Shield (disambiguation)

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Protective device:

Shield, a hand-held protective device, meant to intercept attacks
Shield (electronics), reduces electromagnetic coupling
Shield (heraldry), the principal portion of a coat of arms
Shield (geology), a Precambrian rock mass at the centre of a continent
Deflector shield, a protective energy field
Heat shield, protects a spacecraft or ballistic missile
Radiation shield, protects from ionizing radiation
Cold shield, used to protect from radiative heating
Shielding effect, in chemistry, is a reduction in the effective nuclear charge
Tunnelling shield, used in excavation through soft soil
Human shield, the use of civilians to deter an attack in warfare
Dalkon Shield, a not so successful IUD device (contraception).
Riot shield, used by police forces around the world for crowd control purposes
Information sign, when shaped like a shield, often replicated on maps to display road numbers
Badge, which is called a "shield" in North American slang
Shielding, a term used informally within some online communities to describe methods used by empathic individuals to protect themselves from emotional overwhelm and over-stimulation caused by proximity to other people.
Radiation shielding and Lead shielding

Popular culture:

Shields (Star Trek), a protective energy field
S.H.I.E.L.D., a fictional agency headed by director Nick Fury, in Marvel comics
The Shield, a U.S. television police drama
The Shield (Archie), a 1940s comic book character from MLJ; the first war-time "patriotic hero"
FA Community Shield, British soccer trophy

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