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* [[List of people known as the Short]] |
* [[List of people known as the Short]] |
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==Companies== |
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==Arts, entertainment, and media== |
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* [[Short story]], prose generally readable in one sitting |
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* ''[[The Short-Timers]]'', a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by Gustav Hasford, about military short-timers in Vietnam |
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==Brands and enterprises== |
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* [[Short Brothers]], a British aerospace company |
* [[Short Brothers]], a British aerospace company |
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* [[Short Brothers of Sunderland]], former English shipbuilder |
* [[Short Brothers of Sunderland]], a former English shipbuilder |
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==Computing and technology== |
==Computing and technology== |
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* [[Short integer]], a computer datatype |
* [[Short integer]], a computer datatype |
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==Other uses== |
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* [[Short (finance)]], stock-trading position |
* [[Short (finance)]], stock-trading position |
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* [[Short snorter]], a banknote signed by fellow travelers, common during World War II |
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==Foodstuffs== |
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* [[Shortening]], any kind of fat which creates a crumbly pastry |
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==Healthcare== |
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* [[Short stature]], below average height |
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* [[SHORT syndrome]], a medical condition in which affected individuals have multiple birth defects |
* [[SHORT syndrome]], a medical condition in which affected individuals have multiple birth defects |
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* [[Shortness of breath]], the feeling that one cannot breathe well enough |
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* [[Holly Short]], a fictional character in the ''Artemis Fowl'' series |
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* [[Short time]], a situation in which a civilian employee works reduced hours, or a military person is approaching the end of their enlistment |
* [[Short time]], a situation in which a civilian employee works reduced hours, or a military person is approaching the end of their enlistment |
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**[[Extra-short]], a speech sound, such as a reduced vowel, of particularly short duration |
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== See also == |
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* [[Long (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Long (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Shorter (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Shorter (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Shorts (disambiguation)]] |
* [[Shorts (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Shortstown]], Bedfordshire, England, named after Short Brothers |
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* [[Skort]], shorts with a fabric panel resembling a skirt |
* [[Skort]], shorts with a fabric panel resembling a skirt |
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Revision as of 13:18, 14 August 2024
Look up short in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Short may refer to:
Places
- Short (crater), a lunar impact crater on the near side of the Moon
- Short, Mississippi, an unincorporated community
- Short, Oklahoma, a census-designated place
People
Companies
- Short Brothers, a British aerospace company
- Short Brothers of Sunderland, a former English shipbuilder
Computing and technology
- Short circuit, an accidental connection between two nodes of an electrical circuit
- Short integer, a computer datatype
Other uses
- Short film, a cinema format, also called a short
- Short (finance), stock-trading position
- Short (cricket), fielding positions closer to the batsman
- SHORT syndrome, a medical condition in which affected individuals have multiple birth defects
- Short vowel, a vowel sound of short perceived duration
- Holly Short, a fictional character in the Artemis Fowl series
See also
- Short time, a situation in which a civilian employee works reduced hours, or a military person is approaching the end of their enlistment
- Short pastry, one which is rich in butter with a crumbly texture, as in shortbread
- Long (disambiguation)
- Shorter (disambiguation)
- Shorts (disambiguation)
- Shortstown, Bedfordshire, England, named after Short Brothers
- Skort, shorts with a fabric panel resembling a skirt