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{{wiktionary|Shift|shift}}
'''Shift''' may refer to
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== Art, entertainment, and media==
*a movement
===Gaming===
*the ''']''' on a ]
* ], a 2008 online video game series by Armor Games
*in ], the analogue for ''']s''', for example ''']''' (bit shift)
* '']'', a 2009 racing video game
*in ], the bit shift is a ]
** '']'', its 2011 sequel
*the analogue in ], e.g. a ''']'''
*] in ]
*derived meanings of change, such as ''']''', ''']''', ''']'''
*to change gears in a car (eg. shifting up) see ] or the actual component of a gearbox; see ''']'''.
*a ''']''', typically eight hours between set times; see ''']''', ''']''', ''']''', ''']'''
*the ''']''', a fiscal policy often proposed by Green political parties and conservationist interest groups.
* in ], a shift is a change of ] and is similar to but more basic and general than a ]. On a string instrument a shift is a movement of the left hand in order to play notes that are beyond the range of the previous hand position.
* a simple kind of ], also known as a ''']''' (smock)
⚫ * ], a shift of ].
⚫ *], a character in the ] series.
⚫ *], a former Canadian technology and culture magazine.
*an improvised knife used as a weapon, also called a ] or ].


== See also == ===Literature===
* ], a 2010 alternative history book by Tim Kring and Dale Peck
*]
* ], a 2013 science fiction book, part two of the Silo trilogy by Hugh Howey
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⚫ * ], a character in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' novel series
]
* ], a ] character who is a fragment of ]
* ], a ] character who is a clone of ]

===Music===
* ], 2004
* ]
⚫ * ], a change of level in music
* ], a finger movement from one position to another on the same string

===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
⚫ * ], a former Canadian technology and culture magazine
* ], an online live-streaming video network
* ], an outdoor sculpture by American artist Richard Serra located in King City, Ontario, Canada

==Business==
* ], an employment practice
* ], a defunct American online marketplace for used cars
* ], a German company producing the Shiftphone
* ], a Japanese software testing company

== Linguistics ==
* ], the process in which a community of speakers shift to speaking a different language
* ], a syntactic process
* Sound shift, also known as sound shifting or ]<!--or "sound shifting" in earlier usage-->
** ]

== Mathematics and computing ==
* ], a digital circuit implementing bit shifts
* ], an operation treating a value as a sequence of binary digits
** ]
** ], often used in cryptography
** ]
* ], a key on a computer or typewriter keyboard
* ], a linear operator in mathematics

==Sports==
*], a group of players in ice hockey
*], a defensive alignment in baseball and softball

== Other uses ==
* ], a simple kind of undergarment or dress
* ], an improvised knife used as a weapon
* ], a lever to change gear in a vehicle
* ], a change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science
* ], any decrease in wavelength, with a corresponding increase in frequency, of an electromagnetic wave
* ], a phenomenon that occurs when light seen coming from an object that is moving away is proportionally increased in wavelength, or shifted, to the red end of the spectrum
* ], a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales
* Shift vector, in ] of General Relativity
* Shifting, Hiberno-English slang for ]
* ], a fiscal policy

== See also == <!-- Compound words containing "shift" -->
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Latest revision as of 00:07, 18 December 2024

Shift may refer to:

Art, entertainment, and media

Gaming

Literature

Music

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

  • Shift (magazine), a former Canadian technology and culture magazine
  • Shift (MSNBC), an online live-streaming video network
  • Shift (sculpture), an outdoor sculpture by American artist Richard Serra located in King City, Ontario, Canada

Business

Linguistics

Mathematics and computing

Sports

Other uses

  • Shift (clothing), a simple kind of undergarment or dress
  • Shift (weapon), an improvised knife used as a weapon
  • Gear shift, a lever to change gear in a vehicle
  • Paradigm shift, a change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science
  • Blueshift, any decrease in wavelength, with a corresponding increase in frequency, of an electromagnetic wave
  • Redshift, a phenomenon that occurs when light seen coming from an object that is moving away is proportionally increased in wavelength, or shifted, to the red end of the spectrum
  • Shapeshifting, a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales
  • Shift vector, in ADM formalism of General Relativity
  • Shifting, Hiberno-English slang for making out
  • Tax shift, a fiscal policy

See also

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