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Shaped charge
A shaped charge, also called a hollow charge, is an explosive device with a metal-lined cavity whose detonation forms a high-velocity metal jet that penetrates armor, used against tanks and in oil wells.
Shapefile
Shapefile: Esri's multi-file vector GIS format (.shp geometry, .shx index, .dbf attributes), specified in a July 1998 white paper; nontopological geometry, one shape type per file, 10-character field names, 2 GB practical limit, de facto interchange standard.
ShapeNet
ShapeNet is a large, richly annotated dataset of 3D CAD models for computer vision, graphics, and robotics research, introduced in 2015 by Stanford, Princeton, and TTIC researchers.
Shapers
Shapers is a Lisbon-based venture capital firm founded by brothers Philippe and Thomas Teixeira da Mota that invests in early-stage European fintech, with a $75 million fund announced in 2025.
Shapeshifter
Shapeshifter are a live drum and bass band from Christchurch, New Zealand, formed in 1999, known for playing with instruments and live vocals rather than a DJ setup.
Shapeshifting
Shapeshifting: the folklore ability to change physical form at will, seen in werewolves, kitsune, selkies, and weretigers; studied as a cultural motif of identity, gender, and transformation.
Shapeways
Shapeways is a digital manufacturing company founded in 2007 as a Philips spin-off in Eindhoven, offering on-demand 3D printing and CNC machining, with over 21 million parts produced.
Shaphan
Shaphan (Hebrew שפן) was the royal scribe of Judah under King Josiah in the late 7th century BC, who reported the law book found in the Temple.
Shaphat
Shaphat is traditionally counted as the third Exilarch (Resh Galuta) of Babylonian Jewry, a 2nd-century successor of Johanan known almost solely as a name in the 9th-century Seder 'Olam Zuta.
Shapili
Shapili, also rendered Šapili, was a 13th-century BC king of Amurru, a Hittite vassal kingdom in western Syria, installed by Muwatalli II after Benteshina's rebellion and later removed when Benteshina was restored.
Shaping (psychology)
Shaping is a behavioral learning technique that builds a new behavior by reinforcing successive approximations toward it, used in animal training, special education, and ABA for autism.
Shapingchang gas field
Shapingchang gas field (沙坪场气田) is a large Carboniferous natural gas field in Liangping and Dianjiang, Chongqing, described as the largest integrated Carboniferous gas reservoir in eastern Sichuan.
Shapiro Senapathy algorithm
Shapiro Senapathy algorithm: a 1987 position weight matrix method for scoring eukaryotic splice sites, the basis of SpliceSiteFinder and related splice prediction tools.
Shapiro time delay
The Shapiro time delay, also called the Shapiro effect, is the extra time light takes to pass through a massive body's gravitational field, predicted in 1964.
Shapiro–Wilk test
The Shapiro–Wilk test is a statistical test of whether a data sample was drawn from a normal distribution, proposed by Samuel Shapiro and Martin Wilk in 1965.
Shapley value
The Shapley value is a cooperative game theory solution concept giving each player a fair payoff, introduced by Lloyd S. Shapley in 1953 and uniquely determined by fairness axioms.
Shapoorji Pallonji Group
The Shapoorji Pallonji Group is an Indian construction and engineering conglomerate founded in 1865, known for the Atal Tunnel, the Sultan of Oman's palace, and its 18.37% Tata Sons stake.
Shapour Bakhtiar (شاپور بختیار)
Shapour Bakhtiar (شاپور بختیار), 1914–1991, Iranian lawyer and politician, last prime minister under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (37 days, 1979), National Front and Iran Party leader, NAMIR founder in Paris exile, assassinated in Suresnes, France in 1991.
Shapsug Adyghe dialect
Shapsug (шапсыгъ, şapsıʁ), also called Shapsug dialect or Shapsug language, is a dialect cluster of Adyghe (West Circassian) spoken in Adygea, Tuapse/Sochi districts of Krasnodar Krai, and Turkey, with two branches (Kuban and littoral), distinctive phonology and morphology, and no separate written standard.
Shapum
Shapum (Burmese: ရှာပုံတော်) is a Burmese word for a lament poem on searching for a lost spouse, in modern use a great quest or odyssey.
Shapur I (شاپور یکم)
Shapur I (شاپور یکم), second Sasanian king of kings (c. 240-270 CE), son of Ardashir I; captured Roman emperor Valerian at Edessa in 260, adopted the title King of Kings of Ērān and Anērān, and left the trilingual Kaʿba-ye Zardošt inscription.
Shapur II (شاپور دوم)
Shapur II (شاپور دوم, Šāpur II, r. 309–379 CE), also called Shapur the Great and Dhu'l-Aktaf, was the longest-reigning Sasanian king of kings of Iran, known for wars with Rome, the 363 treaty with Jovian, and persecution of Christians.
Shaq Fu
Shaq Fu (Shaq-Fu) is a 1994 Delphine Software fighting game published by Electronic Arts starring Shaquille O'Neal, released on Genesis, SNES, Amiga, Game Boy, and Game Gear, infamous for sluggish animation-priority controls and a reputation as one of the worst games ever.
Shaq Lawson
Shaq Lawson, born 1994, is an American NFL defensive end from Central, South Carolina, a Clemson consensus All-American drafted 19th overall by Buffalo in 2016, later with Miami, Houston, the Jets, and back on Buffalo's practice squad in 2025.
Shaq Vayda
Shaq (Shaquille) Vayda is an American venture capital investor at Lux Capital, joined in 2020, who invests in biotech, AI, defense, and robotics and directs companies including Enveda Therapeutics.
Shaq–Kobe feud
The Shaq–Kobe feud was the prolonged conflict between Los Angeles Lakers teammates Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant that began in the late 1990s and lasted until at least O'Neal's 2008 rap.
Shaq's Bass All Stars
Shaq's Bass All Stars is a bass-music festival series fronted by Shaquille O'Neal performing as DJ Diesel, first held at Panther Island Pavilion in Fort Worth, Texas in 2023.
Shaqilat II
Shaqilat II (Nabataean Šqylt, Arabic شقيلة) was a queen of the Nabataeans, wife of Malichus II and regent for Rabbel II from 70/71 to 75/76 CE.
Shaqilath
Shaqilath, also spelled Shaqilat, was a queen of the Nabataeans who married King Aretas IV around 16/17 AD and co-issued coins with him at Petra.
Shaqilath II
Shaqilath II, also spelled Shuqilat, was a queen of the Nabataeans, wife of King Malichus II and regent for her infant son Rabbel II between AD 70/71 and 75/76.