Leaf (disambiguation)

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Leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis.

Leaf may also refer to:

In Books

• In a book it is a single sheet, the left-hand page of which is the verso, and right-hand page is the recto
• In reading a book, it means "to turn the pages," as in "to leaf through a book."

In Science:

• Leaf node, part of a tree data structure in Computer Science
• LEAF Project, a collection of Linux distributions dedicated to routing
• The Leaf (AI) Project, a group robot development program whose objective is to develop a robot platform that supports experiments with artificial intelligence, vision, navigation, etc.
• A foliation of a manifold is a decomposition of the manifold into a union of submanifolds called leaves

Organisations named:

• Leaf (company), a Japanese visual novel company
• Leaf Candy Company, a former American producer of candy and trading cards
• LEAF (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund), a Canadian women's legal advocacy group
• Leaf Books, a small Wales-based publisher
• The Leaf Label, a record label
• Toronto Maple Leafs, an NHL hockey team, often referred to as simply "the Leafs"

People named:

• Ryan Leaf, a former American football player
• Joaquin Phoenix, also known as Leaf Phoenix

Bands:

• Leaves (Icelandic band)
• The Leaves - a 60s American garage band

In other uses:

• Metal leaf, a thin metal foil such as gold leaf
• Leaf spring, a common type of vehicle suspension
• A particular preparation and slang term for cannabis
• A hinged or removable section of a table top
• A hinged or sliding section of a door, shutter, or gate
• The "wings" or barriers of a revolving door affixed to the door's rotating shaft can be referred to as its "leaves"