Collection
Encyclopedia
Collection or Collections may refer to:
- Collection (computing)Collection (computing)In computer science, a collection is a grouping of some variable number of data items that have some shared significance to the problem being solved and need to be operated upon together in some controlled fashion. Generally, the data items will be of the same type or, in languages supporting...
, the abstract concept of collections in computer science - Collection (payment), the actions of a creditor seeking to recoup a debt
- Collection (museum)Collection (museum)A museum is distinguished by a collection of often unique objects that forms the core of its activities for exhibitions, education, research, etc. This differentiates it from an archive or library, where the contents may be more paper-based, replaceable and less exhibition oriented...
, objects in a particular field forms the core basis for the museum - Collection (horse)Collection (horse)Collection is when a horse carries more weight on his hindlegs than his front legs. The horse draws the body in upon itself so that it becomes like a giant spring whose stored energy can be reclaimed for fighting or running from a predator...
, a term referring to the horse carrying more weight on his hindquarters than his forehand. - Collection (Oxford Colleges)Collection (Oxford Colleges)At Colleges of the University of Oxford, a Collection may be one of two things:*An examination taken at the beginning of term by undergraduates/graduates, testing the work done in the previous term, and often based on past paper questions . Undergraduates usually sit one or two Collections per...
, a beginning-of-term exam or Principal's Collections - Cash collectionCash collectionCash collection is a function of Accounts receivable. It is the recovery of cash from a business or individual with which you have issued an Invoice.Unpaid invoices are considered outstanding....
, the function of an accounts receivable department
Albums
- Collection (Mike Oldfield album)Collection (Mike Oldfield album)- CD one :# "Moonlight Shadow" – 3:36# "To France" – 4:43# "Five Miles Out" – 4:15# "Shadow on the Wall" – 5:18# "Foreign Affair" – 3:55# "Sentinel" – 3:56# "Family Man" – 3:46# "Heaven's Open" – 4:26# "Pictures in the Dark" – 4:20# "Innocent" – 3:30...
- Collection (The Stranglers album)
- Collection (Tracy Chapman album)
- Collection (Joe Sample album)Collection (Joe Sample album)Collection is a compilation album of jazz songs by American pianist Joe Sample that was released in 1991 through GRP Records.This album sampler includes tracks from albums released in 1978-1985 while Joe Sample recorded with Blue Thumb and MCA recording companies.-Track listing:All tracks by Joe...
- Collection (The Jam album)
- Collection (Wynonna Judd album)Collection (Wynonna Judd album)Collection is the title of the first compilation album released by American country music artist Wynonna Judd. The standard version of the album reprises eleven tracks from her first three studio albums: her 1992 self-titled debut, 1993's Tell Me Why, and 1996's Revelations...
- Collection (The Warratahs album)
- Collection (Jason Becker album)Collection (Jason Becker album)Collection is an album by Jason Becker released by Shrapnel Records on November 4th, 2008. The album includes three new songs in addition to some older recordings...
- Collection (Pentangle album)Collection (Pentangle album)Collection was a compilation album by Pentangle. It was released in 1988 on Castle, CCSLP184 , CCSMC18 and CCSCD18 . It was rereleased under the title "Heritage" in 1988 on EMI.-Track listing:#"Let No Man Steal Your Thyme"#"Bells"...
- Collection (Praxis album)Collection (Praxis album)Collection is a compilation album by the super-group Praxis, released in 1998 by the label Douglas.This album does not contain any songs from their first album Transmutation and focuses more on the next albums Sacrifist and Metatron .The songs "Maggot Dream" and "Dark Hood" belong to Death Cube...
- Collection (Spyro Gyra album)Collection (Spyro Gyra album)Collection is the fifteenth and debut compilation album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1991 . The album cover showed a couple of fairies above a city with flowers.- Track listing and personnel :1...
- Collection (Henry Mancini album)
- Collection (Thee Michelle Gun Elephant album)Collection (Thee Michelle Gun Elephant album)Collection is an album by Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, released in 2001.This release was for North America only. Around the same time, in Japan, the band released 'TMGE 106', which contained similar tracks.- Track listing :...
- Collection (The Rankin Family album)Collection (The Rankin Family album)Collection is the first greatest hits album by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family. It was released by EMI in 1996. The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Roving Gypsy Boy Remix" – 4:05...
- Collections (Michael Nyman album)
- Collections (Charlie Major album)Collections (Charlie Major album)Collections is a greatest hits album by Canadian country music artist Charlie Major. It was released by Sony BMG Canada on November 28, 2006.-Track listing:All tracks written by Charlie Major except where noted.# "The Other Side" - 3:09...
- Collections (Amanda Marshall album)Collections (Amanda Marshall album)Collections is a 2006 greatest hits album by Amanda Marshall.-Track listing:#"Everybody's Got a Story" #"Dark Horse" #"Fall from Grace" #"Let It Rain"...
- Collections (Rick Astley album)Collections (Rick Astley album)-Track listing:#Never Gonna Give You Up 3:32#Together Forever 3:22#She Wants to Dance with Me 3:15#It Would Take a Strong Strong Man 3:38#Cry for Help 4:50#Giving Up on Love 4:07#Hopelessly 3:35...
- Collections (The Young Rascals album)
- Collection ICollection IMisfits is a compilation album of early songs from the American punk rock band the Misfits. The compilation is officially titled Misfits, but is commonly referred to as Collection I and was made up as the first half of a pair with the later release of the compilation album Collection II...
, an album compiled of early songs from The Misfits - Collection IICollection IICollection II is the companion album to The Misfits' Collection I. Both compilations collect all the early singles and the entire Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood album, and are meant to complement Walk Among Us and Legacy of Brutality with little overlap...
, a companion album to The Misfits' Collection I - Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Greg Howe album)Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Greg Howe album)Collection: The Shrapnel Years is a compilation album by guitarist Greg Howe, released in 2006 through Shrapnel Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:...
- Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Tony MacAlpine album)Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Tony MacAlpine album)Collection: The Shrapnel Years is a compilation album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released in 2006 through Shrapnel Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Tony MacAlpine – electric guitar, keyboard , co-production...
- Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Vinnie Moore album)Collection: The Shrapnel Years (Vinnie Moore album)Collection: The Shrapnel Years is a compilation album by guitarist Vinnie Moore, released in 2006 through Shrapnel Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Vinnie Moore – electric guitar, mixing, production...
- Collections (TLC album), a compilation album by TLC
Mathematics
In mathematics, depending on the context, a collection may refer to any of the following terms:- Set (mathematics)
- Class (set theory)Class (set theory)In set theory and its applications throughout mathematics, a class is a collection of sets which can be unambiguously defined by a property that all its members share. The precise definition of "class" depends on foundational context...
- Family (mathematics)
- MultisetMultisetIn mathematics, the notion of multiset is a generalization of the notion of set in which members are allowed to appear more than once...
Other
- Collection agencyCollection agencyA collection agency is a business that pursues payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses. Most collection agencies operate as agents of creditors and collect debts for a fee or percentage of the total amount owed....
, a business that pursues payments on debts - Generated collectionGenerated collectionIn diatonic set theory, a generated collection is a collection or scale formed by repeatedly adding a constant interval in integer notation, the generator, also known as an interval cycle, around the chromatic circle until a complete collection or scale is formed...
, a scale formed by repeatedly adding a constant interval around the chromatic circle - Collection class in object-oriented programming
- The offertoryOffertoryThe Offertory is the portion of a Eucharistic service when bread and wine are brought to the altar. The offertory exists in many liturgical Christian denominations, though the Eucharistic theology varies among celebrations conducted by these denominations....
money collected from a church congregation during a service, often by such means as a collection plate - A type of anthologyAnthologyAn anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
consisting of works by a single author - Collections or collective nouns for groups of animals are found in the article on List of animal names.