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: A '''wave on a string''' is a [[Mechanical Wave|mechanical wave]].
: A '''wave on a string''' is [[transverse]] because the [[oscillation]] is [[perpendicular]] to the direction of travel of the [[wave]].
: '''Waves on a string''', like all [[wave]]s, carry [[energy]] and [[information]] but they do not [[transfer]] [[mass]] from one location to another.
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