Reading is the process of decoding symbols to derive meaning.
Reading also commonly refers to Reading, Berkshire, a town in England.
The common noun or verb reading (pronounced as ) or the proper noun Reading (pronounced as ) may also refer to:
Common noun or verb Literary and colloquial readings of Chinese characters Readings of kanji in Japanese Reading (computer), an action performed by computers, to acquire data from a source Reading (legislature), the mechanism by which a bill is introduced to a legislature Divination, gaining insight through interpretation of omens or supernatural indicators Psychic reading, an attempt to discern information through clairvoyance Dramatic reading, a dramatic art, also known as oral interpretation and interpretive reading Aesthetic interpretation, an explanation of the meaning of a work of art
Arts and entertainment The Reading (Fantin-Latour, Lisbon), an 1870 painting by Henri Fantin-Latour The Reading (Fantin-Latour, Lyon), an 1877 painting by Henri Fantin-Latour The Reading (Manet), a c. 1865–1873 painting by Édouard Manet The Reading (film), a 2023 American horror film
Businesses and organisations Reading School, a British grammar school University of Reading, a British university Reading Power Station, in Tel Aviv, Israel Reading Works, a former factory in Pennsylvania, U.S. Reading Company, also called Reading Railroad and Reading Lines, an American company
Events Battle of Reading (871) Battle of Reading (1688) Siege of Reading (1642–1643) Reading and Leeds Festivals
People Reading (surname) John of Reading (died 1346), theologian Marquess of Reading, a title in peerage of the UK since 1926, including Earl of Reading, Baron Reading, Viscount Reading Marchioness of Reading (disambiguation), wife of the Marquess Bishop of Reading, Anglican suffragan bishop in Diocese of Oxford since 1889
Places United Kingdom Reading, Berkshire Reading/Wokingham Urban Area, area defined by the UK Office for National Statistics Reading (UK Parliament constituency) (1295–1950 and 1955–1974) Reading Central (UK Parliament constituency) (created 2024) Reading East (UK Parliament constituency) (1983–2024) Reading North (UK Parliament constituency) (1950–1955 and 1974–1983) Reading South (UK Parliament constituency) (1950–1955 and 1974–1983) Reading West (UK Parliament constituency) (1983–2024) Reading West and Mid Berkshire (UK Parliament constituency) (created 2024) HM Prison Reading, in Reading, Berkshire, England
United States Reading, Kansas Reading, Massachusetts Reading, Michigan Reading, Minnesota Reading, Missouri Reading, New York Reading, Ohio, a city in Hamilton County Reading, Columbiana County, Ohio Reading, Pennsylvania Reading, Vermont North Reading, Massachusetts Port Reading, New Jersey Reading Township (disambiguation) West Reading, Pennsylvania
Jamaica Reading, Jamaica
Ships HMS Reading (G71), a Royal Navy destroyer ship formerly USS Bailey USS Reading, a U.S. Navy frigate
Sport Reading F.C., an English football club Reading City F.C., an English football club Reading Hockey Club, an English field hockey club Reading R.F.C., an English rugby team Reading Racers, an English speedway team Reading Town F.C., a defunct English football club Reading Fightin Phils, an American baseball team Reading (United States Baseball League), a 1912 team
See also
Baron Astley of Reading, a title in peerage of England (1644–1688) Learning to read Measurement Read (disambiguation) Reading station (disambiguation) Readings (bookstore) Redding (disambiguation)