What is Contact?
{{wiktionary}} '''Contact''' means to [[touch]] [[Human body|physically]] or to [[communicate]] with. '''Contact''' could also mean: ==General uses== * [[Contact lens]], a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens * [[Contact process]], a method for producing [[sulfuric acid]] on an industrial scale * [[Contact network]], a type of social network * [[Contact (law)]], in Family Law, deals with the right of parents or other significant persons to meet with and relate to a child * Active component of [[electric switch]] or [[electrical connector]] * [[vCard]] or [[hCard]], in address books, a contact is the name, address, phone number, and other pertinent information * Contact paper, in [[photography]], used to print negatives without enlargement * [[Contact (mathematics)]], a mathematical concept, the idea of curves (for example) touching * [[Optical contacting]], a process in which two highly polished surfaces are permanently or temporarily joined without use of any adhesive * [[Contact Energy]], an energy company in New Zealand * The initial fighting with an enemy unit, in a [[military]] context * [[Contact Conference]], an annual interdisciplinary scientific conference * [[Contact (social)|A social contact]], a person renowned for performing special and often illegal favors for individuals in return for goods or services. * [[First contact (anthropology)|First contact]] between different cultures. * [[Radar contact]], the display of a single radar return from an object as a result of one radar sweep. (Compare with [[Radar track|track]]). *CONTACT USA, a [[Crisis Hotline]]. * [[Amateur radio contact]], an exchange of information between two [[amateur radio]] [[Amateur radio operator|operator]]s *[[Massage|Contact massage]], massage that is done by hands or special electronic aids * In military parlance a contact is a chance encounter with the enemy, typically while undertaking patrolling operations. Especially common in Britain, Australia/New Zealand and probably other Commonwealth forces such as India. ==In m