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Specimen

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Specimen may refer to:

Science and technology

  • Sample (material), a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount
  • Biological specimen or biospecimen, an organic specimen held by a biorepository for research
    • Laboratory specimen, a biological specimen taken by sampling
    • Zoological specimen, an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use
    • Herbarium, a collection of preserved plant specimens for scientific study
  • Type specimen (mineralogy), a reference sample by which a mineral is defined

Printing

  • Specimen banknote, to aid in the recognition of banknotes
  • Specimen stamp, used to identify valid stamps

Other uses

  • Specimen (band), a 1980s British band
  • Specimen Products, a Chicago-based audio equipment manufacturer
  • Specimen Ridge, a ridge in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US
  • Specimen (film), a 1996 film starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar
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