Shelf

A shelf is a piece of furniture that is used for storing items.

It could also mean:

• Shelf (computing), a user interface feature in the NeXTSTEP operating system
• Shelf, West Yorkshire, a village in West Yorkshire, England
• Continental shelf, the extended perimeter of a continent, usually covered by shallow seas
• Ice shelf, a thick platform of ice floating on the ocean surface
• Light shelf A reflective element placed outside of a window to enhance room illumination by natural light
• Sulphur shelf, an edible mushroom
• Shelf cloud, a type of cloud associated with a thunderstorm gust front or cold front
• Shelf life, the length of time that perishable items are considered suitable for sale or consumption
• Shelf registration, a registration arrangement for the sale of securities