Probe

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Probe may refer to:

In electronics:

• Robotic probe, a robot that uses onboard instruments to gather and relay a variety of telemetry to controllers from high in the sky, hazardous or otherwise difficult to reach locations
  • Space probe, a robotic probe operating in space
• Probe card, an interface between an electronic test system and a semiconductor wafer
• Test probe, a device used to test electronic equipment
• SS7 probe, a device that extracts SS7 signaling information from telecommunications networks

In science:

• Hybridization probe, a nucleic acid used for the detection of complementary nucleic acid sequences
• Langmuir probe, a device that uses electrodes inserted into plasma to measure electron temperature, electron density, and plasma potential
• Atom probe, an atomic-resolution microscope
• A class of surgical instruments used to explore inside the human body

In media:

• Probe (1972 TV pilot), an American TV pilot movie for the science-fiction detective series Search
• Probe (TV series), a 1988 TV series starring Parker Stevenson
• Probe, a Star Trek novel
• Probe (Philippine TV series), a public affairs/documentary show aired on the Philippine TV network ABS-CBN
• Probe, the quarterly science fiction fanzine of Science Fiction South Africa
• Probe (StarCraft), a robotic worker in the real-time strategy computer game StarCraft
• Probe Records, a record label
• Probe Entertainment, a British videogame developer

Probe may also be:

• Probe (parlor game), a discontinued card game produced by Parker Brothers
• Probe Ministries, an evangelical Christian organization
• Ford Probe, a car produced by the Ford Motor Company between 1989 and 1997 for European and North American markets
• A term used in numismatics for a pattern coin
• Proxy-based estimating, a procedure for estimating size and effort