Collector
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Collector may refer to:
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In popular culture:
- CollectingCollectingThe hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world...
, a type of hobby - Collector (comics)Collector (comics)The Collector is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe.-Fictional character biography:Taneleer Tivan is one of the Elders of the Universe and is close to his fellow Elder En Dwi Gast . He apparently came to self-awareness billions of years ago, on the planet Cygnus X-1...
, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe - Collector (film)Collector (film)Collector is a 2011 Malayalam political action thriller directed by Anil C. Menon with Suresh Gopi in the lead. The film has Suresh Gopi playing the title role. The film is a socio political thriller that takes a look at the contemporary social scene in the state.-Plot:Avinash Varma is the...
, a 2011 Indian Malayalam film - Collectors (Mass Effect), a fictional insectoid race in the video game Mass Effect 2
- Collectors (TV series)Collectors (TV series)Collectors is an Australian television series that is shown at 8.00pm on Friday on ABC1 and repeated at 6.00pm on Monday on ABC2. It investigates a variety of collections from museums and private collectors...
, an Australian television series - "Collectors", a short story by Raymond Carver from his collection Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?, published in 1976, was the first short-story collection by American writer Raymond Carver. This minimalist collection revolves around themes of segregation and disenchantment in American families. -“Neighbors”:...
In places:
- Collector, New South WalesCollector, New South WalesCollector is a small village on the Federal Highway in New South Wales, Australia halfway between Goulburn and the Australian Capital Territory. It is seven kilometres north of Lake George...
, a town in Australia - Collector Parish, ArgyleCollector Parish, ArgyleThe Parish of Collector is a parish of Argyle County located to the north of Lake George. It contains the town of Collector. The Federal Highway runs through the parish from south-west to north-east.-References:*...
, a parish in New South Wales, Australia
In other uses:
- Collector roadCollector roadA collector road or distributor road is a low to moderate-capacity road which serve to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Unlike arterials, collectors are also designed to provide access to residential properties...
, a type of road leading from local roads to busier areas - District collectorDistrict collectorThe District Collector is the district head of administration of the bureaucracy in a state of India. Though he/she is appointed and is under general supervision of the state government, he/she has to be a member of the elite IAS recruited by the Central Government...
or simply collector, in India, a government appointee in charge of a district in a state - Collector, in automotive engineering, a part of some exhaust manifoldExhaust manifoldIn automotive engineering, an exhaust manifold collects the exhaust gases from multiple cylinders into one pipe. The word manifold comes from the Old English word manigfeald and refers to the folding together of multiple inputs and outputs.In contrast, an inlet manifold is the part of an engine...
s - Collector, in electronics, a part of a transistorTransistorA transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals and power. It is composed of a semiconductor material with at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit. A voltage or current applied to one pair of the transistor's terminals changes the current...
- Collector, in finance, an employee of a 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....
- Collector, in water treatment, a class of chemicals used in froth flotation