Navigation (disambiguation)
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Navigation
is the theory and practice of navigating, especially the charting of a course for a ship, aircraft, or spaceship (American Heritage Dictionary).
Navigation may also refer to:
Navigation
Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks...
is the theory and practice of navigating, especially the charting of a course for a ship, aircraft, or spaceship (American Heritage Dictionary).
Navigation may also refer to:
- A synonym for ship transportShip transportShip transport is watercraft carrying people or goods . Sea transport has been the largest carrier of freight throughout recorded history. Although the importance of sea travel for passengers has decreased due to aviation, it is effective for short trips and pleasure cruises...
in general - Land navigation
- Navigation system (disambiguation)
- A riverRiverA river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
rendered navigable by the use of weirWeirA weir is a small overflow dam used to alter the flow characteristics of a river or stream. In most cases weirs take the form of a barrier across the river that causes water to pool behind the structure , but allows water to flow over the top...
s and locks - It is sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym for canal (which are entirely man-made), whereas a navigation converts an existing river. At points, particularly around towns and cities, both waterways are seen to work together for example the Birmingham Canal NavigationsBirmingham Canal NavigationsBirmingham Canal Navigations is a network of navigable canals connecting Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and the eastern part of the Black Country...
- Navigation: The OMD B-SidesNavigation: The OMD B-SidesNavigation: The OMD B-Sides is a compilation album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark . It was released in 2001 by Virgin Records and contains a variety of B-sides from their DinDisc and Virgin output.-Reception:...
, a compilation album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Navigation (album)Navigation (album)- Personnel :* Sonny Condell – guitars, vocals* Garvan Gallagher – bass guitar* Eddie McGinn – drums* Paul Barrett – keyboards, flugabone* Mick de Hoog – violin, mandolin* Eamon O'Reilly – flugelhorn on "Moth"* Greg Boland – guitar on "Say You"Production...
, the debut album by Irish Sonny Condell's band Radar and was released in May 2005 - Web navigationWeb navigation- A central theme in web design is the development of a web navigation interface that maximizes usability.- - - -See also:- Design pattern - - Efficiency- - Human–computer interaction- - Interaction technique- -...
In the WWW and information systems the process of goal-directed locating and traversing hyperlinkedHyperlinkIn computing, a hyperlink is a reference to data that the reader can directly follow, or that is followed automatically. A hyperlink points to a whole document or to a specific element within a document. Hypertext is text with hyperlinks...
information.
See also
- Navigation researchNavigation researchWhereas originally the term Navigation applies to the process of directing a ship to a destination, Navigation research deals with fundamental aspects of navigation in general...
, which deals with the fundamental aspects of navigation - NavigatorNavigatorA navigator is the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation. The navigator's primary responsibility is to be aware of ship or aircraft position at all times. Responsibilities include planning the journey, advising the Captain or aircraft Commander of estimated timing to...
, the person on board a ship or aircraft responsible for its navigation - Navigation authorityNavigation authorityA navigation authority is a company or statutory body which is concerned with the management of a navigable canal or river.-Rights of a navigation authority:...
, a company or statutory body which is concerned with the management of a navigable canal or river - List of navigation authorities in the United Kingdom, a list of links to any navigation authority in the United Kingdom, relating to any navigable waterway, aqueduct, canal, navigation, river or port