Transfer may refer to:

Arts and media

* ''Transfer'' (2010 film), a German science-fiction movie directed by Damir Lukacevic and starring Zana Marjanović * ''Transfer'' (1966 film), a short film * ''Transfer'' (journal), in management studies * "The Transfer" (''Smash''), a television episode *''The Transfer'', a novel by

Silvano Ceccherini Silvano Ceccherini (1915-1974) was an Italian anarchist and Autobiographical novel, autobiographical novelist. Life Born in Livorno in 1915, Ceccherini, nicknamed the "Italian Jean Genet" for the life experiences common to those of the French wri ...

Finance

Transfer payment In macroeconomics and finance, a transfer payment (also called a government transfer or simply transfer) is a redistribution of income and wealth by means of the government making a payment, without goods or services being received in return. Th ...

, a redistribution of income and wealth by means of the government making a payment *

Balance transfer A balance transfer is the transfer of (part of) the balance (either of money or credit) in an account to another account, often held at another institution. It is most commonly used when describing a credit card balance transfer. How it works ...

, transfer of the balance (either of money or credit) in an account to another account *

Money transfer (disambiguation) Money transfer generally refers to one of the following cashless modes of payment or payment systems: *Electronic funds transfer, an umbrella term mostly used for bank card-based payments *Wire transfer, an international expedited bank-to-bank fund ...

Wire transfer Wire transfer, bank transfer, or credit transfer, is a method of electronic funds transfer from one person or entity to another. A wire transfer can be made from one bank account to another bank account, or through a transfer of cash at a cash ...

, an international expedited bank-to-bank funds transfer

Science and technology

Learning and psychology

Transfer (propaganda) Transfer is a technique used in propaganda and advertising. Also known as association, this is a technique of projecting positive or negative qualities (praise or blame) of a person, entity, object, or value (an individual, group, organization, nat ...

, a method of psychological manipulation *

Knowledge transfer Knowledge transfer is the sharing or disseminating of knowledge and the providing of inputs to problem solving. In organizational theory, knowledge transfer is the practical problem of transferring knowledge from one part of the organization t ...

, within organizations *

Language transfer Language transfer is the application of linguistic features from one language to another by a bilingual or multilingual speaker. Language transfer may occur across both languages in the acquisition of a simultaneous bilingual, from a mature sp ...

, in which native-language grammar and pronunciation influence the learning and use of a second language *

Transfer of learning Transfer of learning occurs when people apply information, strategies, and skills they have learned to a new situation or context. Transfer is not a discrete activity, but is rather an integral part of the learning process. Researchers attempt to ...

, in education

Mathematics

Transfer function In engineering, a transfer function (also known as system function or network function) of a system, sub-system, or component is a function (mathematics), mathematical function that mathematical model, theoretically models the system's output for ...

in mathematics *

Transfer (group theory) In the mathematical field of group theory, the transfer defines, given a group ''G'' and a subgroup of finite index ''H'', a group homomorphism from ''G'' to the abelianization of ''H''. It can be used in conjunction with the Sylow theorems to obta ...

, a type of homomorphism *

Transfer principle In model theory, a transfer principle states that all statements of some language that are true for some structure are true for another structure. One of the first examples was the Lefschetz principle, which states that any sentence in the first- ...

, in mathematics

Other sciences

Transfer (computing) In computer technology, transfers per second and its more common secondary terms gigatransfers per second (abbreviated as GT/s) and megatransfers per second (MT/s) are informal language that refer to the number of operations transferring data that ...

, movement of data between memory media *

Transfer (patent) As objects of intellectual property or intangible assets, patents and patent applications may be transferred. A transfer of patent or patent application can be the result of a financial transaction, such as an assignment, a merger, a takeover or a ...

, transfer of intellectual property rights *

Call transfer A call transfer is a telecommunications mechanism that enables a user to relocate an existing telephone call to another phone or attendant console, using a transfer button or a switchhook flash and dialing the required location. The transferred ca ...

, in telephony *

Electron transfer Electron transfer (ET) occurs when an electron relocates from an atom or molecule to another such chemical entity. ET is a mechanistic description of certain kinds of redox reactions involving transfer of electrons. Electrochemical processes ar ...

, in chemistry *

Heat transfer Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy (heat) between physical systems. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as thermal conduction, ...

, in thermal engineering *

Population transfer Population transfer or resettlement is a type of mass migration, often imposed by state policy or international authority and most frequently on the basis of ethnicity or religion but also due to economic development. Banishment or exile is a ...

, movement of large groups of people *

Transfer DNA The transfer DNA (abbreviated T-DNA) is the transferred DNA of the tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmid of some species of bacteria such as ''Agrobacterium tumefaciens'' and ''Agrobacterium rhizogenes(actually an Ri plasmid)''. The T-DNA is transferred fr ...

, the transferred DNA of the tumor-inducing (Ti) plasmid of some species of bacteria such as ''Agrobacterium tumefaciens'' *

Fouling Fouling is the accumulation of unwanted material on solid surfaces. The fouling materials can consist of either living organisms (biofouling) or a non-living substance (inorganic or organic). Fouling is usually distinguished from other surf ...

, transfer of unwanted material onto solid surfaces *

Trace evidence Trace evidence is created when objects make contact. The material is often transferred by heat or induced by contact friction. The importance of trace evidence in criminal investigations was shown by Dr. Edmond Locard in the early 20th century. ...

, in forensic science

Sports and games

Transfer (association football) In professional football, a transfer is the action taken whenever a player under contract moves between clubs. It refers to the transferring of a player's registration from one association football club to another. In general, the players can onl ...

* Transfer, a type of bidding convention in contract bridge **

Jacoby transfer The Jacoby transfer, or simply transfers, in the card game contract bridge, is a convention in most bridge bidding systems initiated by responder following partner's notrump opening bid that forces opener to rebid in the just above that bid by r ...

Texas transfer Texas transfer, or simply Texas, is a bidding convention in contract bridge designed to get the partnership to game in a major suit opposite a one notrump or two notrump opening, thus making the opener declarer and keeping the stronger hand hidden f ...

Transportation

Transfer (public transit) A transfer allows the rider of a public transportation vehicle who pays for a single-trip fare to continue the trip on another bus or train. Depending on the network, there may or may not be an additional fee for the transfer. Historically, transfer ...

, a ticket that allows a passenger to use multiple conveyances in a single trip * Transfer (railway station), a railway station connecting two or more lines *

Transfer (travel) In travel, a transfer is local travel arranged as part of an itinerary, typically airport to hotel and hotel to hotel.Allan Beaver, ''A Dictionary of Travel and Tourism Terminology'', p. 331 Transfer has some features that distinguish it from ground ...

, local transportation as part of an itinerary

Other uses

Transfer, Pennsylvania Transfer is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along a rail line north of Hermitage, Pennsylvania, Hermitage. Transfer has a post off ...

Internal hiring Recruitment is the overall process of identifying, sourcing, screening, shortlisting, and interviewing candidates for jobs (either permanent or temporary) within an organization. Recruitment also is the processes involved in choosing individual ...

, a move to another job in another team in the same organization *

Intra-company transfer An intra-company transfer is where a company reassigns an employee to work in a different physical office space, which may be in another country. Migration Advisory CommitteeIntra-company Transfer report: October 2021 (accessible version) updated ...

College transfer College transfer is the anticipated movement students consider between education providers and the related institutional processes supporting those secondary and post-secondary learners who actually do move with completed coursework or training that ...

Decal A decal (, , ) or transfer is a plastic, cloth, paper, or ceramic substrate that has printed on it a pattern or image that can be moved to another surface upon contact, usually with the aid of heat or water. The word is short for ''decalcom ...

, a sticker * Iron-on transfer * The process of moving a human to or from a

wheelchair A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries ( paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebr ...

or other assistive device