Presence may refer to:
Technology
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Presence (sound recording), also known as room tone
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Presence (amplification)
In an amplifier, a presence control boosts the upper mid-range frequencies to make the sounds of voices and instruments with similar tonal ranges seem more "present".
On television production studio's sound desk, there can be several presence cont ...
, used in four band equalisation
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Presence (telepresence) Presence is a theoretical concept describing the extent to which media represent the world (in both physical and social environments). Presence is further described by Matthew Lombard and Theresa Ditton as “an illusion that a mediated experience i ...
, the scientific and technological field
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Immersion (virtual reality)#Presence in virtual reality environments
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Presence information In computer and telecommunications networks, presence information is a status indicator that conveys ability and willingness of a potential communication partner—for example a user—to communicate. A user's client provides presence information (p ...
, indicating availability of people on a telecommunications network
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Presence service Presence service is a network service which accepts, stores and distributes presence information.
Presence service may be implemented as a single server or have an internal structure involving multiple servers and proxies. There may be complex patt ...
, a network service which accepts, stores and distributes presence information
* ''
Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments'', a bimonthly journal dedicated to electromechanical and computer systems
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Distributed presence, a digital marketing term
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Web presence
A web presence is a location on the World Wide Web where a person, business, or some other entity is represented (see also web property and point of presence).
Examples of a web presence for a person could be a personal website, a blog, a profil ...
, the appearance of a person or organization on the World Wide Web
Arts and entertainment
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Presence (DC Comics), a fictional comic book representation of the Abrahamic God of Judeo-Christian-Islamic theology
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Presence (Marvel Comics)
Karen Page
Paibok
Doctor Paine
Doctor Paine are two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Thaddeus Paine
Dr. Thaddeus Paine, created by Len Kaminski, first appeared in ''Morbius the Living Vampir ...
, or Sergei Krylov, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
* "Presence", an
episode from the second season of ''NewsRadio'', an American sitcom, originally broadcast from 1995 to 1999 on NBC
* ''Presence'', a segment of the anthology anime film ''
Robot Carnival''
* ''
The Presence: A Ghost Story'', a children's ghost novel by Eve Bunting
*''The Presence'', a novel by
Paul Black
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''The Presence'' (1989 film), an American horror film primarily known as ''Witchtrap''
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''The Presence'' (1992 film), an American made-for-television film primarily known as ''Danger Island''
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''The Presence'' (2010 film), an American horror film directed by Tom Provost
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''Presence'' (play), a 2001 play written by
David Harrower
* "Presence", a song by Brittany Howard from the album ''
Jaime''
Music
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''Presence'' (Led Zeppelin album), a 1976 album by Led Zeppelin
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''Presence'' (Petit Biscuit album), a 2017 album by Petit Biscuit
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Presence (band), a short-lived British rock band started by Gary Biddles, Lol Tolhurst, and Michael Dempsey
Other uses
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Divine presence
Divine presence, presence of God, Inner God, or simply presence is a concept in religion, spirituality, and theology that deals with the ability of God to be "present" with human beings.
According to some types of monotheism God is omnipresent; h ...
, indicating a religious concept of God being "present" among people
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Metaphysics of presence
The concept of the metaphysics of presence is an important consideration in deconstruction. Deconstructive interpretation holds that the entire history of Western philosophy with its language and traditions has emphasized the desire for immediat ...
, a philosophical concept
* ''
Presencia de América Latina'', a mural painted by Mexican artist Jorge González Camarena
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Real Presence, a term various Christian traditions use to express their belief that, in the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really present
See also
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Present (disambiguation)
Present is a time that is neither future nor past, happening now
Present or The Present or Presents may also refer to:
* Gift, something given free of charge, gratis
Time and timing
* Present tense, a grammatical tense of a verb
* Before Pre ...
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