What or WHAT may refer to:
* What, an
interrogative pronoun
An interrogative word or question word is a function word used to ask a question, such as ''what, which'', ''when'', ''where'', ''who, whom, whose'', ''why'', ''whether'' and ''how''. They are sometimes called wh-words, because in English most o ...
and adverb
* "What?", one of the
Five Ws
The Five Ws (sometimes referred to as Five Ws and How, 5W1H, or Six Ws) are questions whose answers are considered basic in information gathering or problem solving. They are often mentioned in journalism (''cf.'' news style), research, and po ...
used in journalism
Film and television
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''What!'' (film) or ''The Whip and the Body'', a 1963 Italian film directed by Mario Bava
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'' What?'' (film), a 1972 film directed by Roman Polanski
* "What", the name of the second baseman in Abbott and Costello's comedy routine "
Who's on First?
"Who's on First?" is a comedy routine made famous by American comedy duo Abbott and Costello. The premise of the sketch is that Abbott is identifying the players on a baseball team for Costello. However, the players' names can simultaneously ...
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* "What?", the catchphrase of professional wrestler
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Steve Austin (born Steven James Anderson; December 18, 1964), better known by his ring name "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is an American media personality, actor, and retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most ...
Music
* ''
what.
''what.'' (also called ''Bo Burnham: what.'') is a 2013 stand-up comedy routine and album by American comedian and musician Bo Burnham. It is his first show following his 2010 comedy special '' Words Words Words''. Like the majority of Burnham' ...
'', a comedy/music album by Bo Burnham, 2013
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What Records
Word Records is a Christian faith-based entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is owned by Curb Records, and is a part of Word Entertainment. It is distributed by Warner Records (the former Warner Bros. Records).
History
In 19 ...
, a UK record label
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What? Records
What? Records was a short-lived record label started by Word Records and A&M Records, intended to focus on creative and unusual rock and roll records with spiritual messages.
In the short time that the label existed, it released albums by Mark ...
, a US record label
Songs
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"What" (song), by Melinda Marx, 1965
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"What?" (Rob Zombie song), 2009
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"What?" (SB19 song), 2021
* "What?", by 666 from ''
The Soft Boys
The Soft Boys were an English rock band led by Robyn Hitchcock primarily during the 1970s, whose initially old-fashioned music style of psychedelic/folk-rock became part of the neo-psychedelia scene with the release of '' Underwater Moonlight'' ...
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* "What", by Bassnectar from ''
Vava Voom
''Vava Voom'' is the seventh studio album by Bassnectar released on April 10, 2012, through his label Amorphous Music. The album includes several collaborations with artists from other genres; most notably, Lupe Fiasco. The song "Pennywise ...
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* "What?", by Corrosion of Conformity from ''
Eye for an Eye''
* "What?", by the Move from ''
Looking On''
* "What?", by A Tribe Called Quest from ''
The Low-End Theory
''The Low End Theory'' is the second studio album by American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released on September 24, 1991, by Jive Records. Recording sessions for the album were held mostly at Battery Studios in New York City, from 1990 ...
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Science and technology
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Web Hypertext Application Technology
The Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) is a community of people interested in evolving HTML and related technologies. The WHATWG was founded by individuals from Apple Inc., the Mozilla Foundation and Opera Software, lea ...
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What.CD, a private music tracker website for BitTorrent users.
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What (ITS utility)
What (typed as in the prompt) was a small information utility available in the Incompatible Timesharing System. It could provide information about incoming email, bus schedule on the MIT campus, executable source files or answer the user in a h ...
, a small information utility in the Incompatible Timesharing System
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WhatsApp
WhatsApp (also called WhatsApp Messenger) is an internationally available freeware, cross-platform, centralized instant messaging (IM) and voice-over-IP (VoIP) service owned by American company Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook). It allows us ...
, cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP service owned by Facebook
Other uses
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WHAT (AM)
WHAT (1340 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by VM Broadcasting.
History Founded as WHAT (1922–1944)
On October 17, 1922, a new Philadelphia radio station was authorized by ...
, a radio station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
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Winter Haven Area Transit
Winter Haven Area Transit is a bus system based in Winter Haven, Florida. The system operates 9 of its own buses, and another 4 buses are provided for WHAT by the Citrus Connection. There are 8 routes serving Winter Haven, Auburndale, Lakeland ...
, a transit system in Florida, US
See also
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Wat (disambiguation)
A wat is a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand or Laos.
Wat or WAT may also refer to:
People
* Wat (surname)
* Wat (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname
Places
* List of wats in Thailand
* WAT, the IATA code for Wa ...
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Watt (disambiguation)
The watt is a unit of power named after Scottish engineer James Watt.
Watt or WATT may also refer to:
People
* Watt (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* Watt of Sussex, Anglo-Saxon king of Sussex who ruled between ab ...
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WUT (disambiguation)
WUT, Wut or wut may refer to:
Acronyms and abbreviations
* Warsaw University of Technology, in Poland
* Wroclaw University of Technology, in Poland
* Wuhan University of Technology, in China
* Xinzhou Wutaishan Airport, in China (IATA code)
* Wic ...
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Que (disambiguation)
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