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Speed (disambiguation)

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Speed is the rate of motion, change, or activity.

Speed may also refer to:

People and fictional characters

  • Speed (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the surname, given name or nickname

Places

United States

Elsewhere

Arts and entertainment

Amusement rides

Film and television

Music

Other arts and entertainment

Other uses

  • Slang for amphetamine, substituted amphetamine, and related compounds
  • "speed" (filmmaking), an on-set response called out by a film technician before a take to indicate that the (usually analog) sound recording device has gotten up to the correct motor speed to faithfully record voices without distortion; occasionally also used to verify camera is rolling over correctly
  • Speed (finance), a quantity in quantitative finance
  • J. B. Speed School of Engineering, formerly Speed Scientific School, at the University of Louisville
  • Lens speed, the maximum aperture or light-gathering ability of an optical system
  • Transmission (mechanics), a gear or sprocket configuration