BandThe word band has several meanings:\n*In radio, a band is a section of radio spectrum.\n*A band is a strip of material in a loop, used for binding, such as a rubber band.\n*A band is a group of musicians playing parts of a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. See musical band.\n*A band can be a "broad" line or curve.\n*In a similar sense, a band can also refer to a group of people who are bound together by a common cause, especially if it is one not officially sanctioned by authority.\nEg. 'band' of pirates or brigands, 'band' of rebels, 'robber band'. See also \n*The Band, a Canadian/American rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s.\n* bandana |
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"#3 pencils and quadrille pads." - Seymoure Cray (1925-1996) when asked what CAD tools he used to design the Cray I supercomputer; he also recommended using the back side of the pages so that the lines were not so dominant. |
