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The word "transit", when used alone, has several possible meanings in English

means of transportation, including mass transit, rapid transit, public transit, public transport; see transit (transportation)
in astronomy an event involving two bodies along the same line of sight; see astronomical transit
in navigational position lines when a navigator observes two fixed reference points in line; see navigational transit
in surveying, a specialized instrument (more specifically, a specialized theodolite, and not to be confused with a transit instrument in astronomy, for which see below); see transit (surveying)

"Transit" is also a part of the name of:

transit papers or transit visa ; see border control
transit instrument , a specialized astronomical telescopeNice Observatory. A telescope is perhaps the most important astronomical tool; such technology gathers (and focuses) electromagnetic radiation. Telescopes increase the apparent angular size of objects, as well as their apparent brightness. Galileo Galilei for observing transits
Transit program , a precursor to the GPS satellite navigation system

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