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Tube or tubes may refer to: * ''Tube'' (2003 film), a 2003 Korean film * "Tubes" (Peter Dale), performer on the Soccer AM television show * Tube (band), a Japanese rock band * Tube & Berger, the alias of dance/electronica producers Arndt Rörig and Marco Vidovic from Germany


Other media

* Tube, a freeware game for MS-DOS computers from Bullfrog Productions * ''TUBE.'', an online magazine about visual and performing arts, founded in 2012 in Sacramento, California * Series of tubes, an analogy for the Internet used by United States Senator Ted Stevens * Picture tube, term in Paint Shop Pro software for a small digital image with no background


Science, technology, and mathematics


Construction and mechanics

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Tube (fluid conveyance) A tube, or tubing, is a long hollow cylinder used for moving fluids (liquids or gases) or to protect electrical or optical cables and wires. The terms "Pipe (fluid conveyance), pipe" and "tube" are almost interchangeable, although minor distin ...
, a long hollow cylinder used for moving fluids * Tube (structure), building designed to act like a hollow cylinder, cantilevered perpendicular to the ground * Inner tube, a component of vehicular tires * Pneumatic tube, a method of transportation using compressed air * Shipping tube (or mailing tube) – container unit. * Structural tubing, a type of metal profile used in structural applications * An underground railway constructed in a circular tunnel by the use of a tunnelling shield


Electronics

* Tube (BBC Micro), an expansion bus on the BBC Micro computer * Cathode-ray tube, a component used in display devices such as televisions *
Vacuum tube A vacuum tube, electron tube, thermionic valve (British usage), or tube (North America) is a device that controls electric current flow in a high vacuum between electrodes to which an electric voltage, potential difference has been applied. It ...
, an electronic component


Mathematics

* Tube domain, in several complex variables * Tubular neighborhood, in differential geometry * Cylinder (geometry), from elementary geometry


Other technologies

* Tube (container), a type of packaging for pasty and viscous goods such as toothpaste * Extension tube, a tool for macro photography *
Test tube A test tube, also known as a culture tube or sample tube, is a common piece of laboratory glassware consisting of a finger-like length of glass or clear plastic tubing, open at the top and closed at the bottom. Test tubes are usually placed in s ...
, a piece of laboratory equipment


Other uses in science

* Eustachian tube, part of the structure of the ear * Lava tube, found in volcanic regions * Fungal tubes, mushroom structure


Transportation

* Hudson Tubes, a colloquial historical name for the PATH (rail system) * The Tube, a widely used name for the London Underground, a rapid transit train system * Transbay Tube, an underwater rail tube across San Francisco Bay


Other uses

* Tube (toy), or swim ring, a toy that assists play on water * Tubes (peak), the second highest peak of the Mecsek mountain range in Hungary * Tubing (recreation), riding on an inner tube as a recreational activity * Yoplait Tubes or Go-Gurt, a brand of sweetened yogurt * A type of surf wave * Tube, Kakao Friends characters


See also

* Pipe (fluid conveyance), a tubular section or hollow cylinder used to convey substances which can flow * The Tube (disambiguation) * Microtube (disambiguation) * Tub (disambiguation) * Tubing (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, math