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Pickup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pickup
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pickup, Pick up or Pick-up may refer to:

Technology
Pickup (music technology), an electromagnetic device which detects vibrations from a musical instrument Pickup tube, a type of cathode ray tube Magnetic pickup, an electromagnetic device returning electrical pulses generated by rotating gears Phonograph pickup, a transducer used for the playback of gramophone records on a turntable or phonograph

Contents
1 Technology 2 Music 3 Film 4 People 5 Other uses 6 See also

Music
PICK-UP (band) a Ukrainian alternative rock band from Kiev Pickup group or pickup band, a musical ensemble brought together for only a few performances Pick-up notes or anacrusis, note or sequence of notes which precedes the first downbeat in a bar

Film
Pick-Up (1933 film), a crime film starring Sylvia Sidney and George Raft Pickup (film), 1951 American film noir directed by Hugo Haas Pick-Up (1975 film), a 1975 exploitation film directed by Bernard Hirschenson Pick Up (documentary), a 2005 documentary film directed by Lucia Sanchez Pick-up (filmmaking), minor shots filmed after the primary filming of a movie to augment what has already been shot

People
Ronald Pickup (born 1940), British actor Thomas Pickup, rugby league footballer of the 1920s for Wakefield Trinity Tim Pickup (born 1948), Australian rugby league footballer Shih-Te (fl. 9th century), a Tang Dynasty Chinese Buddhist poet (literally "Pick-Up" or "Foundling")

Other uses
Pick-up (gaming), anything that you collect whilst playing a video game Pickup forceps, a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects Pickup truck or pick-up truck, a light truck with an open-top rear cargo area Pick-Up, a 1955 novel by Charles Willeford Pick Up!, a chocolate-dipped snack bar from Bahlsen

See also
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Pickup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pickup artist, a man who is skilled in meeting, attracting, and seducing women Pick-up game, a game spontaneously started by a group of players Pick-up hockey, an informal type of ice hockey Pick-up line, a conversation opener to engage an unfamiliar person for romance Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pickup&oldid=581146042" Categories: Disambiguation pages This page was last modified on 11 November 2013 at 06:11. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.

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