Quill (disambiguation)
A quill is a writing tool made from the wing feather of a large bird.
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Quill may also refer to:
Computer software
- Quill, a word processor developed by Psion
- Quill (software), a 1982 suite of tools for literacy development
- QUILL, a programming language used in Quintiq software
- The Quill Adventure System, a 1983 computer program to write adventure games
- Quill, an automated narrative generator from Narrative Science
- Oculus Quill, a painting and animation software for virtual reality
- Quill, a messaging service/chat app purchased by Twitter in December 2019 and shut down in December 2021.
Films
- Quill (film), a 2004 Japanese movie
- Quills (film), a 2000 English movie
Mechanical parts
- Quill (bicycle part), a component that connects handlebars to the steerer tube of the fork
- Quill drive, a mechanism to connect drive shafts together so they need not be oriented in the same direction
- The protruding movable shaft in the tailstock of a lathe
- The non-rotating shaft that houses the spindle in a pillar drill
Music
- Quill (band), a US band that played at the Woodstock festival
- The Quill (band), a Swedish stoner rock/metal band
- The Quill (album), 1995
- Quill, one of many plectra in a harpsichord, made from a feather or synthetic material
- The quills, an old word in the United States and Britain for pan pipes
Places
- Lake Quill in New Zealand, source of the Sutherland Falls
- Quill, Georgia, a community in the United States
- Quill City, Malaysia
- Quill Lakes, a wetland complex in Saskatchewan, Canada
- Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, a village northwest of Quill Lakes
- The Quill (volcano), Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands
Publishing
- Quill Award, an American literary award given 2005–2007
- Quill Awards, annual journalism awards given by the Melbourne Press Club
- The Quill (magazine), Bowdoin College's literary magazine
- Quill (comics), several Marvel Comics characters
- Quill (magazine), the magazine of the Society of Professional Journalists
- The Quill (newspaper), the student newspaper at Brandon University
Other uses
- Quill (surname), an Irish surname
- Quill Corporation, a retailer based in Lincolnshire, Illinois
- Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, a United States Supreme Court case regarding use tax
- "Quill" (Grimm), a 2012 episode of the TV series Grimm
- Quill (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
- Spine (zoology), a needle-like anatomical structure in some animals
- Quill (satellite), a reconnaissance satellite programme
- Quills (play), a 1995 play by Doug Wright
See also
- Quiller (disambiguation)
- Quilling, an art form
- Quillwork, traditional Native American art form
- Quillwort, common name of Isoetes
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