SLAM
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Slam or SLAM may refer to:
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In computer science:
- Simultaneous localization and mappingSimultaneous localization and mappingSimultaneous localization and mapping is a technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles to build up a map within an unknown environment , or to update a map within a known environment , while at the same time keeping track of their current location.- Operational definition :Maps are used...
, a technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles - SLAM projectSLAM projectThe SLAM project, which was started by Microsoft Research, aimed at verifying some software safety properties using model checking techniques. It is implemented in Ocaml, and has been used to find many bugs in Windows Device Drivers...
, a Microsoft Research project - Simulation Language for Analogue Modelling, a simulation languageSimulation languageA computer simulation language describes the operation of a simulation on a computer. There are two major types of simulation: continuous and discrete event though more modern languages can handle combinations. Most languages also have a graphical interface and at least simple statistical gathering...
based on Fortran - Simulation Language for Alternative Modeling, a simulation languageSimulation languageA computer simulation language describes the operation of a simulation on a computer. There are two major types of simulation: continuous and discrete event though more modern languages can handle combinations. Most languages also have a graphical interface and at least simple statistical gathering...
based on GASP
In music:
- Slam (band)Slam (band)Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow, consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle . They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno.-History:...
, a techno and electonic production/DJ duo from Glasgow - Slam (Suburban Studs album)Slam (Suburban Studs album)Slam is the only album released by the English punk band Suburban Studs.- Track listing :Side 1# "Suburban Stud" - 2:25# "Disatisfied" - 2:36# "The Rumble" - 2:30# "Resister" - 2:22# "I Hate School" - 2:37# "My Generation" - 2:12...
, an album by Suburban Studs - Slam (Big Dipper album)Slam (Big Dipper album)"Slam" is the third and final full length from Boston band Big Dipper. The album was released in 1990 onEpic Records.-Track listing:...
, an album by Big Dipper - Slam, an album by Dan Reed NetworkDan Reed NetworkThe Dan Reed Network is a funk rock band formed by Dan Reed in Portland, Oregon, United States, in 1984. Dan Reed lended his vocals to a 1990 rap rock collaboration with the Portland Trail Blazers, "Bust a Bucket".-Breathless beginnings:...
- Slam (Joe Lynn Turner album), an album by Joe Lynn Turner
- "Slam" (Onyx song)Slam (Onyx song)"Slam" was the second single released from Onyx's debut album, Bacdafucup. Released on May 11, 1993 as the album's lead single, "Slam" was Onyx's breakthrough single, making it to 4 on the US Billboard 100 and was the group's second straight single to make it to 1 on the Rap charts.The official...
, a song by Onyx from Bacdafucup - "Slam", a song by Bow Wow
- "Slam" / "Out Here"Slam / Out Here"Slam" / "Out Here" is the fifth single by Australian drum and bass band Pendulum. It was released on 19 September 2005 by independent label Breakbeat Kaos, and was their third release with the label. It peaked number 34 on the UK Singles chart...
, a single by Pendulum - Save Live Australian Music, a rally held on 23 February 2010, in central Melbourne, Australia
In novels:
- Slam (novel)Slam (novel)Slam is a novel written by British author Nick Hornby, published in 2007. The book's main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, Sam.- Main characters :...
, a novel by Nick Hornby - Slam, a novel by Walter Dean MyersWalter Dean MyersWalter Dean Myers is an African American author of young adult literature. Myers has written over fifty books, including novels and nonfiction works. He has won the Coretta Scott King Award for African American authors five times...
about a high school basketball star from Harlem - Slam, a novel by Lewis ShinerLewis ShinerLewis Shiner is an American writer.Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, identified early on with cyberpunk, and later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and fantasy elements...
In weaponry:
- Supersonic Low Altitude MissileSupersonic Low Altitude MissileThe Supersonic Low Altitude Missile or SLAM was a canceled U.S. Air Force project conceived around 1955...
, a cancelled U.S. Air Force nuclear-powered cruise missile project of the 1950, nicknamed the flying crowbar - Standoff Land Attack MissileStandoff Land Attack MissileThe Standoff Land Attack Missile or SLAM is a subsonic, over-the-horizon, all-weather standoff cruise missile which grew out of the United States Navy's Harpoon anti-ship missile in the 1970s.-Original SLAM:...
, an over-the-horizon, all-weather cruise missile developed in the 1970s - Selectable Light-weight Attack Munition, a small United States multi-purpose landmine
- SLAMS (Space Land Air Missile Shield), a fictional anti-ballistic missile system from Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X is an arcade flight video game developed by Ubisoft Romania and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Android, webOS, and iOS. It was released in United States on March 6, 2009. The Wii version was announced, but it has been canceled. In September...
and Tom Clancy's EndWarTom Clancy's EndWarTom Clancy's EndWar is a real-time tactics game designed by Ubisoft Shanghai for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows platforms. The Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable versions feature turn-based tactics instead of the real-time tactics of their console counterparts...
In other uses:
- S.L.A.M. (Strategic Long-Range Artillery Machine), a G.I. Joe vehicle accessory
- Slam (film)Slam (film)Slam is a 1998 independent film starring Saul Williams and Sonja Sohn. It tells the story of a young African-American man whose talent for poetry is hampered by his social background. It won the Grand Jury Prize for a Dramatic Film at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival.- Synopsis :Raymond Joshua is a...
, a 1998 film starring Saul Williams and Beau Sia - SLAM MagazineSLAM MagazineSLAM Magazine is an American basketball magazine in circulation since 1994, published by Source Interlink. SLAM publishes nine issues a year to its circulation of over 500,000 readers worldwide.-History:...
, a basketball publication - Signaling lymphocytic activation moleculeSignaling lymphocytic activation moleculeSignaling lymphocytic activation molecule is a family of genes.Members of the family include:* SLAMF1* SLAMF2 * SLAMF3 * SLAMF4 * SLAMF5 * SLAMF6* SLAMF7* SLAMF8* SLAMF9...
, a family of genes - Simultaneous localization and mappingSimultaneous localization and mappingSimultaneous localization and mapping is a technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles to build up a map within an unknown environment , or to update a map within a known environment , while at the same time keeping track of their current location.- Operational definition :Maps are used...
, a concept in robotic and autonomous navigation - South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, a group of hospitals
- Slam, a bonus score in contract bridgeContract bridgeContract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
- SLAM (clothing)SLAM (clothing)SLAM is a manufacturer of clothing, specializing in sportswear , based in Genoa and founded in 1979....
, manufacturer of clothing, based in Italy - Slam! Sports, a section of Canadian Online ExplorerCanadian Online ExplorerCanadian Online Explorer is a bilingual online news and information site from Canada.A subsidiary of Quebecor Media, Canoe.ca is a leading local and national interactive media provider of news, entertainment and services, helping to inform and connect Canadians...
- Saint Louis Art MuseumSaint Louis Art MuseumThe Saint Louis Art Museum is one of the principal U.S. art museums, visited by up to a half million people every year. Admission is free through a subsidy from the cultural tax district for St. Louis City and County.Located in Forest Park in St...
, in St. Louis Missouri - Slam, a baseball abbreviation for a grand slamGrand slam (baseball)In the sport of baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners , thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. According to The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term originated in the card game of contract bridge, in which a grand slam involves...
See also
- Body slam
- Poetry slam
- Slam dunkSlam dunkA slam dunk is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both hands over the rim. This is considered a normal field goal attempt; if successful it is worth two points. The term "slam dunk" was...
- Grand Slam (disambiguation)