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Reed

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Reed or Reeds may refer to:

Science, technology, biology, and medicine

  • Reed bird (disambiguation)
  • Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times
  • Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales
  • Reed reaction, in chemistry
  • Reed receiver, an outdated form of multi-channel signal decoding
  • Reed relay, one or more reed switches controlled by an electromagnet
  • Reed switch, an electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field
  • Reed valve, restricts the flow of fluids to a single direction
  • Reed (weaving), a comb like tool for beating the weft when weaving
  • Reed's law, describes the utility of large networks, particularly social networks
  • Reed–Solomon error correction, a systematic way of building codes that can be used to detect and correct multiple random symbol errors
  • Reed–Sternberg cell, related to Hodgkin's disease

Organizations

People

  • Reed (name), a surname or given name

Places

Cities and towns

Historic interest

  • Reed-Wood Place, a historic site Littleton, Massachusetts
  • Reed's Creek Farm, a historic home Maryland, United States
  • Reed and Barton Complex, a historic industrial complex in Taunton, Massachusetts
  • Reed Gold Mine, defunct, in Midland, North Carolina
  • Reed Memorial Library, Carmel, New York, United States

Other uses

  • Reed Airport (disambiguation)
  • Reed v. Reed, a United States Supreme Court case (Equal Protection case)
  • Reed's Regiment of Militia, a military unit in the U.S. war of independence
  • Reeding, the process or effect of creating "reeds" around the edges of coins, furniture, and architectural columns
  • Reed (mouthpiece), the vibrating piece in woodwind musical instrument
  • Reed pipe, a type of organ pipe, as distinct from a flue pipe

See also

  • Reid (disambiguation)
  • Reed-Muller (disambiguation)
  • Justice Reed (disambiguation)
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