [[Art medium]], materials and techniques used by artists to produce art works |
| + | *[[Transmission medium]], in physics and telecommunications, any material substance which can propagate waves or energy |
| + | **[[Optical medium]], material through which [[Electromagnetic radiation|electromagnetic waves]] propagate |
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| + | ====Economics==== |
| + | *[[Medium of exchange]], any monetary instrument used to pay for goods and/or services |
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| + | ====Education==== |
| + | *[[Medium of instruction]], any language or other tools used to educate, train, or instruct |
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| + | ==== Measurement ==== |
| + | * A point or [[comparative|degree]] near the middle of a [[spectrum]] or range. ''For example: The medium degree of doneness in cooking meat; see: [[temperature (meat)]]'' |
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| + | ==== Natural Science ==== |
| + | In general, a medium is a material that is either itself undergoing a process that is being studied or used (e.g. transmission medium), or enabling another process of interest (e.g. growth medium). Specific examples include the following: |
| + | *[[Processing medium]], in industrial engineering, a material that plays a role in manufacturing processes |
| + | *[[Excitable medium]], a nonlinear dynamic system which has the capacity to propagate a wave |
| + | *[[Growth medium]] (or culture medium), in biotechnology, an object in which microorganisms or cells experience growth |
| + | *[[Interplanetary medium]], in astronomy, material which fills the solar system |
| + | *[[Interstellar medium]], in astronomy, the matter and energy content that exists between the stars within a galaxy |
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| + | ====Paranormal and New Age==== |
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| + | *Mediumship (see article on [[channel]]), a practice in which a person acts as an intermediary between the [[Physics|physical]] world and what is believed to be a [[Supernatural|spiritual]] world. |
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| + | ==Titles/Names== |
| + | ==== Dramatic works ==== |
| + | *''[[The Medium]]'', an opera by [[Gian-Carlo Menotti]] |
| + | *''[[Medium (TV series)]]'', a television series about a research medium for a district attorney's office |
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| + | ==== Print ==== |
| + | *''[[The Medium (Rutgers)|The Medium]]'', an entertainment weekly at Rutgers University |
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