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Slug (disambiguation)

Slug can mean:

Slug: A Gastropod without or with a very small shell
Slug (mass): An imperial unit of mass
Slug (projectile): is a projectile or bullet
When talking about flows of fluids though a pipeline a slug is a discrete quantity of one fluid that flows though the line surrounded by another.
Slugging is a form of loosely-organized ridesharing practiced in some large cities. Compare carpool.
Slug is a rapper in hip hop music group Atmosphere
A slug is the aggregate form of the slime mould Dictyostelid .
Slug is sometimes used as a verb meaning "to hit".
Slug is a short title for a story, usually not more than a word or two.
In typesetting, a slug is a piece of typemetal imprinted by a Linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error (as by TeX).
In television editing, a slug refers to a black screen

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