Shelf (: shelves) may refer to:
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Shelf (storage)
A shelf (: shelves) is a flat, horizontal plane used for items that are displayed or stored in a home, business, Retailing, store, or elsewhere. It is raised off the floor and often anchored to a wall, supported on its shorter length sides by Bra ...
, a flat horizontal surface used for display and storage
Geology
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Continental shelf
A continental shelf is a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water, known as a shelf sea. Much of these shelves were exposed by drops in sea level during glacial periods. The shelf surrounding an islan ...
, the extended perimeter of a continent, usually covered by shallow seas
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Ice shelf, a thick platform of ice floating on the ocean surface
Places and entities
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Shelf, West Yorkshire, a village in England
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Shelf corporation, a company or corporation that has had no activity
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Shelf (organization), a UK health services organisation
Other uses
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Light shelf, a reflective element placed outside of a window to enhance room illumination by natural light
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Shelf (computing), a user interface feature in the NeXTSTEP operating system
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"Shelf" (song), a 2008 song by the Jonas Brothers
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Shelf life
Shelf life is the length of time that a commodity may be stored without becoming unfit for use, consumption, or sale. In other words, it might refer to whether a commodity should no longer be on a pantry shelf (unfit for use), or no longer on a s ...
, the length of time that perishable items are considered suitable for sale or consumption
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Shelf registration Shelf registration, shelf offering, or shelf prospectus is a type of public offering where certain issuers are allowed to offer and sell securities to the public without a separate prospectus for each act of offering and without the issue of furth ...
, a registration arrangement for the sale of securities
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Sulphur shelf, an edible mushroom
See also
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Shelve (disambiguation)
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Off the shelf (disambiguation)
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