Tuning
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Tuning can refer to:
- Musical tuningMusical tuningIn music, there are two common meanings for tuning:* Tuning practice, the act of tuning an instrument or voice.* Tuning systems, the various systems of pitches used to tune an instrument, and their theoretical bases.-Tuning practice:...
, musical systems of tuning, and the act of tuning an instrument or voice- Guitar tuningsGuitar tuningsGuitar tunings almost always refers to the pitch of the open string, though some tunings may only realistically be attained by the use of a capo on an unmodified instrument....
- Piano tuningPiano tuningPiano tuning is the act of making minute adjustments to the tensions of the strings of a piano to properly align the intervals between their tones so that the instrument is in tune. The meaning of the term in tune in the context of piano tuning is not simply a particular fixed set of pitches...
, adjusting the pitch of pianos using a tuning fork or a frequency counter
- Guitar tunings
- Radio tuning
- The process of tuning a tuned filterTuned filterIn signal processing, a tuned filter is a stage in the processing channel which accepts or rejects signals which are tuned for a specific type.-History:...
- Performance tuningPerformance tuningPerformance tuning is the improvement of system performance. This is typically a computer application, but the same methods can be applied to economic markets, bureaucracies or other complex systems. The motivation for such activity is called a performance problem, which can be real or anticipated....
- the optimization of systems, especially computer systems, may include: - Computer hardware tuning
- Database tuningDatabase tuningDatabase tuning describes a group of activities used to optimize and homogenize the performance of a database. It usually overlaps with query tuning, but refers to design of the database files, selection of the database management system , operating system and CPU the DBMS runs on.The goal is to...
- Database tuning
- Car tuningCar tuningCar tuning is both an industry and a hobby, in which an automobile is modified in order to improve its performance, handling and appearance. As most vehicles leave the factory set up for average driver expectations and average conditions, tuning has become a way to personalize the characteristics...
, an industry and hobby involving modifying automobile engines to improve their performance- Engine tuningEngine tuningEngine tuning is the adjustment, modification or design of internal combustion engines to yield optimal performance, to increase an engine's power output, economy, or durability....
, the adjustment, modification, or design of internal combustion engines to yield more performance
- Engine tuning
- Neuronal tuningNeuronal tuningNeuronal tuning refers to the property of brain cells to selectively represent a particular kind of sensory, motor, or cognitive information. For example, an auditory system neuron best responding to the sound of particular frequency is said to be tuned to that frequency. In the visual system,...
, the property of brain cells to selectively represent a particular kind of sensory, motor or cognitive information - Self-tuningSelf-tuningIn control theory a self-tuning system is capable of optimizing its own internal running parameters in order to maximize or minimize the fulfillment of an objective function; typically the maximization of efficiency or error minimization....
- "Tuning", a song by Avail from their 1994 album DixieDixie (album)Dixie is the second album by Avail, released on Lookout! Records in 1994. It was re-released in 2006 on Jade Tree Records. Also included on the re-released disc was the Attempt to Regress 7" and Live at the Kings Head Inn.-Track listing:...
- Tuning, a psychokinetic ability in the 1998 film Dark City