Contact facts for kids

Contact means to touch something physically or to communicate with someone. It's a word with many different meanings, depending on how it's used.

What "Contact" Means in Everyday Life

• Contact Lenses: These are small lenses you wear directly on your eye. They help you see better, change your eye color, or protect your eyes.
• Contact Networks: Think of this as a group of people who know each other and can connect. It's like a social network where people interact.
• Electrical Contacts: In things like a light switch or a phone charger, a "contact" is the part that touches another part to let electricity flow.
• Contact Information: When you save someone's details in your phone or an address book, like their name, phone number, or email, that's their "contact" information. It helps you get in touch with them.
• Contact Paper (Photography): In old-fashioned photography, contact paper was used to make prints directly from a film negative without making the picture bigger.
• Contact in Math: In mathematics, "contact" describes how two shapes, like curves, touch each other at a certain point.
• First Contact: This term is often used to describe the very first time two different groups of people or cultures meet each other.
• Amateur Radio Contact: This is when two amateur radio operators talk to each other over their radios and exchange information.
• Contact Massage: This is a type of massage done using hands or special electronic tools to touch and relax muscles.
• Military Contact: In the military, "contact" means when soldiers first meet the enemy, usually during a patrol or mission.

Companies and Organizations Named "Contact"

• Contact Energy: This is a large company in New Zealand that provides electricity and gas to homes and businesses.

"Contact" in Music

Many music albums and songs have been named "Contact."

Albums

• Contact (Fantastic Plastic Machine album) by Fantastic Plastic Machine
• Contact! by Eiffel 65
• Contact (Silver Apples album) by Silver Apples
• Contact by The Benjamin Gate
• Contact (Thirteen Senses album) by Thirteen Senses
• Contact (Indo G album) by Indo G
• Contact (Minori Chihara album) by Minori Chihara

Songs

• "Contact" by Thirteen Senses, from their album.
• "Contact" from the musical Rent.
• "Contact" by The Police from their 1979 album Reggatta de Blanc.
• "Contact (song)" by the French rock band Kyo.
• "Contact (Phish song)" by the band Phish.

"Contact" in Other Media

• Contact (novel): This is a famous science fiction book written by Carl Sagan. It's about humanity's first meeting with aliens.
• Contact (movie): This is a movie based on Carl Sagan's book, starring Jodie Foster.
• Contact (video game): This is a fun game for the Nintendo DS system.
• Contact (Dance): This is a dance show created by Paul Mercurio.
• Contact (The Culture): In the science fiction novels by Iain M. Banks, "Contact" is a special group that explores space and sometimes deals with military situations.
• Contact (game): This is a word-guessing game where players try to figure out a secret word.

See also

In Spanish: Contact para niños