Recess may refer to:
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Recess (break)
Recess is a general term for a period in which a group of people are temporarily dismissed from their duties.
In education, recess is the American and Australian term (known as ''break'' or ''playtime'' in the UK), where students have a mid m ...
, a break period
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Alcove (architecture)
In architecture, an alcove is a small recessed section of a room or an arched opening (as in a wall).
The section is partially enclosed by such vertical elements as walls, pillars and balustrades.
Etymology
The word alcove originates from Arabic: ...
, part of a room
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setback (architecture)
A setback, in the specific sense of a step-back, is a step-like form of a wall or other building frontage, also termed a recession or recessed storey. Importantly, one or more step-backs lowers the building's center of mass, making it more stabl ...
especially across all storeys (a recessed bay or series of such bays)
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Recess, County Galway
Recess (Irish: ''Sraith Saileach'' or ''Sraith Salach'') is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Its official name is in Irish, ''Sraith Saileach'', and translates as "stream of the willow tree". A notable former resident was Seán Lester, the ...
, Ireland; a village
Music
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''Recess'' (album), the 2014 debut album by Skrillex
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''Recess'' (bbno$ album), 2019
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Recess Records
Recess Records is an independent record label founded in 1988. Label founder Todd Congelliere (frontman for F.Y.P and Toys That Kill) initially made 100 cassettes of F.Y.P's songs and sold them at skateboard contests. Two years later, Congel ...
, a record label
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"Recess" (song), by Skrillex and Kill the Noise
* "Recess", a song by Melanie Martinez on the album ''
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K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993, well known worldwide mainly for its heavyweight division fights and Grand Prix tournaments. In January 2012, K-1 Global Holdings Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, acquired ...
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* "Recess", a song by Muse on the album ''
Hullabaloo Soundtrack
''Hullabaloo Soundtrack'', also known as simply ''Hullabaloo'', is a compilation and live album by English rock band Muse. The album is a double album with disc one containing previously released B-sides and disc two acting as the soundtrack t ...
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Other uses
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Recess (Holy Roman Empire) A Recess (german: Reichsabschied, Reichsrezess) in the Holy Roman Empire was the document detailing all the decisions made by an Imperial Diet.
Until 1654, a Diet began, in addition to ceremonial rituals, with the reading of the Imperial Propositi ...
, the official record of decisions of an Imperial Diet
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Epitympanic recess
The epitympanic recess is a hollow located on the superior/roof aspect of the middle ear.
Clinical significance
This recess is a possible route of spread of infection to the mastoid air cells located in the mastoid process of the temporal bone ...
, part of the middle ear
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''Recess'' (TV series), an animated series by Disney
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Recess: School's Out'', a 2001 film based on the series
See also
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Recessed light
A recessed light or downlight (also pot light in Canadian English, sometimes can light (for canister light) in American English) is a light fixture that is installed into a hollow opening in a ceiling. When installed it appears to have light shi ...
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Recession
In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction when there is a general decline in economic activity. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending (an adverse demand shock). This may be triggered by various ...
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Recessive
In genetics, dominance is the phenomenon of one variant (allele) of a gene on a chromosome masking or overriding the effect of a different variant of the same gene on the other copy of the chromosome. The first variant is termed dominant and t ...
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Recces
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado, The South African Special Forces Brigade, colloquially known as the Recces, is South Africa's principal Special forces, special operations unit, specialising in various types of operations including; counter-insurge ...
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Reeses
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