Cell

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Cell may refer to:

In science and technology:

• Cell (biology), the basic organizational unit of all living organisms
  • Cell theory, the underlying scientific idea
  • Cell (journal), a scientific journal
• Cell (microprocessor), a microprocessor architecture developed by Sony, Toshiba, and IBM
• Cell (EDA), an abstract representation of a component within a schematic diagram or physical layout of an electronic circuit in electronic design automation software.
• Electrochemical cell, a device used for creating an electromotive force from chemical reactions
• An area of radio coverage in a cellular network
  • An informal name for a cellular telephone
• A fixed-length packet in a cell relay communication network, such as ATM
• A basic unit of a cellular automaton
• An updraft region in a thunderstorm, especially a supercell
• A unit of a honeycomb

In the arts:

• Cell (music), a rhythmic, melodic, motivic, or intervallic group, set, or figure
• The Cell, a 2000 film starring Jennifer Lopez
• Cell (novel), a 2006 horror novel by Stephen King
• Cell (Dragon Ball), a fictional character in Dragon Ball Z
• Cell (Alexandre Scheffer), electronic music composer
• Cell (band), a rock band
• The Cells, a rock band
• Glasgow Monday: The Cell, an album by American musician Jandek

In society and religion:

• A small room with a designated purpose:
  • Prison cell, a room used to hold people in prisons
  • A room in a monastery, lived in by a monk or nun
• A group organizational structure:
  • Covert cell, a penetration-resistant unit of a secret or outlawed organization
  • Cell group, a unit of around a dozen people in a cell church
  • A minor monastery, subordinate to a larger "mother house" (e.g., Dover Priory to Christchurch Canterbury, or Jarrow Priory to Durham Cathedral)
• U.S. Cellular Field, aka "The Cell", a baseball stadium in Chicago

See also

• Cel, a transparent sheet used in traditional animation
• Celle, a town and district in Lower Saxony, Germany

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