Blank or Blanks may refer to:
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Blank (archaeology)
In archaeology, in particular of the Stone Age, lithic reduction is the process of fashioning stones or rocks from their natural state into tools or weapons by removing some parts. It has been intensely studied and many archaeological industri ...
, a thick, shaped stone biface for refining into a stone tool
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Blank (cartridge)
A blank is a firearm cartridge that, when fired, does not shoot a projectile like a bullet or pellet, but generates a muzzle flash and an explosive sound ( muzzle report) like a normal gunshot would. Firearms may need to be modified to allow ...
, a type of gun cartridge
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Blank (Scrabble), a playing piece in the board game Scrabble
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Blank (solution), a solution containing no analyte
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planchet
A planchet is a round metal disk that is ready to be struck as a coin. An older word for planchet is flan. They are also referred to as blanks.
History
The preparation of the flan or planchet has varied over the years. In ancient times, the f ...
or blank, a round metal disk to be struck as a coin
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Application blank, a space provided for data on a form
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Glass blank
A glass blank is a piece of glass that requires additional decoration before it is considered finished. Types of decoration include cutting, engraving, acid-etching, gilding, and enameling. Often the term blank is used in reference to an uncut pi ...
, an unfinished piece of glass
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Key blank
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
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, an uncut key
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About:blank, a Web browser function
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Blank (playing card), playing card in card-point games
Created works
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"Blank" (Eyehategod song), a track on the album ''Take as Needed for Pain''
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''Blank'' (1997 film), an American black comedy crime film
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''Blank'' (2009 film), a French drama film
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''Blank'' (2019 film), an Indian action thriller film
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The Blanks, an American a cappella group
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Blank!", a 1957 short story by Isaac Asimov
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LANK', a 2019 play by Alice Birch
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Blank (horse)
Blank (1740–1770) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He only won one race, but became a very successful sire and was British Champion sire in 1762, 1764 and 1770.
Background
Blank was a bay colt bred by the 2nd Earl of Godol ...
, a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
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Blank (surname)
Blanks
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Blanks, Louisiana, an unincorporated community in the United States
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Blanks (musician), Dutch musician and Youtuber
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Ernests Blanks
Ernests Blanks ( in Braslava, Valmiera County, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 31 January 1972 in Palma, Majorca, Spain), publicist, the first to publicly advocate for Latvia's independence in 1917.
Ernests Blanks was editorial wr ...
(1894–1972), Latvian publicist
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Jim Blanks (born 1952), American basketball player
See also
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Blanking (disambiguation)
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Blank page (disambiguation)
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Blank space (disambiguation)
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