Slam, SLAM or SLAMS may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional elements
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S.L.A.M. The '' G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toyline was introduced by Hasbro in 1982, and lasted to 1994, producing well over 250 vehicles and playsets. The following is a list of playsets (i.e. toys representing static bases of operation such as fortre ...
(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
''Tom Clancy's EndWar'' is a strategy video game available on Microsoft Windows and all seventh-generation platforms except the Wii, with the timing and flow of gameplay differing across platforms. The console and PC version is a real-time tac ...
'' 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
Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but was raised in Harlem. A tough childho ...
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 ...
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
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Dan Reed Network
Dan Reed Network is an American funk rock band formed in 1984 by Dan Reed in Portland, Oregon. They released several albums during the mid-to late 1980s and scored a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1988.
History
Formation
Dan Re ...
* ''Slam'', a 1978 album by
Suburban Studs
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
Color blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color. It can impair tasks such as selecting ripe fruit, choosing clothing, and reading traffic lights. Color blindness may make some aca ...
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* "Slam", a 2002 song by A-Teens from ''
Pop 'til You Drop!
''Pop 'til You Drop!'' is the third studio album by Swedish pop group A-Teens, released in 2002 exclusively for the U.S. market. Recorded between 2001 and 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden, ''Pop 'til You Drop!'' provide a more American-driven sound rath ...
''
Other uses in music
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Slam (DJs)
Slam are a Scottish producer/ DJ duo from Glasgow, Scotland, consisting of Stuart McMillan (born 1966, Glasgow) and Orde Meikle (born 1964, Oxford). They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techn ...
, an electronic music production and DJ duo from Glasgow
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Save Live Australian Music
The 2010 Melbourne live music rally, (commonly known as the Save Live Australia's Music (SLAM) rally) was a public rally held on 23 February 2010, in the Melbourne central business district, Australia. The rally was an act of protest against effe ...
(or SLAM), a 2010 rally in Melbourne, Australia
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Slam death metal (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, Hearts, Poker or Rummy) ...
, 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)
SLAM! (Sound Lifestyle And More, stylized as ►SLAM! and previously SLAM!FM) is a Dutch commercial national radio station that plays current-based rhythmic and dance hits. SLAM! has a strong commitment in breaking new dance music. The playlist a ...
, a Dutch radio station based in Naarden
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Poetry slam
A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. While formats can vary, slams are often loud and lively, with audience participation, cheering and dramatic delivery. ...
, a competition in which poets of all ages perform spoken word poetry
* Slam! Sports, a section of ''
Canadian Online Explorer'' (i.e., Canoe.com)
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Slamdancing
Moshing (also known as slam dancing or simply slamming) is an extreme style of dance, dancing in which participants push or slam into each other, typically performed to "aggressive" live music such as heavy metal music, heavy metal and punk rock ...
, a style of dance
Science and technology
Computing
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Simultaneous localization and mapping
Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is the computational problem of constructing or updating a map of an unknown environment while simultaneously keeping track of an agent's location within it. While this initially appears to be a chi ...
(or SLAM), a navigation technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles
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SLAM project The SLAM project, which was started in 1999 by Thomas Ball and Sriram Rajamani of Microsoft Research, aimed at verifying software safety properties using model checking techniques. It was implemented in OCaml, and has been used to find many bugs i ...
, a Microsoft research project
* Simulation Language for Analogue Modelling (or SLAM), a
simulation language
A computer simulation language is used to describe the operation of a simulation on a computer.Fritzson, Peter, and Vadim Engelson.Modelica—A unified object-oriented language for system modeling and simulation" European Conference on Object-Orie ...
, versions based on Fortran and GASP
Weapons
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Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition
Selectable Lightweight Attack Munition or (M2/M3/M4 SLAM) is a small United States multi-purpose landmine produced by ATK Precision Fuze Company in Janesville, Wisconsin from 1992 to 2002. It has a passive infrared sensor, and a magnetic influenc ...
(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
The General Dynamics FIM-43 Redeye is a man-portable surface-to-air missile system. It uses passive infrared homing to track its target. Production began in 1962 andin anticipation of the Redeye II, which later became the FIM-92 Stingerended in ...
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Standoff Land Attack Missile (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 (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 (or SLAM), a family of genes
Sports
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Body slam
Professional wrestling throws are the application of professional wrestling techniques that involve lifting the opponent up and throwing or slamming them down. They are sometimes also called "power" maneuvers, as they are meant to emphasize a wrest ...
, 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)
In baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners ("bases loaded"), thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. According to ''The Dickson Baseball Dictionary'', the term originated in the ca ...
, often shortened into "slam"
Other uses
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SLAM (clothing)
SLAM is a manufacturer of clothing, specializing in sportswear (sailing wear), based in Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 peo ...
, a manufacturer of clothing based in Italy
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Saint Louis Art Museum
The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is one of the principal U.S. art museums, with paintings, sculptures, cultural objects, and ancient masterpieces from all corners of the world. Its three-story building stands in Forest Park in St. Louis, ...
(or SLAM), in St. Louis, Missouri
* Service Level Agreement Monitoring (or SLAM), often used in the
National Health Service
The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...
to describe data received by commissioners from providers
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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, also known as SLaM, is an NHS foundation trust based in London, England, which specialises in mental health. It comprises four psychiatric hospitals (Bethlem Royal Hospital, Lambeth Hospital and ...
(or SLAM), a group of hospitals
* Abbreviation or nickname for
S.L.A. Marshall, brigadier general and military journalist and historian
See also
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Grand Slam (disambiguation)
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Slam dunk (disambiguation)
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