1942 , a US Navy minesweeper launched in 1941 , a US Navy minesweeper launched in 1954 Technology In mechanical design, something that steadies or directs the motion of an object, for example: Guide rail The “leading” screw of a screw-cutting lathe A loose pulley used to steady a driving-belt Electronic program guide, an on-screen guide to scheduled broadcast television programs Guide Plus, an interactive electronic programme guide system Guide (hypertext), the first commercially sold hypertext system, now unused Guide (software company), a software company that designs an app for changing text into streaming audio and video GUIDE International, a defunct IBM computer user group See also Guidance (disambiguation) Indian Guides (disambiguation) Girl Guides (disambiguation) Corps of Guides (disambiguation) Pioneer (disambiguation) Mentor (disambiguation)