Reed or Reeds may refer to:

Science, technology, biology, and medicine

Reed bird (disambiguation) Reed bird may refer to: * Reed bunting * Pallas's reed bunting * Eurasian reed warbler * Red nose flower bomb Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant ...

Reed pen A reed pen ( grc-gre, κάλαμοι '; singular ') is a writing implement made by cutting and shaping a single reed straw or length of bamboo. History and manufacture Reed pens with regular features such as a split nib have been found in Anci ...

, writing implement in use since ancient times *

Reed (plant) Reed is a common name for several tall, grass-like plants of wetlands. Varieties They are all members of the order Poales (in the modern, expanded circumscription), and include: In the grass family, Poaceae * Common reed (''Phragmites austral ...

, one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales *

Reed reaction The Reed reaction is a chemical reaction that utilizes light to oxidize hydrocarbons to alkylsulfonyl chlorides. This reaction is employed in modifying polyethylene to give chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE), which noted for its toughness. Comme ...

, in chemistry *

Reed receiver A reed receiver or tuned reed receiver (US) was a form of multi-channel signal decoder used for early radio control systems. It uses a simple electromechanical device or '' 'resonant reed' '' to demodulate the signal, in effect a receive-only mod ...

, an outdated form of multi-channel signal decoding *

Reed relay A reed relay is a type of relay that uses an electromagnet to control one or more reed switches. The contacts are of magnetic material and the electromagnet acts directly on them without requiring an armature to move them. Sealed in a long, nar ...

, one or more reed switches controlled by an electromagnet *

Reed switch Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * Re ...

, an electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field *

Reed valve Reed valves are a type of check valve which restrict the flow of fluids to a single direction, opening and closing under changing pressure on each face. Modern versions often consist of flexible metal or composite materials (fiberglass or carbon f ...

, restricts the flow of fluids to a single direction *

Reed (weaving) A reed is part of a weaving loom, and resembles a comb. It is used to separate and space the warp threads, to guide the shuttle's motion across the loom, and to push the weft threads into place."Reed." ''The Oxford English Dictionary''. 2nd ed. ...

, a comb like tool for beating the weft when weaving *

Reed's law Reed's law is the assertion of David P. Reed that the utility of large networks, particularly social networks, can scale exponentially with the size of the network. The reason for this is that the number of possible sub-groups of network partici ...

, describes the utility of large networks, particularly social networks *

Reed–Solomon error correction Reed–Solomon codes are a group of error-correcting codes that were introduced by Irving S. Reed and Gustave Solomon in 1960. They have many applications, the most prominent of which include consumer technologies such as MiniDiscs, CDs, DVDs, B ...

, a systematic way of building codes that can be used to detect and correct multiple random symbol errors *

Reed–Sternberg cell Reed–Sternberg cells (also known as lacunar histiocytes for certain types) are distinctive, giant cells found with light microscopy in biopsies from individuals with Hodgkin lymphoma. They are usually derived from B lymphocytes, classically con ...

, related to Hodgkin's disease

Organizations

Reed (company) Reed is an employment agency based in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1960 by Sir Alec Reed CBE. Reed's son, James Reed, is the current chairman and Chief Executive. The company's website, Reed.co.uk, was established in 1995 w ...

, offering employment-related services (UK) *

Reed and Stem Reed and Stem (present-day WASA Studio) is an American architectural and engineering firm. The firm was founded in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1891 as a partnership between Charles A. Reed (1858–1911) and Allen H. Stem (1856–1931), the success ...

, former architecture firm St. Paul, Minnesota *

Reed Arena Reed Arena is a sports arena and entertainment venue located at the corner of Olsen Boulevard and Kimbrough Boulevard in College Station, Texas. This facility is used for Texas A&M University basketball games and commencement ceremonies, concerts, ...

, a sports arena in College Station, Texas *

Reed College Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland neighborhood, with Tudor-Gothic style architecture, and a forested canyon nature preserve at ...

, Portland, Oregon **

Reed Research Reactor The Reed Research Reactor (RRR) () is a research nuclear reactor located on-campus at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. It is a pool-type TRIGA Mark I reactor, built by General Atomics in 1968 and operated since then under licence from the Nuclear ...

, a research nuclear reactor at the college **

Reed, Portland, Oregon The Reed neighborhood of Portland, Oregon is in the southeast section of the city, just north of the campus of Reed College. The neighborhood is bounded on the west by railroad tracks, on the north by SE Holgate Ave., on the east by SE 39th Ave., ...

, the surrounding neighborhood *

Reed-Custer High School Reed-Custer High School is a 4-year public high school located at 249 Comet Drive in Braidwood, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois. RCHS is part of the Reed-Custer School District (255U). Notable alumni * Kay Cannon, comedy writer and produ ...

, in Braidwood, Illinois *

Reed Elsevier RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...

, the publishing company **

Reed Construction Data CMD Group, formerly Reed Construction Data and Construction Market Data, is a provider of business information for the North American construction industry. CMD is owned by ConstructConnect. Its historical roots lie in Construction Market Data, fo ...

Reed Business Information RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...

Reed Exhibitions RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...

, trade fairs and convention organizing company *

Reed family The Reed family is an American business family who focuses on landownership. The family currently controls Simpson Investment Company, established 1890, and its spin-off Green Diamond Resource. The family owns 1.37 million acres across California, ...

, the family of Mark E. Reed *

Reeds Jewelers Reeds Jewelers is a U.S. retail jewelry company founded in 1946 by Bill and Roberta Zimmer in Wilmington, North Carolina. Reeds Jewelers sells diamonds and precious gems, fine jewelry, brand-name watches, Pandora charms, Swarovski crystal, and je ...

, a U.S. retail jewelry company *

Reed High School (disambiguation) Reed High School may refer to: * Edward C. Reed High School, a school in Sparks, Nevada * Sarah T. Reed High School, a school in New Orleans, Louisiana See also * Reed-Custer High School, in Braidwood, Illinois {{schooldis ...

Reed House (disambiguation) Reed House may refer to: ;in the United States ''(by state then city)'' *William Reed House, Birmingham, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Birmingham * Will Reed Farm House, Alleene, Arkansas * Reed House (Leips ...

, several *

Reed Middle School (disambiguation) Reed Middle School can refer to several United States middle schools, including: * Walter Reed Middle School in the Studio City area of Los Angeles, California * Reed Middle School in Springfield, Missouri * Reed Middle School in Hubbard, Ohio * Ree ...

, several *

Reed Plantation, Maine Reed Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 129 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.38%, i ...

, United States *

Reed Publishing Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd (formerly A. H. Reed Ltd and A. H. and A. W. Reed Ltd) was one of the leading publishers in New Zealand. It was founded by Alfred Hamish Reed and his wife Isabel in 1907. Reed's nephew Alexander Wyclif Reed joined the fi ...

, a New Zealand publishing house *

Reed's, Inc. Reed's Inc. is a USA based company that manufactures soft drinks and candies. The company was founded by Christopher J. Reed in 1989. It was originally based in Los Angeles, California but moved its headquarters to Norwalk, Connecticut in Septem ...

, manufactures naturally brewed sodas, California, United States *

Records of Early English Drama The Records of Early English Drama (REED) is a performance history research project, based at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1976 by a group of international scholars interested in understanding “the native tradition ...

(REED), a theatre research centre at the University of Toronto, Canada

People

Reed (name) Reed may be either a surname or given name. Reed as a surname "Reed" is commonly believed to be a nickname-derived surname referring to a person's complexion or hair being ruddy or red. At least one example of the Reed surname, that origina ...

, a surname or given name

Places

Cities and towns

Reed, Arkansas Reed is a town in Desha County, Arkansas, Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 141 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Geography Reed is located at (33.701930, -91.443851). According to the United States Census Bu ...

, United States * Reed, California, former name of Ostrom, California *

Reed, Kentucky Reed is an unincorporated community within Henderson County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It bor ...

, United States *

Reeds, Virginia Reeds is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County, Virginia, Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. References

* Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Cumberland County, Virginia {{Cu ...

, United States *

Reed, Wisconsin Reed is an unincorporated community in the town of Freeman, Crawford County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bor ...

, United States *

Reed City, Michigan Reed City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,425 at the 2010 census. It is located in southwestern Osceola County and is the county seat. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total ar ...

, United States *

Reed-Cooke Reed-Cooke is a small urban neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated within the boundaries of the larger and more prominent neighborhood of Adams Morgan, just north of the city's original L'Enfant-planned area. Its residents, and it ...

, a neighborhood in Washington DC, United States *

Reed Creek, Georgia Reed Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hart County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,604 at the 2010 census, up from 2,148 at the 2000 census. Geography Reed Creek is located in northeastern Hart County at (34.441880, -82. ...

, United States *

Reed, Hertfordshire Reed is a small village and civil parish in North Hertfordshire. It is situated on a chalk ridge, approximately south of the market town of Royston. The Prime Meridian passes just to the east of the village, between Reed and Barkway. The modern ...

, United Kingdom *

Reed, Norway Reed may be either a surname or given name. Reed as a surname "Reed" is commonly believed to be a nickname-derived surname referring to a person's complexion or hair being wikt:ruddy, ruddy or red. At least one example of the Reed surname, t ...

Reeds Branch Reeds Branch is a stream in Vernon County, Missouri, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Little Osage River. Reeds Branch was named for the family of Solomon Samuel Reed, pioneers who settled there in the 1840s. See also *List of rivers ...

, a stream in Missouri * Reed Point, Montana, of statistical meaning only *

, United States *

Reed Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Reed Township is a township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 229 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 239 tabulated in 2010. History Reed Township was named for William Reed, an early settler. The Le ...

, United States

Historic interest

Reed-Wood Place The Reed—Wood Place is a historic farmstead at 20 Meetinghouse Road in Littleton, Massachusetts. Description and history It is a complex of attached buildings typical of 19th century New England farms. At one end is the main house, a five ...

, a historic site Littleton, Massachusetts *

Reed's Creek Farm Reed's Creek Farm is a historic home located at Centreville, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States. It is a late Georgian style brick house reputedly begun in 1775. It is composed of two portions, the larger of the two being a five bay ...

, a historic home Maryland, United States *

Reed and Barton Complex The Reed and Barton Complex is an historic industrial complex at West Brittania and Danforth Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is the site of one of Taunton's first and largest industries, now known as Reed & Barton, a privately held silversm ...

, a historic industrial complex in Taunton, Massachusetts *

Reed Gold Mine The Reed Gold Mine is located in Midland, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, and is the site of the first documented commercial gold find in the United States. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark because of its importance and ...

, defunct, in Midland, North Carolina *

Reed Memorial Library Reed Memorial Library is located at the junction of US 6 and NY 52 in Carmel, New York, United States. It is the oldest library building in Putnam County, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was built in 1914 by ...

, Carmel, New York, United States

Other uses

Reed Airport (disambiguation) Reed Airport may refer to: * Reed Airport (Oregon), a private use airport in Olex, Oregon, United States (FAA: 1OR5) * Reed Ranch Airport, a public use airport in Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States (FAA: I92) * Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport, a pub ...

* ''

Reed v. Reed ''Reed v. Reed'', 404 U.S. 71 (1971), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States holding that the administrators of estates cannot be named in a way that discriminates between sexes. In ''Reed v. Reed'' the Supreme Court rule ...

'', a United States Supreme Court case (Equal Protection case) * Reed's Regiment of Militia, a military unit in the U.S. war of independence *

Reeding Reeding is a technique wherein a number of narrow ridges called "reeds" are carved or milled into a surface. __NOTOC__ Numismatics In numismatics, reeded edges are often referred to as "ridged" or "grooved" (American usage), or "milled" (Britis ...

, the process or effect of creating "reeds" around the edges of coins, furniture, and architectural columns *

Reed (mouthpiece) A reed (or lamella) is a thin strip of material that vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument. Most woodwind instrument reeds are made from ''Arundo donax'' ("Giant cane") or synthetic material. Tuned reeds (as in harmonicas and acc ...

, the vibrating piece in woodwind musical instrument **

Double reed A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments. In contrast with a single reed instrument, where the instrument is played by channeling air against one piece of cane which vibrates against the mouthpiece and c ...

Quadruple reed A quadruple reed is a type of reed by means of which the sound is originated in various wind instruments. The term "quadruple reed" comes from the fact that there are four pieces of dried palm leaf vibrating against each other, in pairs. A quad ...

Reed pipe A reed pipe (also referred to as a ''lingual'' pipe) is an organ pipe that is sounded by a vibrating brass strip known as a ''reed''. Air under pressure (referred to as ''wind'') is directed towards the reed, which vibrates at a specific pitc ...

, a type of organ pipe, as distinct from a flue pipe