Rack or racks may refer to:
Storage and installation
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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
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Bicycle rack The ambiguous term bicycle rack or bike rack may refer to:
*Bicycle carrier, a device attached to a vehicle (e.g., to a car or bus) to which bicycles can be mounted for transport
*Bicycle parking rack, a stationary fixture to which a bicycle can be ...
, a frame for storing bicycles when not in use
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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
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Drying rack, for hanging clothing to dry
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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
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Pallet racking
Pallet rack is a material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets (or “skids”). Although there are many varieties of pallet racking, all types allow for the storage of palletized materials in horizontal rows with mul ...
, structural racks (usually steel) for storing palletised loads
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Rack (billiards)
A rack (sometimes called a triangle) is a piece of equipment that is used to place billiard balls in their starting positions at the beginning of a pocket billiards game. ''Rack'' may also be used as a verb to describe the act of setting billiard ...
, for placing billiard balls in their starting positions
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Roof rack
A roof rack is a set of bars secured to the roof of a motor car. It is used to carry bulky items such as luggage, bicycles, canoes, kayaks, skis, or various carriers and containers.
They allow users of an automobile to transport objects on the ...
, a system used to carry items on top of a car
* Standardized equipment racks
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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 ...
and 23-inch rack, commonly used for computer, communications, and AV equipment
** Rack unit, equipment sizing measure
** International Standard Payload Rack, used in spaceflight
* Toast rack, a serving piece
Media
* The Rack (album), ''The Rack'' (album), debut album by Asphyx
*The Rack (1915 film), ''The Rack'' (1915 film), an American silent drama film
*The Rack (1956 film), ''The Rack'' (1956 film), a courtroom drama starring Paul Newman
* Racks (song), "Racks" (song), song by rapper Y. C.
People
* Rack (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), fictitious character
* Edmund Rack (c.1735–1787), English writer
* Reinhard Rack (born 1945), Austrian politician
* Tom Rack, American actor
Transportation
* Rack and pinion, a gear arrangement commonly used in vehicle steering
* Rack lift, an elevator which runs on vertical rails
* Rack railway, a train propelled using a toothed rail
* Rack, in horseriding, a quick, four-beat ambling gait#Rack, ambling gait
* Racks railway station, a former railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Other uses
* Laboratory drying rack, a pegboard for hanging and draining glassware in a laboratory
* Rack, a Climbing terms#R, climbing term for the set of equipment carried up a climb
* Rack (web server interface), a Web server interface for Ruby
* Racking, the transfer of a liquid (such as wine) from one container to another
* Racking focus, a photography technique
* Rack of lamb, a cut of lamb meat
* Racks and quandles, concepts in abstract algebra
* Rack (torture)
* Receptor for activated C kinase 1, Receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1)
See also
* RACK (disambiguation)
* Wrack (disambiguation)
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