Valve (disambiguation)

A valve is a device that regulates the flow of fluids.

Valve may also refer to:

Mechanical and electrical

 * Brass instrument valve, for valves used in brass instruments
 * Rotary valve, a valve using an internal rotor to select flow paths
 * Piston valve, a valve using a piston to control fluid flow
 * Piston valve (steam engine), a piston valve as used in steam engines
 * Poppet valve, a valve consisting of a hole and a tapered plug on the end of a shaft, typically used in instruments, engines, etc.
 * Vacuum tube, also called "thermionic valve", an electronic component
 * Mercury-arc valve, a type of electrical rectifier tube

Biology

 * Heart valve, valves in the heart that maintain the unidirectional flow of blood
 * Vein valve, valves in veins and other fluid cords in body
 * Lymphatic valve, valves in lymphatic vessels
 * Valve (mollusc), the shell of a mollusc
 * Valve (diatoms), the siliceous unit that makes up one half of a diatom cell
 * Valve (botany), part produced by the splitting of a capsule or pod when ripe
 * Valve, a paired clasping process on the genitalia of male moths

Companies

 * Valve Corporation (also known as Valve Software or Valve), a video game developer and digital distribution company
 * Valve Records, an Australian record label
 * Valve Amplification Company, a U.S. high end audio electronics company

People

 * Valve (given name), an Estonian feminine given name

Other uses

 * Valve hall, a building which contains the valves of the static inverters of a high-voltage direct current plant
 * The Valves, UK band