Aperture (disambiguation)
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An aperture is an opening, in particular one whose size determines what can or cannot pass through. The term can in particular refer to:
- Aperture of an optical system, the opening that limits the amount of light that can pass through
- Aperture (computer memory), a region of the physical address space that opens access to a particular device or memory unit
- Synthetic aperture, a method in radioastronomy and radar measurements
- Aperture (antenna), a physical parameter of an antenna
- Aperture (mollusc), the main opening in the shell of a gastropod or scaphopod (mollusc)
- Aperture (botany), a weaker spot in the wall of a pollen grain
- Aperture (magazine), a long-running art photography magazine
- Aperture (photography software), an image organization program for photographers, sold by Apple inc.
[edit] See also
- Aperture grille, a prominent cathode ray tube display technology
- Numerical aperture is a parameter used to describe optical systems
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