Chapter

For Wikimedia chapters, see Wikimedia_chapters.

Chapter, as an organizational class title, may refer to:

Chapter (books), a main division of a piece of writing
An organisational division, such as a chapter of the Audubon Society or of a fraternity. A chapter is one of the main divisions of a piece of writing of relative length such as a Book. The National Audubon Society is an American non-profit Environmental organization dedicated to conservancy Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal
Chapter (religion), an assembly of members in a religious order
In ancient civilizations, books were often in the form of papyrus or parchment scrolls, which contained about the same amount of text as a typical chapter in a modern book. Chapter ( Latin capitulum) designates certain corporate ecclesiastical bodies in the Roman Catholic, Anglican and Nordic Lutheran Papyrus (/pəˈpaɪrəs/ (Rhymes -aɪrəs)is a thick paper-like material produced from the Pith of the papyrus plant Cyperus papyrus Parchment is a thin material made from Calfskin, Sheepskin or goatskin. A scroll is a roll of Papyrus, Parchment, or Paper which has been written drawn or painted upon for the purpose of transmitting information or using as This is the reason chapters in recent reproductions and translations of works of these periods are often presented as "Book 1", "Book 2", etc.
Tracks on a DVD or laserdisc are also called chapters. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The Laserdisc (LD is an obsolete Home video disc format and was the first commercial Optical disc storage medium

Chapter may also refer to:

Chapter Arts Centre, a cultural centre in Cardiff, Wales
Chapter house, a building attached to a cathedral or collegiate church
Chapter Music, a record label
Chapters, a Canadian bookstore chain

Chapter Arts Centre (often just referred to as Chapter) is an Arts centre in Canton, Cardiff, Wales. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. A chapter house is a building or room attached to a Cathedral or Collegiate church in which meetings are held This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the Daily office of worship is maintained by a College of canons; a non-monastic or Chapter Music is an Australian Independent record label, founded by Guy Blackman in Perth in 1992 and relocated to Melbourne Chapters is a Canadian Big Box Bookstore chain owned by Indigo Books and Music.

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One of the main sections into which the text of a book is divided.
An administrative division of an organization, usually local to a specific area.

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