Slam, SLAM or SLAMS may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional elements
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S.L.A.M. (Strategic Long-Range Artillery Machine), a fictional weapon in the ''G.I. Joe'' universe
* SLAMS (Space-Land-Air Missile Shield), a fictional anti-ballistic missile system featured in ''
Tom Clancy's EndWar'' and briefly mentioned in other ''Tom Clancy's'' video games
Films
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''Slam'' (1998 film), a 1998 film starring Saul Williams and Beau Sia
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''Slam'' (2018 film), an Australian feature directed by Partho Sen-Gupta
Literature
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''Slam'' (novel), a novel by Nick Hornby
* ''Slam!'', a novel by
Walter Dean Myers about a high school basketball star from Harlem
* ''Slam'', a novel by
Lewis Shiner
Lewis Shiner (born December 30, 1950 in Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer.
Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, and then identified with cyberpunk. He later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and f ...
Music
Albums
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''Slam'' (Big Dipper album), 1990
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''Slam'' (Joe Lynn Turner album), 2001
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''Slam'' (soundtrack), from the 1998 film
* , a 1989 album by
Dan Reed Network
* ''Slam'', a 1978 album by
Suburban Studs
The Suburban Studs were an English punk rock band, formed in Birmingham in 1976.
Line-up
*Vocals, guitar - Eddy Zipps
*Guitar - Keith Owen
*Bass - Paul Morton
*Drums - Steve Poole
*Saxophone - Steve Heart (Removed from line-up early)
Reformed ...
Songs
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"Slam" (Humanoid song), 1989
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"Slam" (Onyx song), 1993
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"Slam" (Pendulum song), 2005
* "Slam", a song by
Bow Wow
* "Slam", a song by Seaway from ''
Colour Blind''
* "Slam", a 2002 song by A-Teens from ''
Pop 'til You Drop!''
Other uses in music
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Slam (DJs), an electronic music production and DJ duo from Glasgow
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Save Live Australian Music (or SLAM), a 2010 rally in Melbourne, Australia
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Slam death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, fea ...
(often referred to as simply "slam"), a style of death metal
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
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Slam (cards)
The following is a glossary of terms used in card games. Besides the terms listed here, there are thousands of common and uncommon slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific (e.g. specific to Bridge (card game), Bridge, Hearts ...
, a contract in card games in which the player undertakes to win all tricks
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''Slam'' (magazine), a basketball publication
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SLAM! (radio station), a Dutch radio station based in Naarden
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Poetry slam, a competition in which poets of all ages perform spoken word poetry
* Slam! Sports, a section of ''
Canadian Online Explorer
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'' (i.e., Canoe.com)
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Slamdancing, a style of dance
Science and technology
Computing
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Simultaneous localization and mapping (or SLAM), a navigation technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles
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SLAM project, a Microsoft research project
* Simulation Language for Analogue Modelling (or SLAM), a
simulation language, versions based on Fortran and GASP
Weapons
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Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition (or SLAM), a small United States multi-purpose landmine
* Shoulder-Launched Antiaircraft Missile (or SLAM), a competing design proposal rejected in favor of the
FIM-43 Redeye
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Standoff Land Attack Missile
The AGM-84E SLAM (Standoff Land Attack Missile) was a subsonic, over-the-horizon air-launched cruise missile that was developed by McDonnell Douglas from the AGM-84 Harpoon antiship missile. The SLAM was designed to provide all-weather, day and ni ...
(or SLAM), an over-the-horizon, all-weather cruise missile developed in the 1990s
* Submarine Launched Airflight Missile (or SLAM), an experimental variant of the British
Blowpipe
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Supersonic Low Altitude Missile
The Supersonic Low Altitude Missile or SLAM was a U.S. Air Force nuclear weapons project conceived around 1955, and cancelled in 1964. SLAMs were conceived of as unmanned nuclear-powered ramjets capable of delivering thermonuclear warheads deep ...
(or SLAM), a cancelled U.S. Air Force nuclear-powered cruise missile project of the 1950, nicknamed the flying crowbar
Other uses
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Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule
Signaling lymphocytic activation molecule (SLAM) is a family of genes. Homophilic binding between SLAMs is involved in cell-to-cell adhesion during antigen presentation.
Signaling lymphocytic activation molecules are a CD2-related surface recep ...
(or SLAM), a family of genes
Sports
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Body slam, any move in which a wrestler picks up and throws an opponent down to the ground limp back-firs
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Chennai Slam
Chennai Slam was an UBA Pro Basketball League franchise based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu which began to play in 2015. They were the only team who has won the league twice.
History
On 17 July 2015 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Chennai Slam start ...
, an Indian basketball team
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Grand slam (baseball), often shortened into "slam"
Other uses
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SLAM (clothing), a manufacturer of clothing based in Italy
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Saint Louis Art Museum (or SLAM), in St. Louis, Missouri
* Service Level Agreement Monitoring (or SLAM), often used in the
National Health Service to describe data received by commissioners from providers
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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (or SLAM), a group of hospitals
* Abbreviation or nickname for
S.L.A. Marshall
Brigadier General Samuel Lyman Atwood Marshall, also known as SLAM, (July 18, 1900 – December 17, 1977) was a military journalist and historian. He served with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, before becoming a journalist, spec ...
, brigadier general and military journalist and historian
See also
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Grand Slam (disambiguation)
Grand Slam most often refers to:
* Grand Slam (tennis), one player or pair winning all four major annual tournaments, or the tournaments themselves
Grand Slam or Grand slam may also refer to:
Games and sports
* Grand slam, winning category Glo ...
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Slam dunk (disambiguation)
A slam dunk is a type of basketball shot, in which a player thrusts the ball forcefully down through the basket.
Slam dunk may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* "Slam Dunk", a song by Quiet Riot from their 1999 album ''Alive and ...
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