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
Language
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Consonant stacking
An abugida (, from Ge'ez: ), sometimes known as alphasyllabary, neosyllabary or pseudo-alphabet, is a segmental writing system in which consonant-vowel sequences are written as units; each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel nota ...
, a feature of some South Asian writing systems
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Verb stacking, a grammatical phenomenon involving concatenation of verbs
Science and technology
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Stacking (chemistry)
In chemistry, pi stacking (also called π–π stacking) refers to the presumptive attractive, noncovalent pi interactions ( orbital overlap) between the pi bonds of aromatic rings. However this is a misleading description of the phenomena sin ...
, an attractive, noncovalent interaction between aromatic rings
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Focus stacking
Focus stacking (also known as focal plane merging and z-stacking or focus blending) is a digital image processing technique which combines multiple images taken at different focus distances to give a resulting image with a greater depth of fiel ...
, an image processing technique in photography
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Image stacking, a form of speckle imaging
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Block-stacking problem
In statics, the block-stacking problem (sometimes known as The Leaning Tower of Lire , also the book-stacking problem, or a number of other similar terms) is a puzzle concerning the stacking of blocks at the edge of a table.
Statement
The block ...
, a puzzle in statics
* Stacking, a technique used in
reflection seismology
* 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 statist ...
in machine learning
* Stacking, the
assembly of a multistage rocket
Sport
* Stacking, a strategy used in the sport of
pickleball
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Dice stacking
Dice stacking is a performance art, akin to juggling or sleight-of-hand, in which the performer scoops dice off a flat surface with a dice cup and then sets the cup down while moving it in a pattern that stacks the dice into a vertical column via ...
, a performance art involving dice
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Sport stacking, played using plastic cups
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Stacking guard pass, a technique in grappling
Other uses
* Stacking, a
gang signal
A gang signal, also known as a gang sign, is a verbal or visual way gang members identify their affiliation. This can take many forms including slogans, hand signs, colored clothing and graffiti. The wearer usually favors, or is in, that part ...
made with the hands
* Stacking, a phenomenon where
amusement ride
Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people especially kids to create fun and enjoyment.
Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This ...
vehicles stop and "pile up" due to the track ahead being occupied
See also
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Sphere packing
In geometry, a sphere packing is an arrangement of non-overlapping spheres within a containing space. The spheres considered are usually all of identical size, and the space is usually three-dimensional Euclidean space. However, sphere packing p ...
* Stack (disambiguation)
* Stacker (disambiguation)
* piling (disambiguation)
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