Foil

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Foil may refer to:

Metal leaf, a thin sheet of metal
Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food
Foil (fencing), one of the three weapons used in modern fencing
Foil (literature), a character who emphasizes the traits of a main character
Comedic foil, (or comic foil), is the straight man in a comedy team.
Foil (fluid mechanics), a type of wing or blade used to provide lift
* Foil bearing, a type of fluid bearing

In aeronautics:

Airfoil, used on aircraft
Parafoil, a nonrigid airfoil, inflated during use

In navigation:

Hydrofoil, a type of boat using foils designed for water
Bruce foil, a foil used on an outrigger to prevent a boat from heeling
Centreboard, a movable keel that functions as a foil
Foilboard, a surfboard using a hydrofoil

Foil may also be:

FOIL programming language, one of two defunct computer programming languages
FOIL rule, a mnemonic device for remembering how to multiply two binomials
Foil (band), a Seattle grunge rock group c.1990-1996.

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