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88 (number) 88 (eighty-eight) is the natural number following 87 (number), 87 and preceding 89 (number), 89. In mathematics 88 is: * a refactorable number. * a primitive semiperfect number. * an untouchable number. * a polygonal number, hexadecagonal numbe ...
* one of the years 88 BC,
AD 88 AD 88 ( LXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 841 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination AD 88 for this yea ...
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1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...
, 2088 * Highway 88, see
List of highways numbered 88 The following highways have been numbered 88: Australia * Picton Road, New South Wales Canada *Alberta Highway 88 * Ontario Highway 88 (former) France *A88 autoroute Greece * Greek National Road 88, EO88 road Korea, South * National Route 88 ...
* The 88 (San Jose), a residential skyscraper in San Jose, California, USA * The 88, a nickname for the
piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...
derived from the number of keys it typically has * A Morse code abbreviation meaning "Love and kisses" * ''88'' (film), a 2015 film directed by April Mullen, starring Katharine Isabelle * Atomic number 88:
radium Radium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Ra and atomic number 88. It is the sixth element in alkaline earth metal, group 2 of the periodic table, also known as the alkaline earth metals. Pure radium is silvery-white, ...
* The butterfly genus '' Diaethria'', which has an 88-like pattern on its wings * The butterfly genus '' Callicore'', which has an 88-like pattern on its wings * 88, a neo-Nazi symbol and code number for "Heil Hitler," based on "H" being the eighth letter of the alphabet *
88 Thisbe 88 Thisbe is the 13th largest main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on 15 June 1866, and named after Thisbe, heroine of a Roman fable. This asteroid is orbiting the Sun at a distance of with a period of and an orbital ...
, a main-belt asteroid *
Oldsmobile 88 The Oldsmobile 88 (marketed from 1989 on as the Eighty Eight) is a full-size car that was sold and produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1999. From 1950 until 1974, the 88 was the division's most profitable line, particularly the entry-level m ...
, a full-sized car produced by General Motors


Weaponry

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Gewehr 88 The Gewehr 88 (commonly called the Model 1888 commission rifle) was a late 19th-century German bolt-action Bolt action is a type of manual Action (firearms), firearm action that is operated by ''directly'' manipulating the bolt (firearms ...
, German rifle *
Patrone 88 The ''Patrone 88'' (cartridge 88) or M/88 is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. It was a first-generation smokeless propellant cartridge designed by the German ''Gewehr-Prüfungskommission'' (G.P.K.) (Rifle Testing Commission) as the then ...
, German rifle cartridge *
Hanyang 88 The Type 88, sometimes known as "Hanyang 88" or Hanyang Type 88 () and Hanyang Zao (Which means ''Made in Hanyang''), is a Chinese-made bolt-action rifle, based on the German Gewehr 88. It was adopted by the Qing Dynasty towards the end of the 1 ...
, Chinese rifle based on the Gewehr 88 * 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41, known as ''the eighty-eight'', a German anti-tank and anti-aircraft gun from World War II


Music

* "88", a song by Sum 41 from '' Chuck'' * "88", a song by The Cool Kids from ''
The Bake Sale ''The Bake Sale'' is the critically acclaimed EP by American hip hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is ...
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The 88 The 88 was an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. The group consisted of Keith Slettedahl (vocals and guitar), Adam Merrin (keyboards and vocals), Anthony Zimmitti (drums and percussion), and Todd O'Keefe (bass and vocals). M ...
, an American indie rock band * ''The 88'' (album), the 2003 debut album by New Zealand band Minuit * “88☆彡”, a song by Marasy for the rhythm game “Project Sekai”


Organizations

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88 Generation Students Group The 88 Generation Students () is a Burma, Burmese pro-democracy movement known for their activism against the country's State Peace and Development Council, military junta. Many of its members were imprisoned by the Burmese government on charge ...
, a Burmese pro-democracy movement *
Squadron 88 Far-right politics in Australia describes authoritarian ideologies, including fascism and White supremacy as they manifest in Australia. In Australia the far-right first came to public attention with the formation in 1931 of the New Guard in S ...
, an Australian far-right extremist group * Unit 88, a New Zealand neo-Nazi group of the 1990s * "88th Brigade" Espanola, a far-right and neo-Nazi formation


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