Jet

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JET, Jet or Jets all have a wide variety of meanings:

[edit] Scientific

A jet is a stream of liquid or gas that can be mathematically characterized.
In geology, jet (lignite) is a mineraloid (mineral like material).
In meteorology, a blue jet is a form of upper atmospheric lightning.
In meteorology, a jet is an electrical discharge that occurs high above the cumulonimbus cloud of an active thunderstorm.
In astrophysics, a relativistic jet is a stream of fast-moving plasma emitted from an active galaxy. A similar phenomenon on a much smaller scale is a polar jet. These are emitted during star formation from either side of the accretion disk, along the two polar axes.
In nuclear physics, a jet is a cone of hadrons
In nuclear physics, the Joint European Torus is an experimental Nuclear fusion reactor.
In mathematics, a jet (mathematics), jet bundle or spray (mathematics)
In software engineering, Microsoft Jet Database Engine is now deprecated; the "Jet" stands for Joint Engine Technology
In software engineering, (JET) Java Emitter Templates is a Template engine that is part of the Eclipse EMF project.

[edit] Aerospace

Jet engine
Jet aircraft
Jet Airways, an airline based in India serving domestic and international routes

[edit] Water

Waterjet

[edit] Music

Jet, a hit rock music single on the 1973 album Band on the Run by Wings
Jet-CD (also known as Jet), 1998's album by J-pop band, Puffy AmiYumi
Jet (band), a rock band from Melbourne, Australia
Jet (Italian band), a rock band exists 1971 to 1974 from Genoa, northern Italy. later most of members founds Matia Bazar
Jet (UK band), a glam rock band from England that recorded one eponymous album in 1975.
The Jets, a family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota that does pop, R&B, dance and religious music, and had several hit singles in the 1980s
The Jets (rock band), a 1970s rock band from Pekin, Illinois

[edit] Fiction

Jet, a character from Wildstorm/DC Comics, and the daughter of Backlash. Another character by the name of Jet, a female one, exists in DC comics, New Guardians.
Jet, a character from the Earth Kingdom forests in the TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender
The Jets, a gang in West Side Story which fought with the Sharks.
JET TV, a television station in the Jadeworld station group
Jet the Hawk, a video game character.
Jet, a widely used and very famous drug in the Fallout 2 universe.
Jet Fusion, a super spy who makes occasional appearances in the cartoon The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'

[edit] Sports

New York Jets, a professional American football team in the National Football League
Newcastle United Jets, a professional soccer team in the Australian A-League competition
Winnipeg Jets, a former professional hockey team in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League
Jet (Diane Youdale) was one of the stars of Gladiators

[edit] Culture

Jet (slang)
Jet, an African-American themed magazine
Jet (brand), a filling station brand of ConocoPhillips
A ZX Spectrum clone from Romania.
JET, a 1985 flight simulator produced by subLOGIC
The JET Programme - The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (teaching English)

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