Contact

Contact may refer to:

Physical interaction

 * Contact (geology), a common geological feature
 * Contact lens or contact, a lens placed on the eye
 * Contact sport, a sport in which players make contact with other players or objects
 * Contact juggling
 * Contact mechanics, the study of solid objects that deform when touching each other
 * Contact process (mathematics), a model of an interacting particle system
 * Electrical contacts
 * Sparśa, a concept in Buddhism that in Sanskrit/Indian language is translated as "contact", "touching", "sensation", "sense impression", etc.

Social interaction

 * Contact (amateur radio)
 * Contact (law), a concept related to visitation rights
 * Contact (social), a person who can offer help in achieving goals
 * Contact Conference, an annual scientific conference
 * Extraterrestrial contact, see Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
 * First contact (anthropology), an initial meeting of two cultures
 * Language contact, the interaction of two or more languages

Films

 * The Contact (1963 film), educational film starring John Hurt
 * Contact (1978 film), a Soviet animated short film
 * Contact (1992 film), a short film by Jonathan Darby, with Brad Pitt
 * Contact (1997 American film), a science fiction drama film adapted from the Carl Sagan novel
 * The Contact (1997 South Korean film), (접속 Jeopsok, "connection"), a romance film
 * Contact, a 2002 short film by Kieran Galvin
 * Contact (2009 film), an Australian documentary film

Games

 * Contact (tile game)
 * Contact (video game), a 2006 role-playing video game
 * Contact, a social word-guessing game similar to Botticelli

Albums

 * Contact (ATB album)
 * Contact (Boney James album)
 * Contact (Fancy album)
 * Contact (Fantastic Plastic Machine album)
 * Contact (Freda Payne album)
 * Contact (Indo G album)
 * Contact (Mad Heads album)
 * Contact (Minori Chihara album)
 * Contact (Noisettes album)
 * Contact (Platinum Blonde album)
 * Contact (Pointer Sisters album)
 * Contact (Silver Apples album)
 * Contact (Thirteen Senses album)
 * Contact, an album by The Benjamin Gate
 * Contact! (Eiffel 65 album), 2001
 * Contact! (Ray Barretto album), 1998

Songs

 * "Contact" (Daft Punk song) (2013)
 * "Contact" (Edwin Starr song) (1978)
 * "Contact", a song by Anthrax from We've Come for You All
 * "Contact", a song by Big Audio Dynamite from Megatop Phoenix
 * "Contact", a song by Brigitte Bardot
 * "Contact", a song by Brooklyn Bounce
 * "Contact", a song by Kyo from 300 Lésions
 * "Contact", a song by Glenn Morrison
 * "Contact", a song by Phish from Junta
 * "Contact", a song by The Police from Reggatta de Blanc
 * "Contact", a song by Spirit from Rapture in the Chambers
 * "Contact", a song from the musical Rent

Television

 * "Contact", a 1995 episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
 * "Contact" (Saving Hope), a 2012 episode of Saving Hope
 * "Contact" (Halo), the series premiere of Halo

Literature

 * Contact (magazine), an American literary "little magazine"
 * Contact (novel), a novel by Carl Sagan
 * The Contact, a 1985 novel by Garikai Mutasa

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

 * Contact (musical), a 1999 dance play
 * Contact (The Culture), a fictional organization in the works of Iain M. Banks

Brands and enterprises

 * Contact Air, an airline
 * Contact Energy, an energy company
 * Contact Theatre, a multi-disciplinary arts venue in Manchester, England

Other uses

 * Contact, Nevada, USA; an unincorporated community
 * Contact (mathematics), an equivalence relation
 * Contact print, a kind of photographic image
 * Contact process, a method of producing sulfuric acid
 * Transit (astronomy), specific points in time during a transit or eclipse
 * Contact Lens, a lens worn directly on the eye
 * Contact paper or contact, a self-adhesive, PVC or paper film, used for covering or lining