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Science and technology

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Sample (material) In general, a sample is a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount of that thing(s). The things could be countable objects such as individual items available as units for sale, or an uncou ...
, a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount * Biological specimen or biospecimen, an organic specimen held by a biorepository for research ** Laboratory specimen, a biological specimen taken by sampling ** Zoological specimen, an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use **
Herbarium A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...
, a collection of preserved plant specimens for scientific study *
Type specimen (mineralogy) In mineralogy, the type specimen, also known as type material, is a reference sample by which a mineral is defined.Dunn, p. 1269. Similar to the biology type methods, a mineral type specimen is a sample (or in some cases a group of samples) of a ...
, a reference sample by which a mineral is defined


Printing

* Specimen banknote, to aid in the recognition of banknotes *
Specimen stamp A specimen stamp is a postage stamp or postal stationery indicium sent to postmasters and postal administrations so that they are able to identify valid stamps and to avoid forgeries. The usual method of invalidating the stamps is either overpr ...
, used to identify valid stamps


Other uses

* Specimen (band), a 1980s British band *
Specimen Products Specimen Products is a Chicago-based manufacturer of custom guitars, tube amplifiers, and audio horn speakers led by luthier Ian Schneller. Specimen Products also offers courses in guitar and tube amplifier design, construction, and repair throug ...
, a Chicago-based audio equipment manufacturer *
Specimen Ridge Specimen Ridge, el. is an approximately ridge along the south rim of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. The ridge separates the Lamar Valley from Mirror Plateau. The ridge is oriented northwest to southeast from the Tower Junctio ...
, a ridge in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US *
Specimen (film) ''Specimen'' is a 1996 Canadian science-fiction thriller television film directed by John Bradshaw, based on a story by Bradshaw and producer Damian Lee. It stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar as a young man with superpowers, whose enigmatic past catche ...
, a 1996 film starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar {{disambiguation