Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock. ...

is a type of rock, often used for roofing. Slate may also refer to:

Places

* Slate, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Slate, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Slate Run, a tributary of Pine Creek in Pennsylvania

People

* Slate (surname)

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Slate'' (magazine), an online publication *"Slate", a song by Uncle Tupelo from the album '' Anodyne'' * ''Slates'' (EP), an EP by The Fall

Government and politics

* Slate (elections), a group of candidates in a multi-seat or multi-position election *

SLATE Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock. ...

(1958–1966), a campus political party at the University of California, Berkeley

Technology

Electronics and internet

HP Slate 500 The HP Slate 500 is a multi-touch capable Windows 7 tablet computer that was announced at CES 2010 and launched on 22 October 2010. History The Slate 500 began as an e-reader concept, but after further study of the uses for such devices, HP re ...

, a Windows 7 tablet computer manufactured by Hewlett-Packard * Slate PC, a Microsoft Tablet PC running Windows 7 *

Slate phone The form factor of a mobile phone is its size, shape, and style, as well as the layout and position of its major components. With one non-movable section Bar A bar (also known as a slab, block, candybar) phone takes the shape of a cuboid, usual ...

, a smartphone form factor *Slate tablet, a

tablet computer A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Tablets, being comput ...

form factor *

SLATES SLATES (Search, Links, Authorship, Tags, Extensions, Signalling) is an initialism that describes the business impacting capabilities, derived from the effective use of Web 2.0 technologies in and across enterprises. Origin of the term This acron ...

, the business impacting capabilities of Web 2.0 *

Pixel Slate The Pixel Slate is a 12.3-inch tablet running ChromeOS. It was developed by Google and released on October 9, 2018, at the Made by Google event. In June 2019, Google announced it will not further develop the product line, and canceled two mode ...

, a Google tablet computer

Other technologies

Slate (writing) A slate is a thin piece of hard flat material, historically slate stone, which is used as a medium for writing. Composition The writing slate consisted of a piece of slate, typically either 4x6 inches or 7x10 inches, encased in a wooden fram ...

, a board for writing on *Slate board ( clapperboard), a device used during film production * Slate (broadcasting), a title card listing important metadata of a television program *

Slate and stylus The slate and stylus are tools used by blind people to write text that they can read without assistance.Alpha Chi Omega (1908) Invented by Charles Barbier as the tool for writing letters that could be read by touch, the slate and stylus allow fo ...

, tools used by blind persons to write and read

Other uses

Slate (typeface) Slate is a neo-grotesque sans-serif typeface designed by Rod McDonald at Monotype Corporation in 2006, which was designed for high levels of legibility. McDonald previously did research with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNI ...

, a neo-grotesque typeface * Slate gray, a color * Slate turkey, a breed of domestic fowl