Reed or Reeds may refer to:

Science, technology, biology, and medicine

Reed bird (disambiguation) Reed bird may refer to: * Reed bunting * Pallas's reed bunting * Eurasian reed warbler {{disambiguation Animal ...

Reed pen A reed pen ( '; singular ') or bamboo pen () is a writing implement made by cutting and shaping a single Phragmites, reed straw or length of bamboo. History and manufacture Reed pens with regular features such as a split nib (pen), nib have ...

, writing implement in use since ancient times *

Reed (plant) Reed is a common name for several tall, grass-like plants of wetlands. Varieties They are all members of the order Poales (in the modern, expanded circumscription), and include: In the grass family, Poaceae * Common reed ('' Phragmites austr ...

, one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales *

Reed reaction The Reed reaction is a chemical reaction that utilizes light to oxidize hydrocarbons to alkyl sulfonyl chlorides. This reaction is employed in modifying polyethylene to give chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE), which is noted for its toughness. ...

, in chemistry *

Reed receiver A reed receiver or tuned reed receiver (US) was a form of multi-channel signal decoder used for early radio control systems. It uses a simple electromechanical device or '' 'resonant reed' '' to demodulate the signal, in effect a receive-only mod ...

, an outdated form of multi-channel signal decoding * Reed relay, one or more reed switches controlled by an electromagnet *

Reed switch The reed switch is an Electromechanics, electromechanical switch operated by an applied magnetic field. It was invented in 1922 by professor Valentin Kovalenkov at the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University#Soviet era, Petrogra ...

, an electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field *

Reed valve Reed valves are a type of check valve which restrict the flow of fluids to a single direction, opening and closing under changing pressure on each face. Modern versions often consist of flexible metal or composite materials (fiberglass or carbo ...

, 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 In information theory and coding theory, Reed–Solomon codes are a group of error-correcting codes that were introduced by Irving S. Reed and Gustave Solomon in 1960. They have many applications, including consumer technologies such as MiniDiscs, ...

, a systematic way of building codes that can be used to detect and correct multiple random symbol errors *

Reed–Sternberg cell Reed–Sternberg cells (also known as lacunar histiocytes for certain types) are distinctive, giant cells found with light microscopy in biopsies from individuals with Hodgkin lymphoma. They are usually derived from B lymphocytes, classicall ...

, related to Hodgkin's disease

Organizations

* Reed (company), offering employment-related services (UK) * Reed and Stem, former architecture firm St. Paul, Minnesota *

Reed Arena Reed Arena is a sports arena and entertainment venue located at the corner of Olsen Boulevard and Kimbrough Boulevard in College Station, Texas. This facility is used for Texas A&M University basketball games and commencement ceremonies, concerts, ...

, a sports arena in College Station, Texas *

Reed College Reed College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1908, Reed is a residential college with a campus in the Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon, E ...

, Portland, Oregon ** Reed Research Reactor, a research nuclear reactor at the college **

Reed, Portland, Oregon The Reed neighborhood of Portland, Oregon is in the southeast section of the city, just north of the campus of Reed College Reed College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Portlan ...

, the surrounding neighborhood * Reed-Custer High School, in Braidwood, Illinois *

Reed Elsevier RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...

, a publishing company ** Reed Construction Data **

Reed Business Information RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...

Reed Exhibitions RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England. Its businesses provide scientific, technical and medical information and analytics; legal information and analytics; ...

, trade fairs and convention organizing company *

Reed family The Reed family is an American business family that focuses on owning land. The family currently controls Simpson Investment Company, established 1890, and its spin-off Green Diamond Resource. The family owns 1.37 million acres across California ...

, family of Mark E. Reed *

Reeds Jewelers Reeds Jewelers is a U.S. retail jewelry company founded in 1946 by Bill and Roberta Zimmer in Wilmington, North Carolina Wilmington is a port city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 as of the 20 ...

, a U.S. retail jewelry company *

Reed High School (disambiguation) Reed High School may refer to: * Edward C. Reed High School, a school in Sparks, Nevada * Sarah T. Reed High School, a school in New Orleans, Louisiana See also * Reed-Custer High School, in Braidwood, Illinois {{schooldis ...

Reed House (disambiguation) Reed House may refer to: ;in the United States ''(by state then city)'' * William Reed House, Birmingham, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Birmingham * Will Reed Farm House, Alleene, Arkansas * Reed House (Leip ...

, several *

Reed Middle School (disambiguation) Reed Middle School can refer to several United States middle schools, including: * Walter Reed Middle School in the Studio City area of Los Angeles, California * Reed Middle School in Springfield, Missouri * Reed Middle School in Hubbard, Ohio H ...

, several *

Reed Plantation, Maine Reed Plantation is a plantation in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 129 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the plantation has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.38%, ...

, United States *

Reed Publishing Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd (formerly A. H. Reed Ltd and A. H. and A. W. Reed Ltd) was one of the leading publishers in New Zealand. It was founded by Alfred Hamish Reed and his wife Isabel in 1907. Reed's nephew Alexander Wyclif Reed joined the ...

, a New Zealand publishing house * Reed's, Inc., manufactures naturally brewed sodas, California, United States * Records of Early English Drama (REED), a theatre research centre at the University of Toronto, Canada

People

* Reed (name), a surname or given name * Reed (surname), a list of people with the surname

Places

Cities and towns

* Reed, Arkansas, United States * Reed, Kentucky, United States * Reeds, Virginia, United States * Reed, Wisconsin, United States * Reed City, Michigan, United States * Reed-Cooke, a neighborhood in Washington DC, United States *

Reed Creek, Georgia Reed Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hart County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,724 at the 2020 census, up from 2,604 at the 2010 census. Geography Reed Creek is located in northeastern ...

, United States * Reed, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom * Reed, Norway * Reeds Branch, a stream in Missouri * Reed Point, Montana, of statistical meaning only *

, United States * Reed Township, Pennsylvania, United States

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 Reed Memorial Library is located at the junction of U.S. Route 6 in New York, US 6 and New York State Route 52, NY 52 in Carmel Hamlet, New York, Carmel, New York (state), New York, United States. It is the oldest library building in Putnam County ...

, Carmel, New York, United States * Lerners Building, also known as Reed's, Los Angeles, California

Other uses

* Reed Airport (disambiguation) * ''

Reed v. Reed ''Reed v. Reed'', 404 U.S. 71 (1971), was a List of landmark court decisions in the United States, landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States holding that the administrators of Estate (law), estates cannot be named in a way that d ...

'', 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 Reeding or milling is a technique wherein a number of narrow ridges called "reeds" are carved or milled into a surface with a Castaing machine. Numismatics In numismatics, reeded edges are often referred to as "ridged" or "grooved" (American ...

, the process or effect of creating "reeds" around the edges of coins, furniture, and architectural columns *

Reed (mouthpiece) A reed (or lamella) is a thin strip of material that vibrates to produce a sound on a musical instrument. Most woodwind instrument reeds are made from '' Arundo donax'' ("Giant cane") or synthetic material. Tuned reeds (as in harmonicas and acco ...

, the vibrating piece in woodwind musical instrument **

Double reed A double reed is a type of reed used to produce sound in various wind instruments. In contrast with a single reed instrument, where the instrument is played by channeling air against one piece of cane which vibrates against the mouthpiece and ...

** Quadruple reed *

Reed pipe A reed pipe (also referred to as a ''lingual'' pipe) is an organ pipe that is sounded by a vibrating brass strip known as a '' reed''. Air under pressure (referred to as ''wind'') is directed towards the reed, which vibrates at a specific pit ...

, a type of organ pipe, as distinct from a flue pipe