Shell Definition
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Shell may refer to:
Contents - 1 Architecture and design
- 2 Business
- 3 Chemistry and Physics
- 4 Computing
- 5 Entertainment
- 6 Nature
- 7 Places
- 8 Watercraft
- 9 Weaponry
- 10 Other uses
- 11 Persons with the surname Shell
- 12 See also
Architecture and design - Concrete shell thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses
- Shell (structure) structural element with very small thickness
- Thin-shell structure light weight constructions using shell elements
Business - Royal Dutch Shell, a multinational oil and gas company
- Shell corporation, a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions
Chemistry and Physics - Electron shell or a principal energy level of electrons outside an atom''s nucleus
- On shell and off shell, quantum field theory concepts depending on whether classical equations of motion are obeyed
Computing - Shell (computing), a type of user interface
- Command-line interface, sometimes referred to as "command shell"
- List of command-line interpreters, programs occasionally referred to as "shells"
- Operating system shell
- Shell account, a user account on a remote server
- Secure Shell protocol
- Shell sort, a sorting algorithm
- An empty expert system
Entertainment - Shell (film)
- Shell (theater), a curved surface for reflecting sound
- The Shells, a musical group
- "Shells" (Angel), a TV episode
- A receptical used in the Shell game
Nature - Seashell, a hard outer layer of a marine animal, found on beaches
- Exoskeleton, an external covering of some animals
- Mollusc shell
- Bivalve shell
- Gastropod shell
- Brachiopod shell
- Turtle shell
- Eggshell
- Nutshell
Places Watercraft - Racing shell, a watercraft
Weaponry - Shell (projectile), an explosive device fired from artillery
- Shotgun shell, a type of shotgun ammunition
Other uses - Shell (machinery), each half of a two-piece plain bearing
- Coverage shell, the number of defenders guarding the deep portion of the field in American football
- Shell, a woman''s blouse or T-shirt
Persons with the surname Shell - Art Shell (born 1946), American football player and coach
- Donnie Shell (born 1952), American football player
- Donald Shell (born 1924), American computer scientist
- Karl Shell (born 1938), American economist
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