Rack or racks may refer to:

Storage, support and transportation

Amp rack Amp rack is short for amplifier rack, and is a term used mostly in reference to professional audio applications to describe any furniture, fixture, or case where amplifiers are mounted by their faceplates or in slot grooves, which is termed a ''ra ...

, short for amplifier rack, a piece of furniture in which amplifiers are mounted * Autorack or auto carrier, to transport cars in freight trains * Baker's rack for bread and other baked goods * Bicycle rack: ** Bicycle parking rack ** Bicycle stand, for holding bicycles in service, storage, or transport ** The luggage carrier of a bicyle *

Bustle rack A bustle rack is a type of storage bin mounted on combat vehicles, usually on the sides and/or rear of the turret. These racks are used to carry extra gear and supplies for the vehicle in the field, as well as give the crew a place to store their ...

, a type of storage bin mounted on armored fighting vehicles * Clothes rack, same as clothes horse * Coat rack, hall rack, or hat rack, same as

hatstand A hatstand (UK), hatrack (US), coat rack, coat stand, or hall tree is a device used to store hats and often coats on, and umbrellas within. Some upscale European catalogues market it as a portmanteau from the French ('carry') and ('cloak') ...

* Drum rack, item of drum hardware *

Drying rack The term 'clothes horse' is used to refer to a portable frame upon which wet laundry is hung to dry by evaporation. The frame is usually made of wood, metal or plastic. It is a cheap low-tech piece of laundry equipment, as opposed to a clothes d ...

, for hanging clothing to dry * Ejector rack or

hardpoint A hardpoint is an attachment location on a structural frame designed to transfer force and carry an external or internal load. The term is usually used to refer to the mounting points (more formally known as a weapon station or station) on the ...

, to attach external loads to an aircraft *

Firearm rack A gun rack, also known as a firearm rack, rifle rack, or arm rack, is a rack used for storing firearms such as long guns and handguns. They can be used for regular storage or display. Gun racks are often designed to hold a gun pointing up, with ...

, for storing firearms * Flat rack container, a railroad freight car with two end walls but no side walls * Hay rack to hold hay for feeding animals. *

Laboratory drying rack Laboratory drying rack is a pegboard for hanging and draining glassware in a laboratory. It is available in different varieties and sizes. It can be used for different materials of glassware in the laboratory room such as funnels, pipettes, mixing b ...

, a pegboard for hanging and draining glassware in a laboratory * Music rack or

music stand A music stand is a pedestal or elevated rack designed to hold sheets of music in position for reading. Most music stands for orchestral, chamber music or solo orchestra-family instruments (violin, oboe, trumpet, etc.) can be raised or lowered to a ...

, to hold sheet music for performance * Newspaper rack, a

newspaper vending machine A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports ...

* Pallet racking, structural racks for storing palletised loads *

Pot rack A pot rack is a functional piece of kitchen furniture that is used to hang or store cooking pot Cookware and bakeware is food preparation equipment, such as cooking pots, pans, baking sheets etc. used in kitchens. Cookware is used on a stov ...

to organize pots in a kitchen * Roof rack, a system used to carry items on top of a car *

Shoe rack A shoe rack is a furniture which is often found by the door mat in the entryway of houses, and serves a function to keep shoes organized. Often it is placed near a hat shelf, a hatstand, wardrobe rail, or hook rack where clothes for outdoor use ...

, often just inside the entrance of a home * Spinner rack, rotating frame to display merchandise in stores *

Pipe rack Structural steel pipe racks typically support pipes, power cables and instrument cable trays in petrochemical, chemical and power plants. Occasionally, pipe racks may also support mechanical equipment, vessels and valve access platforms. Main pip ...

, to support pipes, cables, cable trays, etc * Skull rack or ''Tzompantli'', a display of human skulls in Mesoamerican cultures *

Standard rack Standard rack can mean: * 19-inch rack as used with electrical and electronic equipment. * International Standard Payload Rack as used in space stations. * A standard gauge rack railway A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, ...

systems to support computer, communications, and AV equipment **

19-inch rack A 19-inch rack is a standardized frame or enclosure for mounting multiple electronic equipment modules. Each module has a front panel that is wide. The 19 inch dimension includes the edges or "ears" that protrude from each side of the equ ...

***

Open Rack Open Rack is an Open Compute Project standard for a new rack and power delivery architecture and an efficient, scalable alternative to thEIA-310 rack It differs from the traditional EIA-310 19" rack in that it was designed specifically for large s ...

, an alternative standard **

23-inch rack A 19-inch rack is a standardized frame or enclosure for mounting multiple electronic equipment modules. Each module has a front panel that is wide. The 19 inch dimension includes the edges or "ears" that protrude from each side of the equ ...

, and **

Rack unit A rack unit (abbreviated U or RU) is a unit of measure defined as . It is most frequently used as a measurement of the overall height of 19-inch and 23-inch rack frames, as well as the height of equipment that mounts in these frames, whereby th ...

, a unit of measure for the height of equipment placed in such racks **

International Standard Payload Rack The International Standard Payload Rack (ISPR) is a steel framework container that is designed and been adopted by the International Space Station (ISS) program to support efficient integration and interchangeability of space payload hardware, ...

for the International Space Station, including ***

Combustion Integrated Rack The Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) is an experiment facility installed in the International Space Station (ISS). It includes an optics bench, combustion chamber, fuel and oxidizer control, and five different cameras for performing combustion exp ...

*** European Drawer Rack *** Fluids Integrated Rack *** Materials Science Research Rack or Materials Science Laboratory *

Test tube rack Test tube racks are laboratory equipment used to hold upright multiple test tubes at the same time. They are most commonly used when various different solutions are needed to work with simultaneously, for safety reasons, for safe storage of test tu ...

used in chemical laboratories *

Toast rack A toast rack or toastrack is a serving piece having vertical partitions (usually from five to eight in number) connected to a flat base, used for holding slices of toast. It often has a central ring handle for carrying and passing round the table. ...

, for holding slices of toasted bread *

Truck bed rack A bed rack is usually a set of steel or aluminum bars secured to the body of a truck bed. Due to the tall tubes, aka legs, the bed rack is usually higher than the bed itself so that it does not limit inner bed cargo space. Such construction allow ...

, metal frame attached to a truck bed to increase its capacity *

Wash rack A wash rack is a partly enclosed platform that is used to wash vehicles, heavy equipment, tools, and parts by removing dirt, grime, chemicals, invasive species, and other contaminants with a pressure washer in order to prevent corrosion and promote ...

, a partly enclosed platform for washing vehicles and equipment * Wine rack for wine bottles

Mechanics

Power rack A power rack (also known as a power cage, squat cage or squat rack) is a piece of weight training equipment that functions as a mechanical spotter for free weight barbell exercises without the movement restrictions imposed by equipment such as t ...

, a piece of weight training equipment * The straight component of a

rack and pinion A rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a circular gear (the '' pinion'') engaging a linear gear (the ''rack''). Together, they convert rotational motion into linear motion. Rotating the pinion causes the rack to be driven ...

pair * Rack and snail, a mechanism used in some striking clocks *

Rack lift A rack lift is a type of elevator which consists of a cage attached to vertical rails affixed to the walls of a tower or shaft and which is propelled up and down by means of an electric motor which drives a pinion gear that engages a rack gear ...

, an elevator which runs on vertical rails *

Rack railway A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with ...

, a train propelled using a toothed rail * Rack slide, a type of linear bearing used to mount pull-out equipment in racks

Media

* ''Bomb Rack'' (1945-1946), a free weekly published by the 20th US Air Force in Guam * ''Bottle Rack'' (1914), a proto-Dada sculpture by Marcel Duchamp * ''Come Rack! Come Rope!'' (1912), historical novel by English priest and writer R. H. Benson * ''Curly on the Rack'' (1958) play by Australian writer Ru Pullan * ''Killer Rack'' (2015), an American musical horror comedy film * ''The Rack'' (album) (1991), by Dutch death metal band Asphyx * ''The Rack'' (1915 film), an American silent drama film * ''The Rack'' (1956 film), a courtroom drama starring Paul Newman * ''Off the Rack'' (1985), an American sitcom TV series * ''On the racks'' (2001), an album by Belgian band Lords of Acid * ''Rack'' (album) (2024) by American rock band Jesus Lizard * "Rack City" (2012), a song by American rapper Tyga * ''Rack 'Em'' (1988), a pool/snooker video game by Accolade * ''Rack 'Em Up'' (1987), a billiards/pool arcade game by Konami *

Rack-O Rack-O is a Milton Bradley sequential- matching card game A card game is any game using playing cards as the primary device with which the game is played, be they traditional or game-specific. Countless card games exist, including famili ...

, a Milton-Bradley card matching game * ''Rack 'n Roll'', a game for a 2007 robotics competition * "Racks" (song) (2011), by American rapper Y. C. * "Racks in the Middle" (2019), a song by American rapper Nipsey Hussle * "Racks on Racks" (2019), a song by American rapper Lil Pump * "That's a Rack" (2019), a song by American rapper Lil Uzi Vert * ''The Rack Pack'' (2016), a 2016 British comedy-drama TV film about snooker * ''War in a Rack'' (2009), music album by jazz saxophonist and rapper Soweto Kinch * "(I'm Gonna) Put You Back on the Rack" (1981), a country song by R. Goodrum and B. Maher * ''The Woman on the Rack'' (1928), silent German drama film

People and characters

* Rack or Marrack, a fictional character in the American TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' * Rack-Lo, American rapper *

Edmund Rack Edmund Rack (c.1735 – 22 February 1787), born in Norfolk, England, became well known in Bath, Somerset; he was a writer, particularly about agriculture, and founded notable societies. Life Rack was born in Attleborough, Norfolk, about 1735, son ...

(c.1735–1787), English writer *

Reinhard Rack Reinhard Rack (born 7 August 1945 in Leoben, Styria) is an Austrian politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (1995–2009). He is a member of the Austrian People's Party, which is part of the European People's Party, and was s ...

(born 1945), Austrian politician *

Ricky Racks Ricky Harrell, Jr. (born March 7, 1987), professionally known as Ricky Racks, is an American record producer and songwriter. He is best known for production with well-known artists, most notably Young Thug, Young Scooter, Migos, and Lil Yachty. ...

, pseudonym of American songwriter Ricky Harrell, Jr (1987–) *

Simon Rack Laurence James (21 September 1942 – 9 or 10 February 2000) was a British science fiction writer, especially known for his involvement with the "Deathlands" series. James originally worked in publishing other people's books. In 1972 he embarked ...

, fictional galactic secret agent created by American writer L. James in 1974 *

Tom Rack Tom Rack is a Canadian actor and writer best known for his portrayal of henchman Zigesfeld in the 1991 film '' If Looks Could Kill'', and for twice portraying physicist Dr. Robert Oppenheimer. Career A character actor with an impactful presence, ...

, Canadian actor and writer (1983–)

Companies, organizations and products

* Beyond the Rack, a Canadian online shopping company *

Mag Rack Mag Rack (formerly Lifeskool) is a Video on Demand (VoD) television channel. Its primary focus is providing viewers with informational programs when they want them. These programs range from 'how to' programs to programs that spotlight past and p ...

, also Lifeskool, an American video on demand television distributor *

Muck Rack Muck most often refers to: *Muck (soil), a soil made up primarily of humus from drained swampland Muck may also refer to: Places Europe * Muck, Scotland, an island * Isle of Muck, County Antrim, a small island connected by sand spit to Portmu ...

, a public database for journalists * Nordstrom Rack an American off-price department store *

Rack Room Shoes Rack Room Shoes is an American footwear retailer headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, which operates more than 500 stores in 36 states under the Rack Room Shoes and Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse brands. Both brands offer a variety of styles ...

, an American footwear retailer * Rackable Systems, Inc., that acquired bankrupt Silicon Graphics (SGI) and became Silicon Graphics International * Rackmax or Rack-max, a plant growth product developed by Ed Haas (1950–2024) through his RackMax company, Alabama * SafeRack, an American maker of safety products for transportation industries * Speed Rack, an American speed bartending competition for women *

Tie Rack Tie Rack was a United Kingdom, British-based Necktie, tie retailer that sold scarves, cufflinks, and many other items of clothing. The stores were often small due to the nature of the Product (business), product, and as such, were found in airpor ...

Ltd, a British retailer of neckties and scarves *

Tire Rack Tire Rack was a privately owned customer-direct tire, wheels, car accessories distributor company headquartered in South Bend, Indiana until it was acquired by Discount Tire in 2021 and continued to operate Tire Rack as a separate business and bra ...

, an American distributor of tire, wheels and other car accessories

Software

Rack (web server interface) Rack is a modular interface between web servers and web applications developed in the Ruby programming language. With Rack, application programming interfaces (APIs) for web frameworks and middleware are wrapped into a single method call handli ...

, a Web server interface for Ruby * VCV Rack, a free software modular synthesizer * mod_rack, informal name of Ruby web server

Phusion Passenger Phusion Passenger (informally also known as mod_rails and mod_rack among the Ruby community) is a free web server and application server with support for Ruby, Python and Node.js. It is designed to integrate into the Apache HTTP Server or the ngin ...

Places and artifacts

* CSAR Rack 4-6-4RT a South African locomotive *

Rack Marsh Rack Marsh is a nature reserve in Bagnor, on the north-western outskirts of Newbury, Berkshire, Newbury in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. It is part of Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain, ...

, a nature reserve in Bagnor, England * Rack Hill, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England *

Racks railway station Racks railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Dumfries, OS NGR NY 033 743, serving and effectively creating the village of Racks near the Lochar Water, 4 miles ESE of Dumfries; a rural community within ...

, a former railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland *

Sinclair Loading Rack The Sinclair Loading Rack, near Seminole, Oklahoma, was built in 1928 by Sinclair Oil. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's offi ...

, a former historic Sinclair Oil structure built in 1928 in Oklahoma *

Toast Rack (building) The Toast Rack, or formerly known as the Hollings Building, is a Modernist building in Fallowfield, Manchester, England. The building was completed in 1960 as the Domestic Trades College, became part of Manchester Polytechnic then Manchester Metro ...

, formerly Hollings Building, in Manchester, England

Other uses

* Down the rack, running the rack, or

drop set In bodybuilding and weight training, using drop sets (aka dropsets, descending sets, strip sets, the multi-poundage system the stripping method, triple-drops, down the rack, or running the rack) is a technique for continuing an exercise with a low ...

, a strategy in bodybuilding * Rack or singlefoot, a type of

horse gait Horses can use various gaits (patterns of leg movement) during locomotion across solid ground, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans.Ensminger, M. E. ''Horses and Horsemanship'' 6th edition USA: Interstate Publisher ...

, such as of a

Racking Horse The Racking Horse is a horse breed derived from the Tennessee Walking Horse, recognized by the USDA in 1971. It is known for a distinctive singlefoot gait. In 1971, the Racking Horse Breeders' Association of America, headquartered in Decatur, ...

* Rack, a climbing term for the set of equipment carried up a climb * Rack (billiards) or triangle, a frame for placing billiard balls in their starting positions * Rack (torture), an ancient instrument of torture *

Rack card A rack card is a document used for commercial advertising, frequently in convenience stores, hotels, landmarks, restaurants, rest areas and other locations that enjoy significant foot traffic. Rack cards are typically 4 by 9 inches in size and spo ...

, advertising document displayed at convenience stores, hotels, etc. *

Rack jobber A rack jobber (also known as a rack merchandiser) is a company or trader that has an agreement with a retailer to display and sell products in a store. The outlets for the products would be ones that traditionally do not stock such products such as ...

or rack merchandiser, a company that displays merchandise in stores * Rack of ribs, a cut of meat, e.g. **

Rack of lamb A rack of lamb or carré d'agneau (though this may also refer to other cuts) is a cut of lamb cut perpendicularly to the spine, and including 16 ribs or chops. At retail, it is usually sold 'single' (sawn longitudinally and including the 8 ribs on ...

Rack phase difference Rack Phase Difference (RPD) is a difference in the elevation between rack teeth of the chords of any single leg of a jackup rig with open truss-type legs. This type of jackup vessel operates with a rack and pinion drive system, as opposed to the ...

, a parameter of a jackup rig * Rack rate, the published full list price of a hotel room *

Rack-rent Rack-rent denotes two different concepts: # an excessive rent. # the full rent of a property, including both land and improvements if it were subject to an immediate open-market rental review. The second definition is equivalent to the economic re ...

, a type of property rent * Rack striking, a way of playing a

striking clock A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell or gong. In 12-hour striking, used most commonly in striking clocks today, the clock strikes once at 1:00 am, twice at 2:00 am, continuing in this way up to twelve time ...

* Rack tom, a variant of

tom drum A tom drum is a cylindrical drum with no snares, named from the Anglo-Indian and Sinhala language. It was added to the drum kit in the early part of the 20th century. Most toms range in size between in diameter, though floor toms can go as la ...

* Racks and quandles, concepts in abstract algebra * Short Rack Rotation, a variant of

rotation pool Rotation, sometimes called rotation pool or 61, is a pool game, played with a billiards table, , and triangular rack of fifteen billiard balls, in which the lowest-numbered on the table must be always struck by the cue ball first, to attempt to ...

* Torture rack or Argentine backbreaker rack, a professional wrestling move *

Trash rack A trash rack (US) or debris screen is a wooden or metal structure, frequently supported by masonry, that prevents water-borne debris (such as logs, boats, animals, masses of cut waterweed, etc.) from entering the intake of a water mill, pumping sta ...

or debris screen, to stop floating debris from entering water wheels, pumps, etc