Slate is a type of rock, often used for roofing.

Slate may also refer to:

Places

  • Slate, Kansas, a ghost town in the United States
  • Slate, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
  • Slate, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
  • Slate Run, a tributary of Pine Creek in Pennsylvania

People

  • Slate (surname)

Arts, entertainment, and media

  • Slate (magazine), an online publication
  • "Slate", a song by Uncle Tupelo from the album Anodyne
  • Slates (EP), an EP by The Fall

Government and politics

  • Slate (elections), a group of candidates in a multi-seat or multi-position election
  • SLATE (1958–1966), a campus political party at the University of California, Berkeley

Technology

Electronics and internet

  • HP Slate 500, a Windows 7 tablet computer manufactured by Hewlett-Packard
  • Slate PC, a Microsoft Tablet PC running Windows 7<!--likely to include Windows 8 shortly-->
  • Slate phone, a smartphone form factor
  • Slate tablet, a tablet computer form factor
  • Pixel Slate, a Google tablet computer

Other technologies

  • Slate (writing), a board for writing on
  • Slate board (clapperboard), a device used during film production
  • Slate (broadcasting), a title card listing important metadata of a television program
  • Slate and stylus, tools used by blind persons to write and read
  • Slate Auto, an American electric vehicle manufacturer
  • Slate Truck, a pickup truck produced by the manufacturer

Other uses

  • Slate (typeface), a neo-grotesque typeface
  • Slate gray, a color
  • Slate turkey, a breed of domestic fowl

See also

  • Magic Slate
  • Slate Creek (disambiguation)