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Triton facts for kids

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Triton commonly refers to:

Triton may also refer to:

Places

Natural

  • Triton Bay, an Arctic waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada
  • Triton Bay, Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia
  • Triton Island, a Paracel Island in the South China Sea
  • Triton Point, a point on the east coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica
  • Triton River, a river flowing into Lake Copais, Greece

Science and technology

Biology

  • Triton (gastropod), a group of sea snails

Physical sciences

  • Triton (physics), the nucleus of tritium, an isotope of hydrogen
  • Triton X-100, a nonionic surfactant
  • TRITON, a SODAR system for measuring sound wave scattering

Technology

  • Triton (content delivery), a digital delivery and digital rights management service until 2006
  • Triton disk drive, a product that allows 2.8-inch floppy disks to be read on various home computers
  • E Ink Triton, an electronic paper technology
  • Korg Triton, a music workstation synthesizer
  • Triton chipset, an Intel Pentium chipset
  • AIM Triton, a version of the AOL Instant Messenger software
  • Triton, a World War II encryption network using the Enigma machine
  • Triton, a line of GPS receivers manufactured by Magellan Navigation
  • Triton, a malware program used to attack a Triconex power plant

See also

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