A flock is a large group of animals, especially birds, sheep, or goats. Flock or flocking also may refer to:

Computing

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 *

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 ...

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

* Flock (sculpture), a sculpture by Michael Christian * ''Flock'' (Bell X1 album) * Flock (Jane Weaver album) * ''Flock'' (upcoming video game), an upcoming video game by Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg *

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 ** ''The Flock'' (album), by The Flock * ''The Flock'' (film), a film starring Richard Gere * ''The Flock'', a novel by James Robert Smith * '' Flock!'', a 2009 video game published by Capcom *

Raven's Nest Raven's Flock was a professional wrestling stable led by Raven that was present in Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) between 1995 and 1997. Later, Raven created other incarnations of the group in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) such as Th ...

, a professional wrestling stable alternatively called The Flock * ''The Flock'' (video game), a multiplayer-only survival horror video game * ''Flocking'' (film), a 2015 Swedish film

People

* The Flock brothers, who were pioneers of NASCAR stock-car racing, including: **

Bob Flock Robert Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 – May 16, 1964) was an American stock car racer. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's first Strictly Stock (now NASCAR Cup Series) race and, along with Red Byron, is considered one of the two b ...

(1918–1964) **

Fonty Flock Truman Fontell "Fonty" Flock (March 21, 1920 – July 15, 1972) was an American stock car racer. Flock family He was the brother of NASCAR pioneers Tim Flock and Bob Flock, and the second female NASCAR driver Ethel Mobley. The four race ...

(1920–1972) **

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) * Carmella Flöck (1898–1982), courier for the Austrian Resistance 1938–1942 * Dirk Flock (born 1972), German professional football player and manager *

Dorothea Flock Dorothea Flock (or the Flockin) (1608 – 17 May 1630), was a German woman convicted of witchcraft in Bamberg and a victim of the Bamberg witch trials during the reign of Prince-Bishop Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim. Biography Dorothea Flock ...

(1608–1630), German woman convicted of witchcraft *

Hans Flock Hans Flock (born 18 April 1940) is a Norwegian judge. He was born in Melhus, and graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Oslo in 1966. He worked as an independent lawyer in Trondheim from 1970, presiding judge in Frostating from 1981 and as ...

(born 1940), Norwegian judge *

Janine Flock Janine Flock ( born 25 July 1989) is an Austrian skeleton racer. She was a participant at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated ...

(born 1989), Austrian skeleton racer *

Kendra Flock Kendra Flock (born September 5, 1985) is a former Canadian soccer player who last played as a forward for Falköpings KIK at the Swedish Elitettan. Life and career Flock was born in Calgary, Alberta, and started playing soccer at the age of f ...

(born 1985), Canadian soccer player *

Robert Herman Flock Robert Herman Flock (born November 4, 1956) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Ignacio de Velasco, Bolivia. Biography Born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Flock was ordained to t ...

(born 1956), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church

Science

Flocking agent Clarifying agents are used to remove suspended solids from liquids by inducing flocculation, causing the solids to form larger aggregates that can be easily removed after they either float to the surface or sink to the bottom of the containment vess ...

, in chemistry, a substance added to a fluid to remove suspended particles *

Flocking (behavior) Flocking is the behaviour exhibited when a group of birds, called a flock, are foraging or in flight. Computer simulations and mathematical models that have been developed to emulate the flocking behaviours of birds can also generally be applie ...

, the collective motion of a large number of self-propelled entities * Flock, a

collective noun In linguistics, a collective noun is a word referring to a collection of things taken as a whole. Most collective nouns in everyday speech are not specific to one kind of thing. For example, the collective noun "group" can be applied to people (" ...

for various animal groups: **

Flock (birds) A flock is a gathering of individual birds to forage or travel collectively. Avian flocks are typically associated with migration. Flocking also offers foraging benefits and protection from predators, although flocking can have costs for individu ...

, 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 ** Flock, a

crowd Generally speaking, a crowd is defined as a group of people that have gathered for a common purpose or intent such as at a Demonstration (people), demonstration, a Sport, sports event, or during looting (this is known as an acting crowd), or ...

of people *

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: **

Flock-1 Flock-1 is a CubeSat satellite constellation launched on 9 January 2014. The satellite is built in a CubeSat bus, and each constellation consists of 28 satellites. All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body, alon ...

, launched 2014 ** Flock-2, 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 *

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 * Flock (literary journal), formerly Fiction Fix

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