A signal is any variation of a medium that conveys information.
Signal or signaling may refer to:
Science and technology
edit- Analog signal
- Audio signal
- Digital signal
- Cell signaling, in biology
- Signalling (economics), in economics theory
- Signal processing, subfield of electrical engineering
- Signalling theory, in evolutionary biology
- Time signal
Computing
edit- SIGNAL (programming language), a synchronous programming language
- Signal (software), an end-to-end encrypted voice calling, video calling and instant messaging application
- Signal Protocol, a cryptographic protocol used by the Signal application
- Signal (IPC), a form of inter-process communication used in Unix and related operating systems
- C signal handling, a way for handling signals received by programs during their execution
- A term in functional reactive programming
Communications
edit- Military communications, often called "signals"
- Recognition signal in human, technical or biological communications
- Signaling protocol to establish or tear down a connection, and to identify the state of the connection
- Signaling (telecommunications), a part of some communication protocols
- Smoke signal, an ancient form of communication
- Telegraphic signal, in telegraphy
Communication for transport
edit- International Code of Signals, a standard for sending signals by displaying flags
- Maritime flag signalling, generally flaghoist signalling, by which ships communicate with each other
- Naval flag signalling, covers various forms of flag signalling, such as semaphore or flaghoist
- Railway signal
- Traffic light
Arts and entertainment
edit- Signal (magazine), a Wehrmacht propaganda magazine which was published in occupied Europe during World War II
- SIGNAL (US magazine), publication of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association
- Signal, a New York Yiddish-language literary monthly published from 1933 to 1936 by the Communist Party USA
- Signal (novel), a 2009 children's novel about a boy who helps a girl from another planet signal her parents
- Signal (South Korean TV series), a 2016 South Korean police procedural TV series
- Signal (Japanese TV series), a 2018 Japanese police procedural TV series based on the 2016 South Korean series of the same name
- Signal – The Southeast Electronic Music Festival, an annual music festival held in the US
- Signal, Wyoming, a fictional town from the 2005 film Brokeback Mountain
- "Signals", a 2005 episode of the animated television series 12 oz. Mouse
Music
edit- Signal (band), a Bulgarian rock band
Albums
edit- Signal (album), a 2005 album by Casiopea
- Signals (Mal Waldron album), 1971
- Signals (Mallory Knox album), the début album of the Mallory Knox band
- Signals (Rush album), 1982
- Signals (Wayne Krantz album), 1990
- Signals, an album by American band Devour the Day
- Signal (EP), a 2017 extended play by South Korean girl group Twice
Songs
edit- "Signal" (KAT-TUN song), a 2006 Japanese song by KAT-TUN
- "Signal" (Twice song), a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice
- "Signal", a song by General Degree
- "Signal", a single by Stan Getz
- "Signal", a song from the 2006 Bollywood film Bhagam Bhag
- "Signal", a song by Sara Groves from the album Floodplain
Places
editUnited States
edit- Signal, Arizona, a ghost town
- Signal, Missouri, a ghost town
- Signal, Ohio, an unincorporated community
Organizations
edit- Signal Systems, a telecommunications company of the McLean Group of Companies
- Signal Foundation, a non-profit organization
- Signal Entertainment Group, a South Korean company
Other uses
edit- Signal (bridge), a permitted means of conveying information to partner through the play of cards in contract bridge
- Citation signal, in law
- Signal (toothpaste)
- USS Signal, several US Navy ships
- Signal corps, military branch responsible for military communications
See also
edit- Cignal
- Digital signal (disambiguation)
- Signaal, former name of the Dutch defense company Thales Nederland
- Signal 1, a radio station
- Signal 2, a radio station
- The Signal (disambiguation)
- Signal Mountain (disambiguation)
- Virtue signalling, the conspicuous expression of moral values