# Specimen

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**Specimen** may refer to:

## Science and technology

- [Sample (material)](/source/Sample_(material)), a limited quantity of something which is intended to be similar to and represent a larger amount
- [Biological specimen](/source/Biological_specimen) or biospecimen, an organic specimen held by a biorepository for research
- [Laboratory specimen](/source/Laboratory_specimen), a biological specimen taken by sampling
- [Zoological specimen](/source/Zoological_specimen), an animal or part of an animal preserved for scientific use
- [Botanical specimen](/source/Botanical_specimen), a plant or part of a plant used for scientific purposes
- [Herbarium](/source/Herbarium), a collection of preserved plant specimens for scientific study
- [Type specimen (mineralogy)](/source/Type_specimen_(mineralogy)), a reference sample by which a mineral is defined

## Printing

- [Specimen banknote](/source/Specimen_banknote), to aid in the recognition of banknotes
- [Specimen stamp](/source/Specimen_stamp), used to identify valid stamps

## Other uses

- [Specimen (band)](/source/Specimen_(band)), a British band
- [Specimens (musician)](/source/Specimens_(musician))
- [*Specimen* (film)](/source/Specimen_(film)), a 1996 Canadian film
- [Specimen Products](/source/Specimen_Products), an American audio equipment and musical instrument manufacturer
- [Specimen Ridge](/source/Specimen_Ridge), a ridge in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, U.S.

## See also

- [Organism](/source/Organism)

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