Stacking may refer to:
Arts and media
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''Stacking'' (video game), a 2011 game from Double Fine
* ''Stacking'', a 1987 TV movie directed and produced by
Martin Rosen
* Stacking, a technique in
broadcast programming
Broadcast programming is the practice of organizing or ordering (scheduling) of broadcast media shows, typically radio and television, in a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly or season-long schedule.
Modern broadcasters use broadcast automatio ...
Language
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Consonant stacking, a feature of some South Asian writing systems
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Verb stacking
The serial verb construction, also known as (verb) serialization or verb stacking, is a syntactic phenomenon in which two or more verbs or verb phrases are strung together in a single clause.Tallerman, M. (1998). ''Understanding Syntax''. London: ...
, a grammatical phenomenon involving concatenation of verbs
Science and technology
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Stacking (chemistry), an attractive, noncovalent interaction between aromatic rings
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Focus stacking, an image processing technique in photography
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Image stacking
Speckle imaging describes a range of high-resolution astronomical imaging techniques based on the analysis of large numbers of short exposures that freeze the variation of atmospheric turbulence. They can be divided into the shift-and-add ("''i ...
, a form of speckle imaging
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Block-stacking problem, a puzzle in statics
* Stacking, a technique used in
reflection seismology
Reflection seismology (or seismic reflection) is a method of exploration geophysics that uses the principles of seismology to estimate the properties of the Earth's subsurface from reflected seismic waves. The method requires a controlled seismi ...
* Stacking, a type of
ensemble learning
In statistics and machine learning, ensemble methods use multiple learning algorithms to obtain better predictive performance than could be obtained from any of the constituent learning algorithms alone.
Unlike a statistical ensemble in statisti ...
in machine learning
* Stacking, the
assembly of a multistage rocket
Sport
* Stacking, a strategy used in the sport of
pickleball
Pickleball is an indoor or outdoor racket/paddle sport where two players (singles), or four players (doubles), hit a perforated hollow polymer ball over a net using solid-faced paddles. Opponents on either side of the net hit the ball back and ...
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Dice stacking, a performance art involving dice
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Sport stacking
Sport stacking, also known as cup stacking or speed stacking, is an individual and team sport that involves stacking 9 or 12 (usually 12) specially designed cups in pre-determined sequences as quickly as possible. The cups are specially designed ...
, played using plastic cups
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Stacking guard pass
The guard is a ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs. In pure grappling combat sports, the guard is considered an advantageous position, b ...
, a technique in grappling
Other uses
* Stacking, a
gang signal made with the hands
* Stacking, a phenomenon where
amusement ride vehicles stop and "pile up" due to the track ahead being occupied
See also
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Sphere packing
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Stack (disambiguation)
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Stacker (disambiguation)
A stacker is a machine used in bulk material handling.
Stacker may also refer to:
* Stacker, disk compression software released by Stac Electronics
** Lempel–Ziv–Stac, also known as "Stacker Compression", a data compression method for point- ...
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piling (disambiguation)
Piling may refer to:
* Pilings, deep foundations
* Stacking, placing items atop one another
** Disordered piling, a Japanese wallbuilding technique
* Pi-Ling, an ancient city where Changzhou now sits
* Chinese Piling paintings, the Pi-Ling styl ...
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