Docking may refer to:

In science and technology

Docking and berthing of spacecraft Docking and berthing of spacecraft is the joining of two space vehicles. This connection can be temporary, or partially permanent such as for space station modules. ''Docking'' specifically refers to joining of two separate free-flying space ...

, the process of joining one spacecraft or space station module to another *

Docking (molecular) In the field of molecular modeling, docking is a method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when a ligand and a target are bound to each other to form a stable complex. Knowledge of the preferred orientation in tu ...

, a research technique for predicting the relative orientation of two molecules to each other *

Docking@Home Docking@Home was a volunteer computing project hosted by the University of Delaware and running on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) software platform. It models protein-ligand docking using the CHARMM program. Vo ...

, a distributed computing project * Docking, a synonym for

accretion Accretion may refer to: Science * Accretion (astrophysics), the formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity * Accretion (meteorology), the process by which water vapor in clouds forms water droplets around nucl ...

geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

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* The act of securing a ship or boat to a

dock A dock (from Dutch language, Dutch ''dok'') is the area of water between or next to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore) or such structures themselves. The ex ...

Docking (surname) Docking is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan Docking, founder of Alan Docking Racing * Alfred Docking (1860–1938), missionary in the United States *George Docking (1904–1964), politician in the U.S. state of Kansas * Jef ...

Docking, Norfolk Docking is a village and ancient civil parish in the north-west of the English county of Norfolk. It is near the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest. Topography Parish The parish covers an area of (one of the larger ones in ...

, a village *

Docking (animal) Docking is the intentional removal of part of an animal's tail or, sometimes, ears. The term cropping is more commonly used in reference to the cropping of ears, while ''docking'' more commonly—but not exclusively—refers to the tail. The term ...

, the practice of cutting off or trimming the tail of an animal **

Docking (dog) Docking is the removal of portions of an animal's tail. While docking and bobbing are more commonly used to refer to removal of the tail, the term cropping is used in reference to the ears. Tail docking occurs in one of two ways. The first invo ...

, the above practice as specifically applies to dogs ** Docking, the similar mutilation of humans, e.g. as corporal punishment * Docking, the piercing of dough as it is manipulated, sometimes with a tool such as a

Roller docker Roller may refer to: Birds *Roller, a bird of the family Coraciidae * Roller (pigeon), a domesticated breed or variety of pigeon Devices * Roller (agricultural tool), a non-powered tool for flattening ground * Road roller, a vehicle for compa ...

Docking (sex) A sex position is a position of the body that people use for sexual intercourse or other sexual activities. Sexual acts are generally described by the positions the participants adopt in order to perform those acts. Though sexual intercourse ge ...

, a sex act

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