Helm may refer to:

Common meanings

* a ship's steering mechanism; see

tiller A tiller or till is a lever used to steer a vehicle. The mechanism is primarily used in watercraft, where it is attached to an outboard motor, rudder post, rudder post or stock to provide leverage in the form of torque for the helmsman to turn ...

and

ship's wheel A ship's wheel or boat's wheel is a device used aboard a ship, boat, submarine, or airship, with which a helmsman steering, steers the vessel and controls its course (navigation), course. Together with the rest of the steering mechanism, it forms ...

* another term for

helmsman A helmsman or helm (sometimes driver or steersman) is a person who steering, steers a ship, sailboat, submarine, other type of maritime vessel, airship, or spacecraft. The rank and seniority of the helmsman may vary: on small vessels such as fis ...

* an archaic term for a

helmet A helmet is a form of protective gear worn to protect the head. More specifically, a helmet complements the skull in protecting the human brain. Ceremonial or symbolic helmets (e.g., a policeman's helmet in the United Kingdom) without protecti ...

, used as armor

Arts and entertainment

Matt Helm Matt Helm is a fictional character created by American author Donald Hamilton (1916–2006). Helm is a U.S. government counter-agent, a man whose primary job is to kill or nullify enemy agents—not a spy or secret agent in the ordinary sense of ...

, a character created by Donald Hamilton *

Helm (Forgotten Realms) ''Forgotten Realms'' is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') fantasy role-playing game. Commonly referred to by players and game designers as "The Realms", it was created by game designer Ed Greenwood around 1967 as a settin ...

, a god in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting for the game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * Helm, a character from the 2000AD comic strip ''

Rogue Trooper ''Rogue Trooper'' is a science fiction strip in the British comic book, comic ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', created by Gerry Finley-Day and Dave Gibbons in 1981. It portrays the adventures of a "Supersoldier, Genetic Infantryman" named Rogue ...

'' * ''Helm'' (album), released by Lebanese singer Carole Samaha * ''Helm'', a novel by

Steven Gould Steven Charles Gould (born February 7, 1955) is an American science fiction writer. He has written ten novels. His 1992 novel '' Jumper'' was adapted into a film released in 2008. Biography Steven Charles Gould was born in Fort Huachuca, Arizo ...

HELM

* Hierarchical editing language for macromolecules, a method of describing complex biological molecules *

Holomorphic embedding load flow method The Holomorphic Embedding Load-flow Method (HELM)HELM is a trademark of Gridquant Inc. is a solution method for the power-flow study, power-flow equations of electrical power systems. Its main features are that it is Direct method (computational mat ...

, a mathematical technique for solving AC power flow

People

* Helm (given name) * Helm (surname)

Places

United States

Helm, California Helm is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located south of Kerman, at an elevation of 187 feet (57 m). History The city was named after William Helm, the largest individual sheep farmer who arrived in Fresno, C ...

, an unincorporated community * Helm, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *

Helm, Missouri Helm is an unincorporated community in northeast Pulaski County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located adjacent to Missouri Route N, just south of Missouri Route 133 Route 133 is a highway in central Missouri. Its northern ...

, an unincorporated community * Helm Canal, California, an aqueduct

Antarctica

Helm Glacier Lowery Glacier () is a glacier about long, a tributary of the Nimrod Glacier, which enters the west of the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. Location The Lowery Glacier flows north from Prince Andrew Plateau, Antarctica, along the east side of the Q ...

Helm Peak Relay Hills () is a group of low, ice-covered hills, mainly conical in shape, between Mount Edgell and Kinnear Mountains in western Antarctic Peninsula. First roughly surveyed from the ground by British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE), 1936–37. P ...

Helm Point Moubray Bay () is a bay in the western Ross Sea, indenting the coast of Victoria Land, Antarctica, between Cape Roget and Cape Hallett. It was discovered in 1841 by Sir James Clark Ross and named by him for George H. Moubray, clerk in charge of t ...

Elsewhere

Helm Crag Helm Crag is a fell in the English Lake District situated in the Central Fells to the north of Grasmere (village), Grasmere. Despite its low height it sits prominently at the end of a ridge, easily seen from the village. This, combined with the ...

, Cumbria, England *

Helm (mountain) The Helm (; ) is a mountain in the Puster Valley in South Tyrol, Italy. References * Peter Holl: ''Alpenvereinsführer Karnischer Hauptkamm'', Bergverlag Rudolf Rother Bergverlag Rother is a German publisher with its headquarters in Oberhac ...

, South Tyrol, Italy

Other uses

* Helm Bank, a Colombian commercial bank purchased and rebranded by

Itaú Unibanco Banco Itaú Unibanco S.A. is a Brazilian financial services company headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Itaú Unibanco was formed through the merger of Banco Itaú and Unibanco in 2008. It is the largest banking institution in Brazil, as well ...

Helmet (heraldry) In heraldic achievements, the helmet or helm is situated above the shield and bears the torse and crest. The style of helmet displayed varies according to rank and social status, and these styles developed over time, in step with the developm ...

or helm *

Helm (software) Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes. It uses 'charts' as its package format, which is based on YAML. Helm was accepted to Cloud Native Computing Foundation The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) is a subsidiary of the Linux Foundation ...

, a package manager for Kubernetes *

Helm Wind The Helm Wind is a named wind in Cumbria, England, a strong north-easterly wind which blows down the south-west slope of the Cross Fell escarpment. It is the only named wind in the British Isles, although many other mountain regions in Britain ex ...

, which blows in Cumbria, England *

Quarter florin The quarter florin, half leopard or helm was an attempt by English King Edward III to produce a gold coinage suitable for use in Europe as well as in England (see also double leopard and leopard). The Helm, based on contemporary European gold co ...

, a medieval English coin known as a helm * , a United States Navy destroyer