Contact means to touch physically or to communicate with. Contact may also refer to one of the things below. [edit] In social interaction - Social contact, a person known to an individual, possibly on a different basis than friendship
- vCard or hCard, in address books, a contact is the name, address, phone number, and other pertinent information
- First contact (anthropology), between different cultures
- Amateur radio contact, an exchange of information between two amateur radio operators
- To actually touch in some way, be it physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual
[edit] In science and technology - Contact mechanics (see also Contact (mechanics)), a mathematical approach for calculating the contact areas, stresses, deformations and force-desplacement relations when two objects are pressed against each other
[edit] In professional terminology - Contact (law), in Family Law, deals with the right of parents or other significant persons to meet with and relate to a child
- In military parlance, a contact is any encounter with the enemy, generally (but not necessarily) involving fighting between sides.
[edit] In healthcare [edit] Companies and organisations [edit] Albums - Contact (Fantastic Plastic Machine album), an album by Fantastic Plastic Machine
- Contact!, an album by Eiffel 65
- Contact (Silver Apples album), an album by Silver Apples
- Contact, an album by The Benjamin Gate
- Contact (Thirteen Senses album), an album by Thirteen Senses
- Contact (Indo G album), an album by Indo G
- Contact (Minori Chihara album), an album by Minori Chihara
- Contact (7for4 album), an album by 7for4
- Contact (Freda Payne album), an album by Freda Payne
- Contact, a single by Brooklyn Bounce
- Contact, a 1978 disco single by Edwin Starr
[edit] Other media - Contact (musical), a dance musical
- Contact (novel), a science fiction novel by Carl Sagan
- Contact (film), a movie based on the book
- Contact (short film), award-winning Australian short film by Kieran Galvin
- Contact (animated short film), award-winning Soviet animated short film directed by Vladimir Tarasov
- Contact (Macedonian film), a 2005 Macedonian movie starring Nikola Kojo
- Contact (video game), a Nintendo DS game
- Contact (Dance), a dance production by Paul Mercurio
- Contact (The Culture), in novels by Iain M. Banks, the Exploration (and sometimes military) corp of the Culture
- Contact (game), a word-guessing game
- Contact, the European name for the game Rivers, Roads & Rails
- Contact, the English name for Contacto, a publication of the British Interlingua Society
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