Specialist (disambiguation)
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Specialist frequently refers to an expert in a profession. It can also mean:
- Specialist (rank)Specialist (rank)Specialist is one of the four junior enlisted ranks in the U.S. Army, just above Private First Class and equivalent in pay grade to Corporal. Unlike Corporals, Specialists are not considered junior non-commissioned officers...
, a military rank - Specialist degreeSpecialist degree-The Specialist degree in the Commonwealth of Independent States:The specialist degree was the only first degree in the former Soviet Union and currently is being phased out by the bakalvr's - magister's degrees....
, in academia - "Specialist", a song by the band InterpolInterpol (band)Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...
- "The Specialist", the English translation of "Lo SconosciutoLo SconosciutoLo Sconosciuto is an Italian comics series created in 1975 by Roberto Raviola, better known his pseudonym Magnus. It has been translated into English as The Specialist....
", an Italian comics character - Generalist and specialist speciesGeneralist and specialist speciesA generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources . A specialist species can only thrive in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet. Most organisms do not all fit neatly into either...
, a method of species categorization - A market makerMarket makerA market maker is a company, or an individual, that quotes both a buy and a sell price in a financial instrument or commodity held in inventory, hoping to make a profit on the bid-offer spread, or turn. From a market microstructure theory standpoint, market makers are net sellers of an option to be...
in a stock exchange - Specialty (medicine)Specialty (medicine)A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.-History of medical specialization:To...
- Payload SpecialistPayload SpecialistA Payload Specialist ' was an individual selected and trained by commercial or research organizations for flights of a specific payload on a NASA Space Shuttle mission...
, a Space Shuttle crew member selected for a single specific mission - The SpecialistThe SpecialistThe Specialist is a 1994 American action film from Warner Bros. Pictures. It is directed by Luis Llosa, produced by Jerry Weintraub, and written by Alexandra Seros...
, a 1994 action filmAction filmAction film is a film genre where one or more heroes is thrust into a series of challenges that require physical feats, extended fights and frenetic chases... - Specialist, a military avionics, electrical & environmental, or engines expert
- American football special teams player who is either a return specialistReturn specialistA Return Specialist is a player on American football or Canadian football special teams who specializes in returning punts and kickoff returns. There are few players who are exclusively return specialists; most play other positions as well. The special teams counterpart of a return specialist is a...
or a kicking specialistKicking specialistA Kicking specialist or kick specialist and sometimes referred to a "kicker", especially when referring to a placekicker, is a player on American football and Canadian football special teams who performs punts, kickoffs, field goals and/or point after touchdowns. Most kicking specialists do not...
. - Specialist (short story)Specialist (short story)"Specialist" is a science fiction short story by Robert Sheckley. It was first published in 1953 and has appeared in various collections, including Untouched by Human Hands and The Golden Age of Science Fiction , edited by Kingsley Amis in 1981.-Plot:A galactic deep-space cargo ship is blown off...
, a science fiction short story by Robert SheckleyRobert SheckleyRobert Sheckley was a Hugo- and Nebula-nominated American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist and broadly comical.Sheckley was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and... - Specialist, one of the Belbin team roles