Band

Band or BAND may refer to:

Science and technology

• Band (mathematics), an idempotent semigroup
• Band (radio), a range of frequencies or wavelengths used in radio transmission and radar, specifically:
  • Shortwave bands
  • UMTS frequency bands used for cellphones
  • LTE bands used for cellphone data
• Band cell, a type of white blood cell
• Gastric band, a human weight-control measure
• Bird banding, placing a numbered metal band on a bird's leg for identification
• BAND, acronym for "birds are not dinosaurs," a controversial stance on the evolution of birds
• BAND (application), a private online space for groups

Computing and electronics

• Microsoft Band, a smart band with smartwatch features created and developed by Microsoft.

Organizations

• Band (channel), nickname of Brazilian broadcast television network Rede Bandeirantes
• Bands (Italian Army irregulars), military units once in the service of the Italian Regio Esercito
• The Band (professional wrestling), the Total Nonstop Wrestling name for the professional wrestling stable New World Order

Music

• Musical ensemble, a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music
  • Concert band, an ensemble of woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments
  • School band, a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together
  • Marching band, a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors incorporating some type of marching
  • Jazz band, a musical ensemble that plays jazz music
• The Band, a Canadian-American rock and roll group
  • The Band (album), its eponymous 1969 album

Clothing, jewelry, and accessories

• Bands (neckwear), two pieces of cloth fitted around the neck as part of formal clothing for clergy, academics, and lawyers
• Bandolier or bandoleer, an ammunition belt
• Wedding band, a metal ring indicating the wearer is married
• Belt (clothing), a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather or heavy cloth, and worn around the waist
• Strap, an elongated flap or ribbon, usually of fabric or leather

Society and government

• Band (First Nations Canada), the primary unit of First Nations Government in Canada
• Band society, a small group of humans in a simple form of society
• Tribe (Native American), a tribe, band, nation, or other group or community of Indigenous peoples in the United States

Places

• Bánd, a village in Hungary
• Band, Iran, a village in Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Band-e Majid Khan, a village in Bukan County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Band-e Mohammad Abdollah, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran
• Band, Mureș, a commune in Romania

Other uses

• Band (surname), various people with the surname
• The Band (film), a 1978 Israeli film

See also

• All pages beginning with "Band"
• All pages with titles containing Band
• Bandage
• Herd, a social grouping of certain animals of the same species
• Rubber band
• Banding (disambiguation)
• Band of Brothers (disambiguation)
• Bandy (disambiguation)
• Drum and bugle corps (disambiguation)
• Stripe (disambiguation)