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Play most commonly refers to:
- Play (activity), an activity done for enjoyment by animals, including humans
- Play (theatre), structured literary form of theatre
Play may refer also to:
Computers and technology
- Google Play, a digital content service offered by Google
- Play Framework, in computer science, an open source web application framework in Java
- Play Mobile, a Polish internet provider and mobile operator
- Xperia Play, released in 2011, an Android phone capable of running PlayStation games
- Rakuten.co.uk (formerly Play.com), an online retail company
- Backlash (engineering), also known as play between components in a mechanical system, the amount of lost motion due to clearance or slackness between mating components when movement is reversed
- Petroleum play, group of oil fields or prospects in the same region that are controlled by the same set of geological circumstances
Film
- Play (2005 film), a Chilean film directed by Alicia Scherson
- Play, a 2009 short film directed by David Kaplan
- Play (2011 film), a Swedish film directed by Ruben Östlund
- Rush (2012 film), an Indian film earlier titled Play and also known as Raftaar 24 x 7
- The Play (film), a 2013 Bengali film
Literature and publications
- Play (play), written by Samuel Beckett
- Play (New York Times), a sports magazine from The New York Times
- Play (UK magazine), a UK PlayStation magazine
- Play (US magazine), a United States video game magazine
- Play (PRC magazine), China's oldest PC gaming magazine
Music
Classical music
- Play (composition), a 2013 symphony by Andrew Norman
- Play! A Video Game Symphony, a symphony tour featuring video game music
Artists and bands
- Christopher "Play" Martin, one half of hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play
- Play (Swedish group), Swedish pop girl group
- Play (Mexican band) (or Grupo Play), Mexican band
Albums
- Play (Akdong Musician album), 2014
- Play (Bond album)
- Play (Brad Paisley album)
- Play (Chick Corea and Bobby McFerrin album), 1992
- Play (David Ball album)
- Play (Doug E. Fresh album)
- Play (Great Big Sea album), 1997
- Play (Joanna MacGregor album), 2002
- Play (Jolin Tsai album), 2014
- Play (Magazine album), 1980
- Play (Mike Stern album), 1999
- Play (Moby album), 1999
- Play (Namie Amuro album), 2007
- Play (Peter Gabriel video album)
- Play (Play album), an album by the Swedish group
- Play (S.H.E album)
- Play (Squeeze album), 1991
- Play (Super Junior album), 2017
- Play (EP), an EP by Ride
- Play, a 1963 album by The Surfaris
- Play, a 2004 album by Pedro Suárez-Vértiz
- Plays, an album by Andy Dixon
- Smegma Plays Merzbow Plays Smegma, also known as Plays, a collaboration album between Smegma and Merzbow
Songs
- "Play" (David Banner song), 2005
- "Play" (Jax Jones and Years & Years song), 2018
- "Play" (Jennifer Lopez song), 2001
- "Play" (Jessie J song), 2018
- "Play" (Jüri Pootsmann song), 2016
- "Play" (K-391, Alan Walker and Martin Tungevaag song), 2019
- "Play" (Robyn song), 1999
- "Play", a song by Band-Maid from World Domination
- "Play", a song by Jolin Tsai from Play
- "Play", a song by Sekai No Owari from Tree
- "Play", a song by SS501
- "Play", a song by Dave Grohl
- "Play", a song by Todrick Hall featuring Jade Novah from Forbidden
- The Play, suite from Elvis Costello composition Il Sogno
Awards
- PLAY - Prémios da Música Portuguesa
Games and sports
- Gameplay, the specific way in which players interact with a game
- Play from scrimmage, an organized action as part of the game, in American and Canadian football
- The Play (American football), an American football last-second kickoff return for a touchdown in the 1982 Cal–Stanford 'Big Game'
Television
- Play (TV series), a Canadian news magazine series
- Television play, television genre
- The Play, 2011 episode of the TV series The Middle
- The Play, 1993 episode of the TV series Matlock
- The Play, 1968 episode of the TV series Mission: Impossible
- The Play, 1986 episode of the TV series Mr. Belvedere
- The Play, 2005 episode of the TV series Zoey 101
Video games
- Play, The Videogames World, first European exhibition on videogames
- Wii Play, a 2006 video game released for the Wii video game console
Other uses
- PLAY (airline), a proposed Icelandic low-cost airline
- Play (Jonker), a 2002 abstract sculpture by Lars Jonker
- Play (BDSM), any of a wide variety of "kinky" activities
- Play!, an upcoming attraction at Walt Disney World's Epcot
- Play 99.6 (radio), a radio station in Jordan
- Word play, literary and narrative technique
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See also
- Player (disambiguation)
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