A combination plate can refer to several things, including: * A

combination meal A combination meal, often referred as a combo-meal, is a type of meal that typically includes food items and a beverage. They are a common menu item at fast food restaurants, and other restaurants also purvey them. Combination meals may be pr ...

* A type of tableware * A type of dental dentures * Crystals and/or minerals that have formed in a combination, * A printing plate that has both line drawings and halftones * A combination wall plate molded with a variety of ports for various electrical items, such as switches and plugs.

Meal

A combination plate may refer to a meal or plate with a combination of foods, including: *

Plate lunch The plate lunch ( haw, pā mea ʻai) is a quintessentially Hawaiian meal, roughly analogous to Southern U.S. meat-and-threes. However, the pan-Asian influence on Hawaiian cuisine, and its roots in the Japanese bento, make the plate lunch uniqu ...

, a traditional Hawaiian meal consisting of rice, macaroni salad, and an entrée. * Meat and three, a Southern American meal featuring one meat and three side dishes. *

Blue-plate special A blue-plate special is a discount-priced meal that usually changes daily: a term used in the United States and Canada by restaurants, especially diners and cafes. The term was very common from the 1920s through the 1950s. , there are still a ...

, a low-cost daily meal special served in diners. * Thali, an Indian meal comprising various dishes served on a single platter. * Airline meal, a pre-packaged meal served to passengers on an airplane. * Bento, a Japanese single-portion meal typically packed in a box. *

Pu pu platter A pu pu platter is a tray of American Chinese or Hawaiian food consisting of an assortment of small meat and seafood appetizers. The ''Thrillist'' called the pu-pu platter "an amalgam of Americanized Chinese food, Hawaiian tradition and bar f ...

, a tray of American Chinese appetizers. * Meze, a selection of small dishes served as appetizers in Mediterranean cuisine. * Tiffin, a light meal or snack, especially popular in India. * Charcuterie, a platter of cured meats, often accompanied by cheese, fruits, and nuts. *

Munchy box A munchy box or munchie box is an inexpensive fast-food product sold from takeaway restaurants, primarily in Scotland and Glasgow in particular, but also in many other parts from Aberdeen to Rothesay. They are also now sold by many takeaways acr ...

, a Scottish fast-food meal consisting of a variety of fried foods served in a pizza box. *

Prison food Prison food is the term for meals served to prisoners while incarcerated in correctional institutions. While some prisons prepare their own food, many use staff from on-site catering companies. Some prisons support the dietary requirements of spe ...

, meals provided to inmates in a prison. *

Garrison ration A garrison ration is a type of military ration defined as the quantity and type of food served to a soldier when they are stationed somewhere. It is generally not the same as the rations fed to troops in combat or transit, which are usually terme ...

, a standardized meal provided to soldiers stationed in a military garrison. * TV dinner, a pre-packaged frozen meal that can be heated and served.

Tableware

A combination plate may refer to a type of tableware plate, dish or platter that is designed with separate compartments for foods to be placed in. This has also been referred to as a compartment plate and a partition plate. Combination plate meals are sometimes served on this type of plate. In Nepal, this type of plate is called a ''

thaali A mangala sutra (), or thaali (ISO: ''tāḷi''), is a necklace that the groom ties around the bride's neck in the Indian subcontinent, in a ceremony called ''Mangalya Dharanam'' (). The necklace serves as a visual marker of status as a ma ...

'', and is typically made of metal. In Nepalese cuisine, the dish daal bhaat is often served on a thaali. In the United States, compartment plates have been used to serve table d'hôte dinners. In the United States, combination plates have been used as a part of U.S. army mess kits. File:Asianafood.JPG, An airline meal served on a partition tray File:Segmentteller Geschirr Plaste Kantine DDR.JPG, Plastic partitioned tableware File:Applepietabekurabe.jpg, Apple pies served on partitioned tableware File:Open mess kit.jpg, A mess kit with a combination plate (bottom) File:Japanese food by Naoki Nakashima 110.jpg, Round combination plates serving Indian food

Dentures

dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions o ...

, the term has referred to dentures prepared and cast with a combination of materials, such as gold and rubber, plastic and metallic material, and gold and porcelain.

Gemology

In gemology, a combination plate refers to two or more crystals and/or minerals that have formed in a combination. File:Wulfenite-Mimetite-245526.jpg, A rare and fine combination plate from the

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. Glassy, mostly transparent, smoky-colored wulfenite crystals with sharp beveled edges are richly and aesthetically scattered on the matrix. Bundles of lustrous, yellowish-tan mimetite are concentrated at the top of the piece, and the largest wulfenite, at 9 mm, is aesthetically framed by two mimetite crystal clusters.

Printing

In printing and

graphic arts A category of fine art, graphic art covers a broad range of visual artistic expression, typically two-dimensional, i.e. produced on a flat surface.

, a printing plate that has "both halftones and line drawings, often combined"

Wall plate

A combination plate can refer to a combination wall plate that has a combination of ports for switches, plugs, etc. ISSN 0161-7370 ISSN 8750-2569

Meal

Tableware

Dentures

Gemology

Printing

Wall plate

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