A flock is a large group of animals, especially birds, sheep, or goats. Flock or flocking also may refer to:
Computing
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Flock (messaging service)
Flock is a proprietary messaging and collaboration tool, founded by tech entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia in 2014. The app is available on Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS and Web.
Flock allows users to configure external apps and integrations from the ...
, a communication app for teams
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Flock (web browser)
Flock is a discontinued web browser that specialized in providing social networking and Web 2.0 facilities built into its user interface.
Earlier versions of Flock used the Gecko HTML rendering engine by Mozilla.
Version 2.6.2, released on Janua ...
, a discontinued web browser
* Flock system call, used for computer
file locking
File locking is a mechanism that restricts access to a computer file, or to a region of a file, by allowing only one user or process to modify or delete it at a specific time and to prevent reading of the file while it's being modified or deleted ...
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F-Lock
The F-Lock key, introduced by Microsoft in 2001, toggles the state of the function keys. When on, keys F1 to F12 behave as applicable, with meanings defined by the application being used at the time. When off, new behaviour is used: F5 means "ope ...
, a function lock key on a computer keyboard
Entertainment
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Flock (sculpture)
Michael Christian's ''Flock'' is a 42-foot sculpture made of welded steel. First seen at Burning Man in 2001, it was donated in November 2005 to the city of San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assis ...
, a sculpture by Michael Christian
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''Flock'' (Bell X1 album)
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Flock (Jane Weaver album)
''Flock'' is the eleventh album by English musician Jane Weaver, released on 5 March 2021 by Fire Records. Inspired by Lebanese torch songs, 1980s Russian Aerobics records and Australian punk, the album incorporates a pop-leaning production in ...
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''Flock'' (upcoming video game), an upcoming video game by Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg
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The Flock (band)
The Flock was an American, Chicago-based jazz rock band, that released two albums on Columbia Records in 1969 ('' The Flock'') and 1970 (''Dinosaur Swamps''). The Flock did not achieve the commercial success of other Columbia jazz-rock groups o ...
, a 1969–1970 progressive rock band fronted by violinist Jerry Goodman
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''The Flock'' (album), by The Flock
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''The Flock'' (film), a film starring Richard Gere
* ''The Flock'', a novel by
James Robert Smith
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Flock!
''Flock!'' (stylized as ''FLOCK!'') is a puzzle video game developed by Proper Games and published by Capcom for Windows, PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. It was released for Microsoft Windows on April 7, 2009 through Steam and Stardock' ...
'', a 2009 video game published by Capcom
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Raven's Nest, a professional wrestling stable alternatively called The Flock
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''The Flock'' (video game), a multiplayer-only survival horror video game
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''Flocking'' (film), a 2015 Swedish film
People
* The Flock brothers, who were pioneers of NASCAR stock-car racing, including:
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Bob Flock (1918–1964)
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Fonty Flock (1920–1972)
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Tim Flock
Julius Timothy Flock (May 11, 1924 – March 31, 1998) was an American stock car racer. He was a two-time NASCAR series champion. He was a brother to NASCAR's second female driver Ethel Mobley and Bob and Fonty Flock.
NASCAR career
Tim Flo ...
(1924–1998)
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Carmella Flöck
Carmella Flöck (28 October 1898 - 20 December 1982) was a courier for the Austrian Resistance during the Anschluss of 1938-1945. She was a survivor of the Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Life
Carmella Flöck was born in Innsbruck as an extrama ...
(1898–1982), courier for the Austrian Resistance 1938–1942
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Dirk Flock
Dirk Flock (born 23 May 1972) is a German former professional football player and now manager.
Honours
1. FC Kaiserslautern
* DFB-Pokal: 1995–96
Werder Bremen
* DFB-Pokal: 1998–99; runner-up 1999–2000
* DFB-Ligapokal: runner-up 1999 ...
(born 1972), German professional football player and manager
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Dorothea Flock (1608–1630), German woman convicted of witchcraft
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Hans Flock (born 1940), Norwegian judge
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Janine Flock (born 1989), Austrian skeleton racer
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Kendra Flock (born 1985), Canadian soccer player
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Robert Herman Flock (born 1956), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Science
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Flocking agent, in chemistry, a substance added to a fluid to remove suspended particles
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Flocking (behavior), the collective motion of a large number of self-propelled entities
* Flock, a
collective noun for various animal groups:
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Flock (birds), a group of birds
** Flock, a
herd
A herd is a social group of certain animals of the same species, either wild or domestic. The form of collective animal behavior associated with this is called ''herding''. These animals are known as gregarious animals.
The term ''herd'' is ...
of sheep, goats or similar animals
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crowd of people
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Species flock
In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth ...
, a diverse group of closely related species in an isolated area
* A series of CubeSat satellites produced by Planet Labs:
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Flock-1, launched 2014
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Flock-2
Planet Labs PBC (formerly Planet Labs, Inc. and Cosmogia, Inc.) is an American public Earth imaging company based in San Francisco, California. Their goal is to image the entirety of the Earth daily to monitor changes and pinpoint trends.
The co ...
, series started in 2016
Other
* Flock, wool or cotton fiber stuffing in furniture and
mattress
A mattress is a large, usually rectangular pad for supporting a lying person. It is designed to be used as a bed, or on a bed frame as part of a bed. Mattresses may consist of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, conta ...
es
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Flocking (texture)
Flocking is the process of depositing many small fiber particles (called flock) onto a surface. It can also refer to the texture produced by the process, or to any material used primarily for its flocked surface. Flocking of an article can be per ...
, or modeling flock, the material and process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture
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Flock (literary journal)
''Flock'', founded in 2002, is a biannual literary journal based in Jacksonville, Florida.
History and mission
Flock (formerly ''Fiction Fix'') was founded by University of North Florida students and author, musician, artist, and UNF faculty memb ...
, formerly Fiction Fix
See also
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Flock bronzewing
The flock bronzewing (''Phaps histrionica''), also known as the flock pigeon, harlequin bronzewing and the harlequin pigeonCrome, F., Shields, J. (1992). ''Parrots & Pigeons of Australia''. Angus & Robertson Publishers is a species of pigeon in t ...
or flock pigeon (''Phaps histrionica''), an Australian species of bird
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Congregation (disambiguation)
A congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship.
Congregation may also refer to:
*Church (congregation), a Christian organization meeting in a particular place for worship
*Congregation (Roman Curia), an administra ...
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Flocke
Flocke () is a female polar bear who was born in captivity at the Nuremberg Zoo in Nuremberg, Germany on 11 December 2007. A few weeks after her birth, she was removed from her mother's care after concerns were raised for her safety. Although ...
, a female polar bear
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Phlox
''Phlox'' (; Greek φλόξ "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", Greek φλόγες ''phlóges'') is a genus of 67 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in di ...
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