Tripod - Definition and Overview

Camera Tripod

A tripod refers to any three-legged structure.

• For a seat or table with three legs, see Furniture.
• For a device used to position, support, and stabilize a optical device, such as
  • a camera, see Photography;
  • a telescope (or binoculars), see Telescope,
  • a theodolite
  • a leveling instrument.
• In the context of boiling water or cooking in a cauldron over an open fire, it is also called trivet and is
  • a stand for holding the cauldron;
  • an assembly combining both cauldron and stand in one piece.
• For an ancient Greek altar of this design, also used as a seat from which to deliver the oracles of the god, see sacrificial tripod.
• For an ancient Chinese ding.
• For the alien-built walking machines in the John Christopher science-fiction novels, see The Tripods.

Tripod was a graphical user-interface design system which was the fore-runner of Visual Basic.

In addition, Tripod is a free webhosting service currently run by Lycos.

Tripod is the name of an Australian satire and parody musical act.