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Common meanings

* a ship's steering mechanism; see
tiller A tiller or till is a lever used to steer a vehicle. The mechanism is primarily used in watercraft, where it is attached to an outboard motor, rudder post or stock to provide leverage in the form of torque for the helmsman to turn the rudder. ...
and
ship's wheel A ship's wheel or boat's wheel is a device used aboard a water vessel to steer that vessel and control its course. Together with the rest of the steering mechanism, it forms part of the helm. It is connected to a mechanical, electric servo, or h ...
* another term for
helmsman A helmsman or helm (sometimes driver) is a person who steering, steers a ship, sailboat, submarine, other type of maritime vessel, or spacecraft. The rank and seniority of the helmsman may vary: on small vessels such as fishing vessels and yacht ...
* an archaic term for a
helmet A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a policeman's helmet in the United Kingdom) without protect ...
, used as armor


Arts and entertainment

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Matt Helm Matt Helm is a fictional character created by American author Donald Hamilton (1916-2006). Helm is a U.S. government counter-agent, a man whose primary job is to kill or nullify enemy agents—not a spy or secret agent in the ordinary sense of t ...
, a character created by Donald Hamilton *
Helm (Forgotten Realms) ''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') Role-playing game, fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers alike as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwo ...
, a god in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * Helm, a character from the 2000AD comic strip ''
Rogue Trooper ''Rogue Trooper'' is a science fiction strip in the British comic '' 2000 AD'', created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons in 1981. It portrays the adventures of a " Genetic Infantryman" named Rogue and three uploaded minds mounted on his ...
'' * ''Helm'' (album), released by Lebanese singer Carole Samaha * ''Helm'', a novel by Steven Gould


HELM

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Hierarchical editing language for macromolecules The hierarchical editing language for macromolecules (HELM) is a method of describing complex biological molecules. It is a notation that is machine readable to render the composition and structure of peptides, proteins, oligonucleotides, and relat ...
, a method of describing complex biological molecules *
Holomorphic embedding load flow method The Holomorphic Embedding Load-flow Method (HELM)HELM is a trademark of Gridquant Inc. is a solution method for the power-flow equations of electrical power systems. Its main features are that it is direct (that is, non-iterative) and that it mathe ...
, a mathematical technique for solving AC power flow


People

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Helm (given name) Helm is a masculine given name which may refer to: *Helm Glöckler (1909–1993), German racing driver *Helm Roos (1930–1992), South African Army officer *Helm Spencer (1891–1974), English cricketer *Helm Stierlin (born 1926), German psychiat ...
* Helm (surname)


Places


United States

* Helm, California, an unincorporated community * Helm, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *
Helm, Missouri Helm is an unincorporated community in northeast Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located adjacent to Missouri Route N, just south of Missouri Route 133 Route 133 is a highway in central Missouri. Its northern te ...
, an unincorporated community * Helm Canal, California, an aqueduct


Antarctica

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Helm Glacier Helm Glacier () is a glacier, long, flowing north to enter Lowery Glacier just west of the Fazekas Hills, in the Queen Elizabeth Range of Antarctica. It was named for Arthur S. Helm, former Secretary of the Ross Sea Committee, by the New Zealan ...
*
Helm Peak Relay Hills () is a group of low, ice-covered hills, mainly conical in shape, between Mount Edgell and Kinnear Mountains in western Antarctic Peninsula. First roughly surveyed from the ground by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1936–37. ...
*
Helm Point Helm Point () is a point which marks the southeast tip of Honeycomb Ridge on the west side of Moubray Bay, Antarctica. It consists of brown granodiorite and supports a relatively luxuriant vegetation of lichens and mosses, along with nests of snow p ...


Elsewhere

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Helm Crag Helm Crag is a fell in the English Lake District situated in the Central Fells to the north of Grasmere. Despite its low height it sits prominently at the end of a ridge, easily seen from the village. This, combined with the distinctive summi ...
, Cumbria, England *
Helm (mountain) The Helm ( it, Monte Elmo; german: Helm) is a mountain in the Puster Valley in South Tyrol, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the mi ...
, South Tyrol, Italy


Other uses

* Helm Bank, a Colombian commercial bank purchased and rebranded by
Itaú Unibanco Banco Itaú Unibanco S.A. is a Brazilian financial services company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Itaú Unibanco was formed through the merger of Banco Itaú and Unibanco in 2008. It is the largest banking institution in Brazil, as well a ...
* , a multinational chemicals marketing and distribution company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany *
Helm Wind The Helm Wind is a named wind in Cumbria, England, a strong north-easterly wind which blows down the south-west slope of the Cross Fell escarpment. It is the only named wind in the British Isles, although many other mountain regions in Britain ex ...
, which blows in Cumbria, England *
Helmet (heraldry) In heraldic achievements, the helmet or helm is situated above the shield and bears the torse and crest. The style of helmet displayed varies according to rank and social status, and these styles developed over time, in step with the development ...
or helm *
Quarter florin The quarter florin or helm was an attempt by English King Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England (see also double leopard and leopard). The Helm, based on contemporary European gold coins had a value ...
, a medieval English coin known as a helm * , a United States Navy destroyer *
Helm (software) The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is a Linux Foundation project that was founded in 2015 to help advance container technology and align the tech industry around its evolution. It was announced alongside Kubernetes 1.0, an open sour ...
, an open source Linux package manager


See also

* Helms (disambiguation) *
Helme (disambiguation) Helme may refer to: * Helme, a river in central Germany *Helme Parish, a rural municipality in Valga County, Estonia *Helme, Estonia, a small borough () in Tõrva Parish, Estonia * Helme–Worthy Store and Residence, a historic American home and at ...
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