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Surface, a two-dimensional manifold in mathematics

Surface (magazine), an American design magazine

Surface (TV series), an NBC television show

Surface (band), an R&B trio from the late 80s and early 90s

Computer representation of surfaces covers the computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing/computer-aided engineering definitions of surfaces, including finite element analysis

Surface chemistry and other areas of science deal with properties of surfaces such as surface tension, surface energy, and roughness.

In music, surface is the character of the salient immediate detail. It may be thought of as content plus the more general definition of texture, and is often opposed to form

In painting, surface is the support upon which paint is applied and the character and texture of the visible paint