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Slide may refer to:

Contents 1 In arts and entertainment 1.1 In fiction 1.2 Music 1.3 Musical instruments 2 In sports and recreation 3 In technology 4 Other uses

[edit] In arts and entertainment

[edit] In fiction

• Slide, a fictional creature in the Sword of Truth book series

[edit] Music

• Slide (album), an album by Lisa Germano
• Slide (song), a single by the Goo Goo Dolls
• Slide (Slave song), a song by R&B/funk band Slave
• Step Back/Slide, a single by the band Superheist
• "Slide", a song by Dido on the album No Angel
• A tune type in Irish Traditional Music, common to the Sliabh Luachra area

[edit] Musical instruments

• Legato, where the instrument slides up and down the pitches
• Slide (guitar technique), a guitar playing technique
  • Slide guitar, a method of playing guitar
• Slide (wind instrument), part of an instrument used to vary the length of a tube, and therefore the pitch of the instrument
  • Trombone, a musical instrument using a slide
  • Slide whistle, a musical instrument using a slide

[edit] In sports and recreation

• Slide (baseball), dropping to the ground when going into a base to avoid a tag
• Slide (dance), a dance move giving the impression of gliding around effortlessly
• Playground slide, a smooth, sloped surface down which children slide while sitting down
• Water slide, a form of amusement in which people slide down a wet tube into a swimming pool
• Sliding tackle, a skill in soccer
• Dark slide, a skateboarding trick

[edit] In technology

• Slide (form), a type of electronics form factor
• Microscope slide, a thin glass sheet used to hold objects for examination
• Photographic slide or transparency, a positive photograph used for projection
• Evacuation slide, an inflatable slide used to evacuate an aircraft
• Slide rule, a simple analog calculator
• Jakarta Slide, defunct Content Management System software
• Pistol slide, the upper half of a pistol, containing the barrel
• Slide edit, a video editing term for moving a video clip around in a timeline
• Linear-motion bearing, a bearing designed to provide free motion in one dimension

[edit] Other uses

• Landslide, the movement of soil, mud or rock down a slope
  • Slide (geography), fixed or settled residue of a landslide that has stabilized
• Slide (footwear), a kind of shoe
• Slide, California, former name of Fortuna, California
• Slide.com, a software application developer
• Presentation slide, a document format used for presentations

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