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Tube or tubes may refer to: * ''Tube'' (2003 film), a 2003 Korean film * "Tubes" (Peter Dale), performer on the
Soccer AM ''Soccer AM'' was a British football-based comedy talk show, produced by Sky Sports. It aired from 20 August 1994 to 27 May 2023 on Sky Showcase, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football. From 2010, the programme was put on a short b ...
television show *
Tube (band) is a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1985. The members of the group are , and . Tube members Maeda and Haruhata have composed for other artists under the ''Pipeline Project'' alias. Since the group released most of its songs in April to July, ...
, a Japanese rock band * Tube & Berger, the alias of dance/electronica producers Arndt Rörig and Marco Vidovic from Germany


Other media

* Tube, a freeware game for MS-DOS computers from
Bullfrog Productions Bullfrog Productions Limited was a British video game developer based in Guildford, England. Founded in 1987 by Peter Molyneux and Les Edgar, the company gained recognition in 1989 for their third release, ''Populous (video game), Populous'', ...
* ''TUBE.'', an
online magazine An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of public computer networks. One of the first magazines to convert from a print magazine format to an online only magazine was the comput ...
about visual and performing arts, founded in 2012 in Sacramento, California *
Series of tubes "A series of tubes" is a phrase used originally as an analogy by then-United States Senator Ted Stevens ( R-Alaska) to describe the Internet in the context of opposing net neutrality. On June 28, 2006, he used this metaphor to criticize a propose ...
, an analogy for the Internet used by United States Senator Ted Stevens * Picture tube, term in
Paint Shop Pro PaintShop Pro (PSP) is a raster and vector graphics editor for Microsoft Windows. It was originally published by Jasc Software. In October 2004, Corel purchased Jasc Software and the distribution rights to PaintShop Pro. PSP functionality c ...
software for a small digital image with no background


Science, technology, and mathematics


Construction and mechanics

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Tube (fluid conveyance) A tube, or tubing, is a long hollow cylinder used for moving fluids (liquids or gases) or to protect electrical or optical cables and wires. The terms "Pipe (fluid conveyance), pipe" and "tube" are almost interchangeable, although minor distin ...
, a long hollow cylinder used for moving fluids *
Tube (structure) In structural engineering, the tube is a system where, to resist lateral loads (wind, seismic, impact), a building is designed to act like a hollow cylinder, cantilevered perpendicular to the ground. This system was introduced by Fazlur Rahman ...
, building designed to act like a hollow cylinder, cantilevered perpendicular to the ground *
Inner tube An inner tube is an inflatable torus that forms the interior of some pneumatic tires. The tube is inflated through a valve stem and fits inside the tire casing. The inflated inner tube provides structural support and suspension, while the out ...
, a component of vehicular tires *
Pneumatic tube Pneumatic tubes (or capsule pipelines, also known as pneumatic tube transport or PTT) are systems that propel cylindrical containers through networks of Tubing (material), tubes by Gas compressor, compressed air or by partial vacuum. They are use ...
, a method of transportation using compressed air * Shipping tube (or mailing tube) –
container A container is any receptacle or enclosure for holding a product used in storage, packaging, and transportation, including shipping. Things kept inside of a container are protected on several sides by being inside of its structure. The term ...
unit. * Structural tubing, a type of metal profile used in structural applications * An underground railway constructed in a circular tunnel by the use of a
tunnelling shield A tunnelling shield is a protective structure used during the excavation of large, human-made tunnels. When excavating through ground that is soft, liquid, or otherwise unstable, there is a potential health and safety hazard to workers and the pr ...


Electronics

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Tube (BBC Micro) In the BBC Microcomputer System, the Tube is the expansion interface and architecture which allows the BBC Micro to communicate with a second processor, or ''coprocessor''. Under the Tube architecture, the coprocessor runs the application softwa ...
, an expansion bus on the BBC Micro computer *
Cathode-ray tube A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns, which emit electron beams that are manipulated to display images on a phosphorescent screen. The images may represent electrical waveforms on an oscilloscope, a ...
, a component used in display devices such as televisions *
Vacuum tube A vacuum tube, electron tube, thermionic valve (British usage), or tube (North America) is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric voltage, potential difference has been applied. It ...
, an electronic component


Mathematics

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Tube domain In mathematics, a tube domain is a generalization of the notion of a vertical strip (or half-plane) in the complex plane to several complex variables. A strip can be thought of as the collection of complex numbers whose real part lie in a given su ...
, in several complex variables *
Tubular neighborhood In mathematics, a tubular neighborhood of a submanifold of a smooth manifold is an open set around it resembling the normal bundle. The idea behind a tubular neighborhood can be explained in a simple example. Consider a smooth curve in the p ...
, in differential geometry *
Cylinder (geometry) A cylinder () has traditionally been a three-dimensional solid, one of the most basic of curvilinear geometric shapes. In elementary geometry, it is considered a prism with a circle as its base. A cylinder may also be defined as an infinite ...
, from elementary geometry


Other technologies

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Tube (container) A tube, squeeze tube, or collapsible tube is a collapsible Packaging, package which can be used for viscous liquids such as toothpaste, artist's paint, adhesive, caulk, ointment, & ointments. Basically, a tube is a cylindrical, hollow piece with ...
, a type of packaging for pasty and viscous goods such as toothpaste *
Extension tube An extension tube, sometimes also called a closeup tube or an extension ring, is used with interchangeable lenses to increase magnification. This is most often used in macro photography. Construction The tube contains no optical elements; ...
, a tool for macro photography *
Test tube A test tube, also known as a culture tube or sample tube, is a common piece of laboratory glassware consisting of a finger-like length of glass or clear plastic tubing, open at the top and closed at the bottom. Test tubes are usually placed in s ...
, a piece of laboratory equipment


Other uses in science

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Eustachian tube The Eustachian tube (), also called the auditory tube or pharyngotympanic tube, is a tube that links the nasopharynx to the middle ear, of which it is also a part. In adult humans, the Eustachian tube is approximately long and in diameter. It ...
, part of the structure of the ear *
Lava tube A lava tube, more rarely called a pyroduct, is a 'roofed conduit through which molten lava travels away from its vent'. If lava in the tube drains out, it will leave an empty cave. Lava tubes are common in low-viscosity volcanic systems. La ...
, found in volcanic regions *
Fungal tubes Fungal tubes (pores) are a type of mushroom hymenium structure, distinguishing bolete mushrooms from e.g. Lamellae (mycology), lamellar mushrooms. References {{Fungus structure Fungal morphology and anatomy ...
, mushroom structure


Transportation

* Hudson Tubes, a colloquial historical name for the
PATH (rail system) The Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is a rapid transit system in the Gateway Region, northeastern New Jersey cities of Newark, New Jersey, Newark, Harrison, New Jersey, Harrison, Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City, and Hoboken, New Jerse ...
* The Tube, a widely used name for the
London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or as the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The Undergro ...
, a rapid transit train system *
Transbay Tube The Transbay Tube is an underwater rail tunnel that carries Bay Area Rapid Transit's four transbay lines under San Francisco Bay between the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, California, Oakland in California. The tube is long, and attaches ...
, an underwater rail tube across San Francisco Bay


Other uses

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Tube (toy) A swim ring (also known as a swimming ring, swim tube, rubber ring, water donut, floatie, inner tube, or, in the United States, a lifesaver) is a toroid-shaped (hence the name "ring" or "doughnut") inflatable water toy. The swim ring was de ...
, or swim ring, a toy that assists play on water *
Tubes (peak) Tubes is the second-highest peak of the Mecsek mountain range in Hungary. Its elevation is 611 metres (2005 ft) above sea level. The peak's name probably derives from "tuba", a Hungarian word for wild dove. The peak is the site of a military rad ...
, the second highest peak of the Mecsek mountain range in Hungary *
Tubing (recreation) Tubing, also known as inner tubing, bumper tubing, towed tubing, biscuiting (in New Zealand), or kite tubing, is a recreational activity where an individual rides on top of an inner tube, either on water, snow, or through the air. The tubes thems ...
, riding on an inner tube as a recreational activity *
Yoplait Tubes Go-Gurt (stylized as Go-GURT), also known as Yoplait Tubes in Canada and as Frubes in United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, is an American brand of low-fat yogurt for children. It can be sucked out of a tube, instead of being eaten with a spoon. I ...
or Go-Gurt, a brand of sweetened yogurt * A type of
surf wave Surf is the region of breaking waves on a shoaling area of water such as a shoreline or reef. Surf or SURF may also refer to: Commercial products * Surf (detergent), a brand of laundry detergent made by Unilever Computers and software * " ...
* Tube,
Kakao Friends Kakao Friends (stylized as KAKAO FRIENDS; ) are featured characters based on KakaoTalk emoticons released in November 2012 by Kakao. The copyrights of the characters are currently owned and managed by Kakao's subsidiary Kakao IX, which was for ...
characters


See also

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Pipe (fluid conveyance) Pipe(s), PIPE(S) or piping may refer to: Objects * Pipe (fluid conveyance), a hollow cylinder following certain dimension rules ** Piping, the use of pipes in industry * Smoking pipe ** Tobacco pipe * Half-pipe and quarter pipe, semi-circular ...
, a tubular section or hollow cylinder used to convey substances which can flow *
The Tube (disambiguation) The Tube is a name for the London Underground, a rapid transit system serving Greater London and environs. The Tube may also refer to: * Television * The Tube (1982 TV series), ''The Tube'' (1982 TV series), a 1982–1987 British music programme o ...
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Microtube (disambiguation) Microtube may refer to: * Microtube (electronics) * Microtube (microtechnology) {{disambig