The word incubation may refer to:
Science and technology
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Egg incubation
Egg incubation is the process by which an egg, of oviparous (egg-laying) animals, develops an embryo within the egg, after the egg's formation and ovipositional release. Egg incubation is done under favorable environmental conditions, possi ...
, sitting on or brooding the eggs of birds and other egg-laying animals to hatch them
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Incubation (psychology) In psychology, incubation refers to the unconscious processing of problems, when they are set aside for a period of time, that may lead to insights. It was originally proposed by Graham Wallas in 1926 as one of his four stages of the creative proces ...
, the process of thinking about a problem subconsciously while being involved in other activities
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Incubation period
Incubation period (also known as the latent period or latency period) is the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical, or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent. In a typical infectious disease, the i ...
, medical term for the time between being exposed to infection and showing first symptoms
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Incubator (culture)
An incubator is a device used to grow and maintain microbiological cultures or cell cultures. The incubator maintains optimal temperature, humidity and other conditions such as the CO2 and oxygen content of the atmosphere inside. Incubators are e ...
, a device used to grow and maintain course of cell cultures
Arts and entertainment
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Incubate (festival)
Incubate was an annual multidisciplinary arts festival held every September in Tilburg, Netherlands from 2005 to 2016. It was originally named ZXZW, but changed its name in 2009 to "Incubate" after a request from the Austin, US-based festival SXSW. ...
, an annual independent culture festival in Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Incubation: Time Is Running Out'', 1997 turn-based tactics computer game from Blue Byte
* "Incubation", song released on the B-side of the Komakino flexi-single in 1980, and on the
''Substance'' (Joy Division album) in 1988
* ''Biohazard 4 Incubate'', a 97-minute DVD detailing the story of ''
Resident Evil 4
''Resident Evil 4'' is a 2005 survival horror third-person shooter game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom. It was originally released for the GameCube on January 11, 2005. Players control U.S. government special ...
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Religion and spirituality
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Dream incubation
Dream incubation is a thought technique which aims for a specific dream topic to occur, either for recreation or to attempt to solve a problem. For example, a person might go to bed repeating to themselves that they will dream about a presentation ...
, practiced technique of learning to "plant a seed" in one's mind for a specific dream topic to occur
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Incubation (ritual)
Incubation is the religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure. Incubation was practised by many ancient cultures. In perhaps the most well known instance among the Hebrew ...
, a religious practice of sleeping in a sacred area with the intention of experiencing a divinely inspired dream or cure
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Salaat-ul-Istikhaarah
Salat al-Istikhaara ( ar, صلاة الاستخارة ), which translates to Prayer of Seeking Counsel, is a prayer recited by Muslims who are in need of guidance from God Almighty (Allah) when facing a decision in their life. The prayer, known as ...
, an Islamic prayer with the intention of searching for guidance for a decision or issue
Other uses
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Business incubator
Business incubator is an organization that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs to develop their businesses by providing a fullscale range of services starting with management training and office space and ending with venture ca ...
, a company that helps new and startup companies to develop by providing services such as management training or office space
See also
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Incubator (disambiguation)
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Early feeding
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