Probe

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Probe may refer to any of the following:

in medicine:

• Some surgical instruments are probes, such as a laparoscope, a device that assists with surgery on the human body by allowing doctors to see and manipulate organs without making large incisions; an Anal probe, used medically; examples probes used in dentistry include periodontal probes and sickle probes, to probe dental structures such as measuring sulcus depths around a tooth.

in technology:

• A robotic probe is a device that uses onboard instruments to gather and relay a variety of telemetry to controllers from remote, hazardous or otherwise difficult to reach locations. Probes may return their data over radio links or be physically tethered to controllers or another device, or to collect and return physical samples. Robotic probes operating in space beyond Earth orbit are known as space probes.
• In electrical engineering, a test probe is often necessary to make use of measurement devices.
• A Langmuir probe is an electrode inserted into a plasma to determine temperature and density.
• A hybridization probe and chemical probe are used in molecular biology.
• An atom probe is an atomic-resolution microscope.
• A probe card is an interface between an electronic test system and a semiconductor wafer.
• An SS7 probe is a device that extracts SS7 signaling information from Telecommunications networks.
• In e-mail systems, a test mail issued to see if a given mail address actually exists is called a probe.

in entertainment:

• Probe (TV pilot) was a 1972 American TV movie written by Leslie Stevens, directed by Russ Mayberry, and starring Hugh O'Brian as a futuristic detective. It was the basis for the 1972–1973 NBC series, Search (TV series).
• Probe (TV series) was a 1988 television pilot and subsequent TV series created by William Link and Isaac Asimov. The pilot and series starred Parker Stevenson as a misanthropic genius who solved high tech crimes.
• Probe, a Star Trek novel
• Probe is a public affairs/documentary show aired on the Philippine TV network ABS-CBN.
• Probe, the quarterly science fiction fanzine of Science Fiction South Africa
• A Protoss Probe is a robotic worker in the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft.
• Probe is a discontinued card game produced by Parker Brothers.
• Probe Records, a record label

or:

• In surveys and interviews, a probe is a technique employed to encourage the respondent to give a more detailed answer to a question and elaborate on his previous response. Example: "Anything more?"
• The Ford Probe was a car produced by the Ford Motor Company between 1989 and 1997 for European and North American markets.
• A term used in numismatics for a pattern coin. It is derived from the German language.
• Probe Ministries is an evangelical Christian organization.
• Probe Entertainment, a British videogame developer

[edit] External links

• NASA JPL's Deep sea probe
• A news article on an unnamed Japanese magma probe
• UKPOCUK Ford Probe Owners Club, free membership