Help is a word meaning to give aid or signal distress.
Help may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
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''Help'' (2010 film), a Bollywood horror film
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''Help'' (2021 theatrical film), a British psychological thriller film
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''Help!'' (film), a 1965 film directed by Richard Lester starring The Beatles
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''Help'' (2021 television film), a TV film about the COVID-19 pandemic
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''The Help'' (film), a 2011 period drama, set in Jackson, Mississippi, in 1963
Television
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''Help'' (Australian TV series), a documentary series
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''Help'' (Dutch TV series), a drama series
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''Help'' (British TV series), a comedy series
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H.E.L.P.
''H.E.L.P.'' is an American television drama series which aired on ABC for one season as a mid-season replacement for '' Mission: Impossible'', which was a replacement for ''Mr. Belvedere'' in March 1990. The series was created by Christopher ...
'', a 1990 American TV drama series
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''The Help'' (TV series), a 2004 American sitcom
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Dr. Henry's Emergency Lessons for People'', also known as ''H.E.L.P.!'', a 1979 American series of animated public service announcements
Episodes
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"Help" (''Buffy'' episode)
* "Help", an
episode of ''The Protector''
Literature
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''Help!'' (magazine)
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''Help!!'' (manga)
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The Help
''The Help'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Kathryn Stockett and published by Penguin Books in 2009. The story is about African Americans working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s.
A ''USA To ...
'', a historical novel by Kathryn Stockett
Music
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Help (band)
Help were a 1970s psychedelic, acid, hard rock power trio from California.
The band comprised Jack Merrill (vocals, guitar), Ron Rochan (vocals, bass guitar, percussion), and Chet McCracken (vocals, drums, percussion, formerly of the Evergreen ...
, an American rock band
Albums
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The Help Album
''The Help Album'' is a 1995 charity album to raise funds for the War Child charity, which provided aid to war-stricken areas, such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. All the songs were recorded in a single day. The album features British and Irish ar ...
'', a musical compilation album to benefit the War Child charity
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''Help'' (Thee Oh Sees album)
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Help!
''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English Rock music, rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their Help! (film), film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the singles "Help! ( ...
'', the 1965 Beatles album which includes songs from the film of the same name
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''Help!'' (Brandon Lake album)
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''Help!'' (George Martin album)
* ''Help'', by
Blackbear
Songs
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"Help" (Papa Roach song), 2017
* "Help", a song from Hurts' 2013 album ''
Exile
Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...
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* "Help", a song from Lil Wayne's 2020 album
''Funeral'' (deluxe edition)
* "Help", a song from Lloyd Banks' 2006 album ''
Rotten Apple''
* "Help", a song from London Grammar's 2013 album ''
If You Wait
''If You Wait'' is the debut studio album by English indie pop band London Grammar, released on 6 September 2013 by Metal & Dust Recordings and Ministry of Sound. Seven singles were released from the album: " Metal & Dust", " Wasting My Young Y ...
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* "Help", a song from Pink Guy's 2017 album ''
Pink Season
''Pink Season'' is the second and final studio album by Pink Guy, a character played by Japanese entertainer and musician Joji (musician), George Miller. It was released on 4 January 2017. It features 35 songs ranging from various points in his Y ...
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"Help!" (song), a 1965 song by The Beatles
* "Help!", a song from Brandon Lake's 2022 album
of the same name
Computing and technology
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Help (command)
In computing, help is a command in various command line shells such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, Bash, qshell, 4DOS/ 4NT, Windows PowerShell, Singularity shell, Python, MATLAB and GNU Octave. It provides online information about available comma ...
, a command in various command-line shells that invokes documentations and helping information
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Help desk
A help desk is a department or person that provides assistance and information usually for electronic or computer problems. In the mid-1990s, research by Iain Middleton of Robert Gordon University studied the value of an organization's help desk ...
, a point of contact between product users and technical support
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Online help
Online help is topic-oriented, procedural or reference information delivered through computer software. It is a form of user assistance. The purpose of most online help is to assist in using a software application, web application or operating syst ...
, documentation that accompanies computer application software
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Context-sensitive help
Context-sensitive help is a kind of online help that is obtained from a specific point in the state of the software, providing help for the situation that is associated with that state.US patent 5285709
Context-sensitive help, as opposed to genera ...
, a kind of online help that is obtained from a specific point in the state of the software, providing help for the situation that is associated with that state
Other uses
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Help (dog)
Help (1878 – December 1891) was a Scotch collie dog which gained fame through being used to collect money for charity.
Bred in the vicinity of Hailes Castle in East Lothian by William Riddell, in 1880 Help was donated to John Climpson. Cli ...
(1878–1891), Scotch collie dog used to collect charitable donations
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Help Remedies, a pharmaceutical company
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The help
''The Help'' is a historical fiction novel by American author Kathryn Stockett and published by Penguin Books in 2009. The story is about African Americans working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the early 1960s.
A ''USA To ...
, a pejorative term for domestic workers
Acronyms
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Heat escape lessening position, a way to position oneself to reduce heat loss in cold water
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Higher Education Loan Programme, an Australian government loan scheme for students
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Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance The Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance (HELP) model is a quasi-two-dimensional hydrologic numerical model for conducting water balance analysis of landfills, cover systems, and other solid waste containment facilities; it was developed f ...
, a model developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
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See also
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Helping behavior
Helping behavior refers to voluntary actions intended to help the others, with reward regarded or disregarded. It is a type of prosocial behavior (voluntary action intended to help or benefit another individual or group of individuals, such as shar ...
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Emergency
An emergency is an urgent, unexpected, and usually dangerous situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment and requires immediate action. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening ...
, a situation which poses a dangerous risk of health, life, property, or environment
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Emergency telephone number
Most public switched telephone networks have a single emergency telephone number (sometimes known as the universal emergency telephone number or the emergency services number) that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assista ...
s around the world
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Hue and cry
In common law, a hue and cry is a process by which bystanders are summoned to assist in the apprehension of a criminal who has been witnessed in the act of committing a crime.
History
By the Statute of Winchester of 1285, 13 Edw. I statute 2. c ...
, a shouted command to arrest a felon
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Distress signal
A distress signal, also known as a distress call, is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help. Distress signals are communicated by transmitting radio signals, displaying a visually observable item or illumination, or making a soun ...
, a message from a person or a craft such as a ship or airliner to inform others it is in difficulty
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Mayday (distress signal)
Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications.
It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by aviators and mariners, but in some countries local organiza ...
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SOS
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Signal for Help
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Assistance (disambiguation)
Assistance is an act of helping behavior.
Assistance may also refer to:
Types of help
* Aid, in international relations, a voluntary transfer of resources from one country to another
* Assistance dog, a dog trained to aid or assist a person ...
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Help me (disambiguation)
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HELP University
HELP University ( ms, Universiti HELP; formerly known as HELP Institute, and subsequently as HELP University College) is a private university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in 1986 by its President and Vice-Chancellor, Datuk Dr Paul C ...
, Malaysia
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HELLP Syndrome
HELLP syndrome is a complication of pregnancy; the acronym stands for hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count. It usually begins during the last three months of pregnancy or shortly after childbirth. Symptoms may include feelin ...
, a medical condition affecting pregnant women
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