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The common noun reading (pronounced as /ˈriːdɪŋ/) may refer to:
- Reading (process), the cognitive process of decoding symbols to derive meaning ("reading a book" or "reading music")
- obtaining information from devices such as sensors ("taking/obtaining (a) reading/readings")
- Reading (computer), the act of a computer extracting data from a storage medium
- Reading (legislature), the mechanism by which a bill is introduced to a legislature
- Divination, gaining insight through interpretation of omens or supernatural indicators
- Psychic reading, an attempt to discern information through clairvoyance
- Dramatic reading, a dramatic art, also known as oral interpretation and interpretive reading
The proper noun Reading (pronounced as /ˈrɛdɪŋ/) may refer to:
Places
- In the United Kingdom
- Reading, Berkshire
- Reading/Wokingham Urban Area, area defined by the UK Office for National Statistics
- Reading (UK Parliament constituency) (1295-1950 and 1955–1974)
- Reading East (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)
- Reading North (UK Parliament constituency) (1950–1955 and 1974–1983)
- Reading South (UK Parliament constituency) (1950–1955 and 1974–1983)
- Reading West (UK Parliament constituency) (created 1983)
- In the United States
- Reading, Kansas
- Reading, Massachusetts
- Reading, Michigan
- Reading, Minnesota
- Reading, Missouri
- Reading, New York
- Reading, Ohio (city in Hamilton County)
- Reading, Columbiana County, Ohio
- Reading, Pennsylvania
- Reading, Vermont
- North Reading, Massachusetts
- Port Reading, New Jersey
- Reading Township (disambiguation)
- West Reading, Pennsylvania
Academic institutions
- Reading School, a grammar school
- University of Reading
Events
- Battle of Reading (871)
- Battle of Reading (1688)
- Siege of Reading (1642–1643)
- Reading and Leeds Festivals
Prisons
Sports
- Reading F.C., an English football team
- Reading R.F.C., a rugby team
- Reading Racers, a speedway team
- Reading Town F.C., a Hellenic League football team
People
- Reading (surname)
- John of Reading (died 1346), theologian
Titles
- Baron Astley of Reading, title in peerage of England (1644–1688)
- Bishop of Reading, Anglican suffragan bishop in Diocese of Oxford since 1889
- Marquess of Reading, title in peerage of the UK since 1926
- Marchioness of Reading (disambiguation), wife of the Marquess
Vessels
- HMS Reading (G71), a Royal Navy destroyer ship
- USS Reading (PF-66), a U.S. Navy frigate
Other uses
- Reading Company, a railroad
- Reading station (disambiguation), a list of railway stations named Reading
- Reading Fightin Phils, a minor-league baseball team in the Pennsylvania city
- Reading Power Station, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Reading Works, a factory
See also
- Read (disambiguation)
- Redding (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with "Reading"
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