Wikipedia

Incubator

Also found in: Dictionary, Medical, Financial, Encyclopedia.

An incubator is anything that performs or facilitates various forms of incubation. It may also refer to:

In biology and medicine:

  • Incubator (culture), a device used to grow and maintain microbiological cultures or cell cultures
  • Incubator (egg), a device for maintaining the eggs of birds or reptiles to allow them to hatch
  • Incubator (neonatal), a device used to care for premature babies in a neonatal intensive-care unit

In arts and entertainment:

  • "Incubator" (Farscape episode), a 2001 episode of the American TV series
  • "Incubator", a song by the Israeli rock band, HaClique, in their 1981 album, Ima Ani Lo Rotze Lehigamel
  • "Incubator", Kyubey's true identity in the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Other uses:

  • Business incubator, a company that helps new and startup companies to develop by providing services such as management training or office space
  • Apache Incubator, a gateway for open source projects under the Apache Software Foundation
  • Wikimedia Incubator, a wiki project hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation

See also

  • Incubation (disambiguation)
This article is copied from an article on Wikipedia® - the free encyclopedia created and edited by its online user community. The text was not checked or edited by anyone on our staff. Although the vast majority of Wikipedia® encyclopedia articles provide accurate and timely information, please do not assume the accuracy of any particular article. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License.

Copyright © 2003-2025 Farlex, Inc Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.