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A drum is a musical instrument.

Drum, drums or The Drum may also refer to:

Drums and drum-shaped items

  • Drum (communication), a communication device
  • Drum (container), a type of cylindrical container
  • Drum brake, an automotive braking system
  • Drum magazine, a cylindrical container for ammunition
  • Drum memory, an early form of computer memory used in the 1950s and 1960s
  • Electronic drum, in which sound is generated by an electronic waveform generator or sampler instead of by acoustic vibration
  • Talking drum, an hourglass-shaped drum from West Africa
  • Drum, the photoreceptor in a laser printer
  • Drum or tholobate, in architecture, the lower part of a dome or cupola in the shape of a cylinder or prism

Places

Great Britain

Ireland

United States

Elsewhere

Entertainment

Books and magazines

Film and television

Music

Sport

  • Drum GAC, a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Drum, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
  • Drums, nickname of Drumcondra F.C., an association football club in Dublin

Other

See also