SIEVE

In general, a 'sieve' separates wanted/desired elements from unwanted material using a tool such as a mesh, net or other filtration or distillation methods. The word "sift" derives from this term. A ''strainer'' is a type of sieve typically associated with separating liquids from solids.
'Sieve' may mean:

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Cooking

Chemistry

Mathematics

Computer science

Other uses

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Cooking

★ a colander, a (typically) bowl-shaped sieve used as a strainer in cooking

★ a chinoise, or conical sieve used as a strainer, also sometimes used like a food mill.

★ a tamis, also known as a drum sieve

★ a zaru, or bamboo sieve, used in Japanese cooking

★ a flour sifter, used in baking

★ a cocktail strainer, a bar accessory

Chemistry

★ in transport phenomena, see sieving coefficient

★ in the mining industry, a mesh used to separate fine particles from coarse ones
(see also: Filter)

Mathematics

★ in sieve theory, a technique for counting or filtering sets of numbers

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★ sieve of Eratosthenes

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★ general number field sieve

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★ large sieve

★ a sieve (category theory), a way of writing down how objects in a category glue to give other one

Computer science

★ Sieve (mail filtering language), a proposed standard for specifying mail filters

Other uses

★ a stainless steel strainer, used in plumbing

★ in metaphor and simile, ''sieve'' may often be used to refer to things that are leaky, as a sieve used for a bowl.

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★ In particular, in hockey, a goaltender who lets a lot of goals through is sometimes compared to a sieve. (In college hockey students chant the word sieve at the opposite goalie)

★ On rivers, a ''sieve'' or ''strainer'' is a dangerous obstacle that water can pass through, but people cannot. See Obstacle in whitewater canoing

★ the Sieve, a river in Italy

External links

★ Solid-liquid sieves & filters: REDOX Water Technology

★ Solid-Solid sieves: REDOX Recycling Technology