Transit
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The word "transit", when used alone, has several possible meanings in English
- means of transport, including mass transit, rapid transit, public transit, public transport
- in astronomy an event involving two bodies along the same line of sight
- in navigational position lines when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line
- in surveying, a specialized instrument (more specifically, a specialized theodolite, and not to be confused with a transit instrument in astronomy, for which see below)
- a modern rock band in Dallas, TX - [link]
- Transmit (FTP client) (formerly named Transit), an FTP program for Mac OS.
- transit papers or transit visa
- transit instrument, a specialized astronomical telescope for observing transits
- Transit (satellite), a precursor to the GPS satellite navigation system
- The Ford Transit, a van made by the Ford Motor Company.
- Transit was the name given to three sailing vessels designed and built to the order of Captain Richard Hall Gower (1738 - 1833).
- Transit, an AIDS-awareness movie produced by MTV
- IP Transit, the way by which wholesale bandwidth is sold on the Internet
- [[Transit (band) , a Dallas-based modern rock band similar to U2, but featuring underying ethnic rhythms. www.transitrockc.com
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