Cover or covers may refer to:

Packaging

* Another name for a

lid A lid, also known as a cover, is part of a container, and serves as the closure or seal, usually one that completely closes the object. Lids can be placed on small containers such as tubs as well as larger lids for open-head pails and drums. S ...

Cover (philately) In philately, the term cover pertains to the outside of an envelope or Mail, package with an address, typically with postage stamps that have been Cancellation (mail), cancelled and is a term generally used among stamp and postal history collectors ...

, generic term for envelope or package *

Album cover An album cover (also referred to as album art) is the front packaging art of a commercially released studio album or other audio recordings. The term can refer to either the printed paperboard covers typically used to package sets of and 78-r ...

, the front of the packaging *

Book cover A book cover is any protective covering used to bind together the pages of a book. Beyond the familiar distinction between hardcovers and paperbacks, there are further alternatives and additions, such as dust jackets, ring-binding, and older f ...

or magazine cover **

Book design Book design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various components and elements of a book into a coherent unit. In the words of renowned typographer Jan Tschichold (1902–1974), book design, "though ...

Back cover copy Copywriting is the act or occupation of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. The product, called copy or sales copy, is written content that aims to increase brand awareness and ultimately persuade a person or ...

, part of

copywriting Copywriting is the act or occupation of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. The product, called copy or sales copy, is written content that aims to increase brand awareness and ultimately persuade a person or ...

* CD and DVD cover,

CD and DVD packaging Optical disc packaging is the packaging that accompanies CDs, DVDs, and other formats of optical discs. Most packaging is rigid or semi-rigid and designed to protect the media from scratches and other types of exposure damage. Jewel case A ...

* Smartphone cover, a mobile phone accessory that protects a mobile phone

People

Cover (surname) Cover is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Arthur Byron Cover (born 1950), American science fiction author * Franklin Cover (1928–2006), American actor * Thomas M. Cover (1938–2012), American scientist * Robert Cover R ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Albums

;Cover * ''Cover'' (Tom Verlaine album), 1984 * ''Cover'' (Joan as Policewoman album), 2009 ;Covered * ''Covered'' (Cold Chisel album), 2011 * ''Covered'' (Macy Gray album), 2012 * ''Covered'' (Robert Glasper album), 2015 ;Covers * ''Covers'' (Beni album), 2012 * ''Covers'' (Regine Velasquez album), 2004 * ''Covers'' (Placebo album), 2003 * ''Covers'' (Show of Hands album), 2000 * ''Covers'' (James Taylor album), 2008 * ''Covers'' (Fayray album), 2005 * ''Covers'' (Deftones album), 2011 * ''Covers'' (Cat Power album), 2022 * ''Covers'', an album by

Break of Reality Break of Reality (BoR) is an American cello rock band consisting of three cellists and a percussionist. The group is associated with the terms "cinematic rock", " cello rock", and "indie classical". Break of Reality's current members are Patric ...

Extended plays

* ''Covers'' (A Camp EP), 2009 * ''Covers'' (Franz Ferdinand EP), 2009 * ''Covers'' (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly EP), 2009 * ''Covers'' (The Autumns EP), 2001 * ''Covers'' (Young Statues EP), 2012

Other uses in music

Cover version In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song release ...

, a new version of a previously released song * Cover, an

understudy In theater, an understudy, referred to in opera as cover or covering, is a performer who learns the lines and blocking or choreography of a regular actor, actress, or other performer in a play. Should the regular actor or actress be unable to ap ...

in opera

Films

* ''Cover'' (film), a 2007 film directed by Bill Duke * ''Covers'' (film), an upcoming comedy film directed by Nisha Ganatra

Magazines

* ''Cover Magazine'' (publication), a New York City arts monthly publication

Business

Cover (finance) In finance, being short in an asset means investing in such a way that the investor will profit if the value of the asset falls. This is the opposite of a more conventional "long" position, where the investor will profit if the value of the a ...

, repurchasing a short order made on the stock/equity, forex or futures markets *

Cover (law) Cover is a term used in the law of contracts to describe a remedy available to a buyer who has received an anticipatory repudiation of a contract for the receipt of goods. Under the Uniform Commercial Code, the buyer is permitted (but not required ...

, a remedy for the breach of a contract for the receipt of goods *

Cover charge Cover or covers may refer to: Packaging * Another name for a lid * Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package * Album cover, the front of the packaging * Book cover or magazine cover ** Book design ** Back cover copy, part of copy ...

, an entry fee *

Cover (hospitality) Cover is a unit of measurement in the hospitality industry The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and drink service, event planning, theme parks, travel and tourism. It incl ...

Cover Corp. is a virtual YouTuber agency owned by Japanese tech entertainment company Cover Corporation. In addition to acting as a multi-channel network, Hololive Production also handles merchandising especially in music production and concert organizati ...

, parent organization for VTuber idol company Hololive Production

Deception and concealment

Cover (telecommunications) In telecommunications and tradecraft, cover is the technique of concealing or altering the characteristics of communications patterns for the purpose of denying an unauthorized receiver information that would be of value. The purpose of cover is ...

, a communications concealment technique * Cover, something fake used in a

cover-up A cover-up is an attempt, whether successful or not, to conceal evidence of wrongdoing, error, incompetence, or other embarrassing information. Research has distinguished personal cover-ups (covering up one's own misdeeds) from relational co ...

Non-official cover In espionage, operatives under non-official cover (NOC) are operatives without official ties to the government for which they work who assume covert roles in organizations. This is in contrast to an operative with official cover, where they assum ...

, the identity assumed by an operative who takes a covert role in an organization without official ties to the government *

Official cover In espionage, an official cover operative is one who assumes a position in an organization with diplomatic ties to the government for which the operative works such as an embassy or consulate. This provides the agent with official diplomatic immu ...

, the identity assumed by an operative who takes a position in an organization with diplomatic ties

Mathematics, science and technology

Cover (algebra) In abstract algebra, a cover is one instance of some mathematical structure mapping onto another instance, such as a group (trivially) covering a subgroup. This should not be confused with the concept of a cover in topology. When some object ''X'' ...

, the concept of an algebraic structure that maps onto another structure in structure-preserving fashion *

Cover (topology) In mathematics, and more particularly in set theory, a cover (or covering) of a set X is a collection of subsets of X whose union is all of X. More formally, if C = \lbrace U_\alpha : \alpha \in A \rbrace is an indexed family of subsets U_\alpha\ ...

, the mathematical concept of a collection of sets whose union contains each set as a subset * Cover, a pair in the

covering relation In mathematics, especially order theory, the covering relation of a partially ordered set is the binary relation which holds between comparable elements that are immediate neighbours. The covering relation is commonly used to graphically expres ...

of a partially ordered set, or the greater element in such a pair * Cover, in database theory, an equivalent set of constraints *

Land cover Land cover is the physical material at the surface of Earth. Land covers include grass, asphalt, trees, bare ground, water, etc. Earth cover is the expression used by ecologist Frederick Edward Clements that has its closest modern equivalent being ...

, physical material on the surface of the earth *

Concrete cover Concrete cover, in reinforced concrete, is the least distance between the surface of embedded reinforcement and the outer surface of the concrete ( ACI 130). The concrete cover depth can be measured with a cover meter. Purpose of provision of conc ...

, in engineering, distance between reinforcement and the outer surface of element * Sedimentary cover, in geology, overlies a

basement A basement or cellar is one or more floors of a building that are completely or partly below the ground floor. It generally is used as a utility space for a building, where such items as the furnace, water heater, breaker panel or fuse box, ...

or crystalline basement

Military

* Protection from enemy fire - see, for example,

infantry tactics Infantry tactics are the combination of military concepts and methods used by infantry to achieve tactical objectives during combat. The role of the infantry on the battlefield is, typically, to close with and engage the enemy, and hold territ ...

* Cover or covering fire, also known as

suppressive fire In military science, suppressive fire is "fire that degrades the performance of an enemy force below the level needed to fulfill its mission". When used to protect exposed friendly troops advancing on the battlefield, it is commonly called cov ...

* A term for any type of uniform hat: **

Campaign cover A campaign hat, sometimes called campaign cover, is a broad-brimmed felt or straw hat, with a high crown, pinched symmetrically at the four corners. The campaign hat is occasionally referred to as a Stetson, derived from its origin in the company' ...

or campaign hat, a broad-brimmed felt or straw hat **

Utility cover The utility cover, also known as the utility cap and eight-pointed cover, is the United States Marine Corps cap, worn with their combat utility uniform. It is an eight-pointed hat, with a visor similar to a baseball cap. It is worn "blocked", th ...

, the United States Marine Corps cap

Sports

Cover (cricket) Cover, alternatively the covers, is a region of the field with respect to the batter in cricket. The location of the cover region depends on a batter's handedness, but it is always a part of the field on the off side in front of the batter, st ...

, a region of the field with respect to the batsman in cricket * To cover, a term in sports betting regarding a game's

point spread Spread betting is any of various types of wagering on the outcome of an event where the pay-off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple "win or lose" outcome, such as fixed-odds (or money-line) betting or parimutuel betting. ...

Other uses

* Cover letter, a letter of introduction accompanying another document * Cover, or covers, the top layer of bedding