Slab
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Physical materials
- Slab (casting), a length of metal
- Concrete slabConcrete slabA concrete slab is a common structural element of modern buildings. Horizontal slabs of steel reinforced concrete, typically between 10 and 50 centimeters thick, are most often used to construct floors and ceilings, while thinner slabs are also used for exterior paving.In many domestic and...
, a flat plate used in construction - A piece of stone or concrete used to pave sidewalkSidewalkA sidewalk, or pavement, footpath, footway, and sometimes platform, is a path along the side of a road. A sidewalk may accommodate moderate changes in grade and is normally separated from the vehicular section by a curb...
s or road surfaces - Slab (geology)Slab (geology)In geology, a slab is the portion of a tectonic plate that is being subducted.Slabs constitute an important part of the global plate tectonic system. They drive plate tectonics both by pulling along the lithosphere to which they are attached in a processes known as slab pull and by inciting...
: That portion of a tectonic plate that is subducting
Media and entertainment
- Slab (comics)Slab (comics)Slab , a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in X-Factor #74.-Fictional character biography:...
- Slab, a The Ripping FriendsThe Ripping FriendsThe Ripping Friends was an American/Canadian animated television series, created by John Kricfalusi. The show premiered September 22, 2001 on Fox Kids, but was cancelled in September 2002. Adult Swim later picked up the show. The series occasionally airs in Canada on Teletoon...
character - Slab, a Doctor Who character type
- SLAB!SLAB!SLAB! are an industrial music/alternative rock band initially active between the mid-1980s and early 1990s. They reformed in 2009.-History:The band's first release was the "Mars on Ice" 12-inch single in 1986 on Dave Kitson's Ink Records...
, 1980s Industrial music band - The Slabside Penitentiary, a metahuman prison in the DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
universe. Also called The Slab
Computing and technology
- Slab (NCR), a unit of computer memory in the NCR 315 architecture
- Kernel slab, a unit of memory in modern computers
- Silicon LaboratoriesSilicon LaboratoriesSilicon Laboratories, Inc. is a mixed signal fabless semiconductor company based in Austin, Texas.The company was founded in 1996 by three veterans from the former Crystal Semiconductor – Nav Sooch, Dave Welland and Jeff Scott . The company's CEO is Necip Sayiner. The company went public in...
, NASDAQ symbol SLAB - A mobile phone form factor
Other uses
- Slab serifSlab serifIn typography, a slab serif typeface is a type of serif typeface characterized by thick, block-like serifs. Serif terminals may be either blunt and angular , or rounded . Slab serif typefaces generally have no bracket...
, a kind of typeface - Scottish Legal Aid BoardScottish Legal Aid BoardThe Scottish Legal Aid Board is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government, responsible for managing legal aid in Scotland...
- Thomas Murphy (Irish republican) (born 1946), nicknamed "Slab"