Contact may refer to:

Interaction

Physical interaction

Contact (geology) A geological contact is a boundary which separates one rock body from another. A contact can be formed during Deposition (geology), deposition, by the Intrusion (geology), intrusion of magma, or through Fault (geology), faulting or other deformation ...

, a common geological feature * Contact lens or contact, a lens placed on the eye *

Contact sport A contact sport is any sport where physical contact between competitors, or their environment, is an integral part of the game. For example, gridiron football. Contact may come about as the result of intentional or incidental actions by the playe ...

, a sport in which players make contact with other players or objects * Contact juggling * Contact mechanics, the study of solid objects that deform when touching each other * Contact process (mathematics), a model of an interacting particle system *

Electrical contacts An electrical contact is an electrical circuit component found in electrical switches, relays, connectors and circuit breakers. Each contact is a piece of electrically conductive material, typically metal. When a pair of contacts touch, they ...

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Sparśa Sparśa (Sanskrit: स्पर्श; Pali: ''phassa'') is a Sanskrit term that is translated as "contact", "touching", "sensation", "sense impression", etc. It is defined as the coming together of three factors: the Ayatana, sense organ, the A ...

'', a concept in Buddhism that in Sanskrit/Indian language is translated as "contact", "touching", "sensation", "sense impression", etc.

Social interaction

* Contact (amateur radio) *

Contact (law) In family law, contact, visitation and access are synonym terms that denotes the time that a child spends with the noncustodial parent, according to an agreed or court specified parenting schedule.Cambridge DictionaryVisitation/ref> The visita ...

, a concept related to visitation rights * Contact (social), a person who can offer help in achieving goals * Contact Conference, an annual scientific conference * Extraterrestrial contact, see Search for extraterrestrial intelligence *

First contact (anthropology) In anthropology, first contact is the first meeting of two communities previously without contact with one another. Notable examples of first contact are those between the Spanish Empire and the Arawak in 1492; and the Aboriginal Australians wit ...

, an initial meeting of two cultures *

Language contact Language contact occurs when speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact with and influence each other. The study of language contact is called contact linguistics. Language contact can occur at language borders, between adstratum ...

, the interaction of two or more languages

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''The Contact'' (1963 film), educational film starring John Hurt * ''Contact'' (1978 film), a Soviet animated short film * ''Contact'' (1992 film), a short film by Jonathan Darby, with Brad Pitt * ''Contact'' (1997 American film), a science fiction drama film adapted from the Carl Sagan novel * ''The Contact'' (1997 South Korean film), (접속 Jeopsok, "connection"), a romance film * ''Contact'', a 2002 short film by Kieran Galvin * ''Contact'' (2009 film), an Australian documentary film

Games

* ''Contact'' (tile game) * ''Contact'' (video game), a 2006 role-playing video game * ''Contact'', a social word-guessing game similar to Botticelli

Music

Albums

Songs

* "Contact" (Daft Punk song) (2013) * "Contact" (Edwin Starr song) (1978) * "Contact", a song by Anthrax from '' We've Come for You All'' * "Contact", a song by Big Audio Dynamite from '' Megatop Phoenix'' * "Contact", a song by Brigitte Bardot * "Contact", a song by Brooklyn Bounce * "Contact", a song by Kyo from '' 300 Lésions'' * "Contact", a song by Glenn Morrison * "Contact", a song by Phish from '' Junta'' * "Contact", a song by The Police from '' Reggatta de Blanc'' * "Contact", a song by Spirit from '' Rapture in the Chambers'' * "Contact", a song from the musical '' Rent''

Television

* "Contact", a 1995 episode of '' Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' * "Contact" (''Saving Hope''), a 2012 episode of ''Saving Hope'' * "Contact" (''Halo''), the series premiere of ''Halo''

Literature

* ''Contact'' (magazine), an American literary "little magazine" * ''Contact'' (novel), a novel by Carl Sagan * ''The Contact'', a 1985 novel by Garikai Mutasa

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Contact'' (musical), a 1999 dance play * Contact (''The Culture''), a fictional organization in the works of Iain M. Banks

Brands and enterprises

* Contact Air, an airline * Contact Energy, an energy company * Contact Theatre, a multi-disciplinary arts venue in Manchester, England

Other uses

* Contact (mathematics), an equivalence relation * Contact paper or contact, a self-adhesive, PVC or paper film, used for covering or lining *

Contact print A contact print is a photographic image produced from Photographic film, film; sometimes from a film negative (photography), negative, and sometimes from a film positive or paper negative. In a darkroom an exposed and developed piece of film or ...

, a kind of photographic image * Contact process, a method of producing sulfuric acid * Contact, Nevada, USA; an unincorporated community * Contacts (Apple), address book software included with several Apple operating systems * Google Contacts, a contact management service developed by Google * Transit (astronomy)#Contacts, specific points in time during a transit or eclipse