# Channel

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**Channel**, **channels**, **channeling**, etc., may refer to:

## Geography

- [Channel (geography)](/source/Channel_(geography)), a landform consisting of the outline (banks) of the path of a narrow body of water.

### Australia

- [Channel Country](/source/Channel_Country), region of outback Australia in Queensland and partly in South Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales.
- [Channel Highway](/source/Channel_Highway), a regional highway in Tasmania, Australia.

### Europe

- [Channel Islands](/source/Channel_Islands), an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy
- [Channel Tunnel](/source/Channel_Tunnel) or Chunnel, a rail tunnel underneath the English Channel
- [English Channel](/source/English_Channel), called simply "The Channel", the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Great Britain from northern France

### North America

- [Channel Islands of California](/source/Channel_Islands_of_California), a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, United States
- [Channel Lake, Illinois](/source/Channel_Lake,_Illinois), a census-designated place in Lake County, Illinois, United States
- [Channels State Forest](/source/Channels_State_Forest), a state forest in Virginia, United States
- Channel, [Channel-Port aux Basques](/source/Channel-Port_aux_Basques), Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; a town district

### Other places

- [Channel Glacier](/source/Channel_Glacier), a glacier in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
- [Channel Rock (disambiguation)](/source/Channel_Rock_(disambiguation)), various rocks

## Arts, entertainment, and media

### Television

- [Channel Television](/source/Channel_Television), a division of British ITV
- [Channels TV](/source/Channels_TV), a Nigerian 24-hour news channel

### Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

- [Channeler (*The Wheel of Time*)](/source/Channeler_(The_Wheel_of_Time)), fictional characters in the *Wheel of Time* fantasy book series by Robert Jordan
- [Channeling (Rolemaster)](/source/Channeling_(Rolemaster)), a magic element in the Rolemaster role-playing game
- [Channels (band)](/source/Channels_(band)), fronted by former Jawbox singer/guitarist J. Robbins
- [*Channels* (film)](/source/Channels_(film)), a 2008 film
- [*The Channel* (film)](/source/The_Channel_(film)), a 2023 film
- [Pre-chorus](/source/Pre-chorus), or build or channel, part of a song structure of popular music

## Science and technology

### Communications

- [Communication channel](/source/Communication_channel), a transmission medium used to convey information - [Audio channel](/source/Audio_channel), a communications channel in a storage device used in operations such as multitrack recording and playback - [Channel (broadcasting)](/source/Channel_(broadcasting)), a range of frequencies assigned for the operation of a television, radio, or other broadcast station - [Television channel](/source/Television_channel), a television station or its cable/satellite counterpart - [Channel (digital image)](/source/Channel_(digital_image)), the grayscale representation of a primary color in a digital image - [Channel (programming)](/source/Channel_(programming)), in computer science, a tool used for interprocess communication - [Channel I/O](/source/Channel_I/O), in computing, a high-performance input/output (I/O) architecture - [Video blog](/source/Video_blog), hosted by a video-sharing website or channel

### Other uses in science and technology

- [Channel (semiconductor)](/source/Channel_(semiconductor)), a part of the structure of a field-effect transistor
- [Ion channel](/source/Ion_channel), a protein that allows ion flow through a cell membrane
- [Scattering channel](/source/Scattering_channel), a concept in quantum mechanics
- [Strut channel](/source/Strut_channel), a standardized formed structural system used in the construction and electrical industries
- [Structural channel](/source/Structural_channel)

## Brands and enterprises

- [The Channel (nightclub)](/source/The_Channel_(nightclub)), a music venue in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- [Channel Express](/source/Channel_Express), a defunct British airline
- [Channel Home Centers](/source/Channel_Home_Centers), a defunct home improvement chain based in the northeastern United States

## Business and legal terms

- [Channel (chart pattern)](/source/Channel_(chart_pattern)), a pair of parallel trend lines that form a chart pattern for a stock or commodity
- [Distribution channel](/source/Distribution_channel), a chain of intermediaries, each passing the product down the chain to the next organization, before it finally reaches the consumer
- [Legal channeling](/source/Legal_channeling), the act of legally making one entity responsible for an event, and thereby dismissing other parties from liability
- [Marketing channel](/source/Marketing_channel), set of activities necessary to transfer the ownership of goods from the point of production to the point of consumption

## Sports

- [Channel (association football)](/source/Channel_(association_football)), football (soccer) terminology for particular areas of the pitch
- [Channel (horse)](/source/Channel_(horse)), a racehorse
- [Channel Football Club](/source/Channel_Football_Club), an Australian football club in Tasmania

## Other uses

- [Channel catfish](/source/Channel_catfish), a catfish species in North America
- [Meridian (Chinese medicine)](/source/Meridian_(Chinese_medicine)), or channels, a concept central to traditional Chinese medical techniques such as acupuncture, and to martial arts such as tai chi and qigong
- [Mediumship](/source/Mediumship) or channelling, communication with spirits

## See also

- [Canal (disambiguation)](/source/Canal_(disambiguation))
- [Chanel (disambiguation)](/source/Chanel_(disambiguation))
- [Channeling (disambiguation)](/source/Channeling_(disambiguation))

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