Advantage may refer to:
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Advantage (debate), an argument structure in competitive debate
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Mechanical advantage
Mechanical advantage is a measure of the force amplification achieved by using a tool, mechanical device or machine system. The device trades off input forces against movement to obtain a desired amplification in the output force. The model for ...
, in engineering, the ratio of output force to input force on a system
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Advantage of terrain
An advantage of terrain occurs when military personnel gain an advantage over an enemy by using or simply in spite of, the terrain around them. The term does not exclusively apply to battles and can be used more generally regarding entire campaig ...
, in military use, a superiority in elevation over an opposing force
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Advantage (cryptography)
In cryptography, an adversary's advantage is a measure of how successfully it can attack a cryptographic algorithm, by distinguishing it from an idealized version of that type of algorithm. Note that in this context, the "adversary" is itself an a ...
, a measure of the effectiveness of an enemy's code-breaking effort
Sport
* Advantage, in
tennis terminology, when one player needs one more point to win the game
* Advantage in football and rugby; decision made by officials in a game ''not'' to stop play after a rule infringement, because the opposing side has a better position if play continues normally. See, for example, entries in glossaries of
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is t ...
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rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...
, and
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
terms
Arts and entertainment
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''Advantage'' (film), a 1977 Bulgarian film
*''The Advantage : Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business'', book by
Patrick Lencioni
Patrick Lencioni (born c. 1965) is an American author of books on business management, particularly in relation to team management. He is best known as the author of '' The Five Dysfunctions of a Team'', a popular business fable that explores work ...
Music
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''Advantage'' (album), a 1983 post-punk album by the English band Clock DVA
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Advantage (band), an English brass rock band (fl. 2000s)
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The Advantage (band)
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The Advantage (album)
Ships
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HMS ''Advantage'', one of three ships of the British Navy
Brands
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Advantage Database Server, a database product from Sybase iAnywhere
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Imidacloprid
Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide belonging to a class of chemicals called the neonicotinoids which act on the central nervous system of insects. The chemical works by interfering with the transmission of stimuli in the insect nervous system ...
(''Advantage'' or ''Advantage Flea Killer''), a flea poison for pets
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Gillig Advantage, a low-floor transit bus
* Advantage, later known as
Alpen Wheat Flakes, a breakfast cereal
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Advantage Rent a Car, a car rental company
* GP Advantage, a brand of printer paper owned by
Georgia-Pacific
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NES Advantage, a joystick for the Nintendo Entertainment System
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Super Advantage
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Eur ...
, a joystick for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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