Mill
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MILL may refer to:
- Mill (grinding)Mill (grinding)A grinding mill is a unit operation designed to break a solid material into smaller pieces. There are many different types of grinding mills and many types of materials processed in them. Historically mills were powered by hand , working animal , wind or water...
, an equipment for the grinding or pulverizing of grain and other raw materials using millstones - Milling machineMilling machineA milling machine is a machine tool used to machine solid materials. Milling machines are often classed in two basic forms, horizontal and vertical, which refers to the orientation of the main spindle. Both types range in size from small, bench-mounted devices to room-sized machines...
, metalworking machine that operates by rotating a cutting bit while the workpiece is moved against the cutter on an XY table. - Mill (computing)
- Arithmetic logic unitArithmetic logic unitIn computing, an arithmetic logic unit is a digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations.The ALU is a fundamental building block of the central processing unit of a computer, and even the simplest microprocessors contain one for purposes such as maintaining timers...
, used in the context of Charles Babbage's Analytical engine, a 19th century concept of a computer - an early term for the central processing unitCentral processing unitThe central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
of a digital computer, especially in early British machines; the term is still occasionally used to refer to the CPU resources consumed by a program
- Arithmetic logic unit
- Mill (currency)Mill (currency)The mill or mille is a now-abstract unit of currency used sometimes in accounting. In the United States, it is a notional unit equivalent to of a United States dollar...
, a denomination used by some currencies, the equivalent of a tenth of a cent or penny, or a thousandth of the currency unit - Diploma millDiploma millA diploma mill is an organization that awards academic degrees and diplomas with substandard or no academic study and without recognition by official educational accrediting bodies. The purchaser can then claim to hold an academic degree, and the organization is motivated by making a profit...
or degree mill, an organization which awards academic degrees and diplomas with very little or no academic study and without recognition by official accrediting bodies - Nine Men's MorrisNine Men's MorrisNine Men's Morris is an abstract strategy board game for two players that emerged from the Roman Empire. The game is also known as Nine Man Morris, Mill, Mills, Merels, Merelles, and Merrills in English....
, a traditional board game; the term "mill" may also mean "three (playing pieces) in a row" within the game - Windmill (breakdance move) or mill, a power move in breakdancing
- The Mill (post-production)The Mill (post-production)The Mill is a post-production and visual effects company launched in 1990 with offices in London, New York and Los Angeles.The Mill's Film special effects subsidiary, Mill Film, won an Oscar for its work on the film Gladiator. The Mill was the first UK-based post-production company to set up...
, a visual effects company - a manual typewriterTypewriterA typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical device with keys that, when pressed, cause characters to be printed on a medium, usually paper. Typically one character is printed per keypress, and the machine prints the characters by making ink impressions of type elements similar to the pieces...
- the standard author abbreviation Mill. that may be used to indicate botanist Philip MillerPhilip MillerPhilip Miller FRS was a Scottish botanist.Miller was chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1722 until he was pressured to retire shortly before his death...
's work when citing a botanical name - a slang term for any internal combustion engineInternal combustion engineThe internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high-temperature and high -pressure gases produced by combustion apply direct force to some component of the engine...
used on a hot rodHot rodHot rods are typically American cars with large engines modified for linear speed. The origin of the term "hot rod" is unclear. One explanation is that the term is a contraction of "hot roadster," meaning a roadster that was modified for speed. Another possible origin includes modifications to or...
, or other sort of customised personal vehicle.http://www.hotrodsandclassics.net/hotrodslang.htm - MillageProperty taxA property tax is an ad valorem levy on the value of property that the owner is required to pay. The tax is levied by the governing authority of the jurisdiction in which the property is located; it may be paid to a national government, a federated state or a municipality...
, a property tax - Wet millWet-millingWet-milling is a process in which feed material is steeped in water, with or without sulphur dioxide, to soften the seed kernel in order to help separate the kernel’s various components...
, a device that steeps a substance in water to remove specific compounds - Cutting millCutting millCutting mills are mechanical devices commonly used in laboratories for the preliminary size reduction of soft, medium-hard, fibrous and tough materials....
, a device commonly used in laboratories for the preliminary size reduction of materials
People named Mill:
- Andy MillAndy MillAndy Ray Mill is a former alpine ski racer on the U.S. Ski Team. He was two-time Olympian, competing primarily in the downhill and combined events on the World Cup circuit.-Ski career:...
(born 1953), a skier - Frank MillFrank MillFrank Mill was a German footballer and part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup winning squad of West Germany. Further, he participated at the 1984 and at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he won the bronze medal with the German team.-Biography:A clinical striker in his prime, the son of a junk dealer...
(born 1958), a German football player (World Cup winner, Summer Olympics bronze medalist) - Harriet Taylor MillHarriet Taylor MillHarriet Taylor Mill was a philosopher and women's rights advocate. Her second husband was John Stuart Mill, one of the pre-eminent thinkers of the 19th century...
(1807–1858), a philosopher and women's rights advocate - James MillJames MillJames Mill was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and philosopher. He was a founder of classical economics, together with David Ricardo, and the father of influential philosopher of classical liberalism, John Stuart Mill.-Life:Mill was born at Northwater Bridge, in the parish of...
(1773–1836), a Scottish historian, economist and philosopher - John MillJohn MillJohn Mill was an English theologian. He is noted for his critical edition of the Greek New Testament which included notes on many variant readings.-Biography:...
(c. 1645–1707), an English theologian and author of Novum Testamentum Graecum - John Stuart MillJohn Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, economist and civil servant. An influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy, his conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. He was a proponent of...
(1806–1873), an influential classical liberal thinker and philosopher of the 19th century, son of James Mill
Mill in geography:
- Mill, NetherlandsMill, NetherlandsMill is a village in the Dutch municipality Mill en Sint Hubert, in the province of North Brabant. Mill is known from the Battle of Mill, a two day fight during the German invasion of the Netherlands in 1940....
, a Dutch village - Mill en Sint HubertMill en Sint Hubert- Population centres :*Langenboom*Mill*Sint Hubert*Wilbertoord-External links:*...
, a Dutch municipality
MILL may refer to:
- Major Indoor Lacrosse League, the American indoor lacrosse league, rebranded in 1997 as the National Lacrosse LeagueNational Lacrosse LeagueThe National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
See also
- Mil (disambiguation)
- Mille (disambiguation)
- Mills (disambiguation)
- Miller (disambiguation)Miller (disambiguation)A miller is a person who owns or operates a mill which turns grain into flour. The occupation has given rise to a surname, Miller .The word may also refer to:- Places :* Miller , a crater on the Moon...
- Milling (disambiguation)