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  1.                 From en.wikipedia.org:
                    

    [uplift] UPLIFT may refer to: [TOC right]

    ** Science

    *** Geology

    - Orogeny , also known as geologic uplift, a mountain-building process that takes place at a convergent plate margin - Tectonic uplift , the geologic uplift of Earth's surface attributed to plate tectonics - Epeirogenic movement , isostatic uplift or sinking of land - Uplift mountains, the result of orogeny - Llano Uplift , a geologic dome in Texas, United States - Nemaha Uplift, or Nemaha Ridge , a buried structural zone in the central United States

    *** Astrophysics

    - Star lifting , also known as stellar uplift, the theoretical prospect of moving a stellar mass

    ** Business

    - Uplift factor, or simply "uplift", adjustments to employee benefits - Uplift modelling , in marketing campaigns, the difference in response rate between a treated group and a randomized control group - Uplift enterprise computer access to heightened security protocols .

    ** Entertainment

    - Uplift (science fiction) , upgrading the capacities of a species or a civilization - _Uplift Universe_ , the setting for a series of novels by David Brin - Uplifting trance , a musical genre similar to progressive trance - "Uplift", a song by Pantera from their 2000 album _Reinventing the Steel_ - The Uplift Mofo Party Plan , a 1987 album by Red Hot Chili Peppers

    ** Other uses

    - Uplift Community High School , Chicago, Illinois, US - Racial uplift , concept in African American cultural history [disambiguation]