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In common usage and in the scientific laboratory, the term '''vacuum''' refers to a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter, having a [[pressure|gaseous pressure]] that is much less than [[atmospheric pressure|atmospheric]]. | In common usage and in the scientific laboratory, the term '''vacuum''' refers to a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter, having a [[pressure|gaseous pressure]] that is much less than [[atmospheric pressure|atmospheric]]. | ||
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This article is about the empty volume of space. For other uses of the term vacuum, please see vacuum (disambiguation).
In common usage and in the scientific laboratory, the term vacuum refers to a volume of space that is essentially empty of matter, having a gaseous pressure that is much less than atmospheric.