Leica may refer to:
Companies
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Ernst Leitz GmbH
Ernst Leitz GmbH was a German corporation based in Wetzlar, a German centre for optics as well as an important location for the precision engineering industry.
History
Carl Kellner (optician), Carl Kellner, mechanic and self-taught mathematic ...
, later divided into:
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Leica Biosystems
Leica Biosystems, founded 1872 as Precision Engineering, is a medical devices company that develops and supplies clinical diagnostics to the pathology market. It is also a research, instrument, and medical device company as well as a division of ...
GmbH, a cancer diagnostics company
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Leica Camera AG, a German camera and optics manufacturer
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Leica Geosystems
Leica Geosystems (formerly known as Wild Heerbrugg or just Wild) based in eastern Switzerland produces products and systems for surveying and geographical measurement ( geomatics). Its products employ a variety of technologies including GPS ...
AG, a Swiss manufacturer of surveying and geomatics equipment
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Leica Microsystems
Leica Microsystems GmbH is a German microscope manufacturing company. It is a manufacturer of optical microscopes, equipment for the preparation of microscopic specimens and related products. There are ten plants in eight countries with distri ...
GmbH, a German manufacturer of microscopes and other precision optics
Other uses
* "Leica", a song from the album ''
Akeldama'' by Faceless
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Leica (river)
The Leica is a right tributary of the river Siret in Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the ...
, Romania
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Leica reel
In film, specifically animation, a leica reel (also known as story reel or animatic) is a type of storyboarding device used in the production of potential series or features. Unlike actual storyboards or pitches, leica reels (when made) are used la ...
, a type of
animatic
A storyboard is a graphic organizer that consists of simple illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence. The storyboarding proces ...
production method for animation
See also
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Laika (disambiguation)
Laika was a Soviet space dog who was the first animal to orbit the Earth.
Laika may also refer to:
* Laika (dog breed), a type of Russian hunting dog, and a generic name for several Russian and Scandinavian dog breeds, listed in the article
Ar ...
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Lieka, a former settlement in Ethiopia
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