Docking may refer to:

In science and technology

Docking and berthing of spacecraft Docking and berthing of spacecraft is the joining of two spacecraft, space vehicles. This connection can be temporary, or wiktionary:semipermanent, partially permanent such as for space station modules. ''Docking'' specifically refers to join ...

, the process of joining one spacecraft or space station module to another *

Docking (molecular) In the field of molecular modeling, docking is a method which predicts the preferred orientation of one molecule to a second when a ligand and a target are bound to each other to form a stable complex. Knowledge of the preferred orientation in ...

, a research technique for predicting the relative orientation of two molecules to each other *

Docking@Home Docking@Home was a volunteer computing project hosted by the University of Delaware and running on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) software platform. It models protein-ligand docking using the CHARMM program. Vo ...

, a distributed computing project *

Exscalate4Cov Exscalate4Cov was a Public–private partnership, public-private consortium supported by the Horizon Europe program from the European Union, aimed at leveraging high-performance computing (HPC) as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. The proje ...

, a large-scale virtual screening experiment against

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...

* Docking, a synonym for

accretion Accretion may refer to: Science * Accretion (astrophysics), the formation of planets and other bodies by collection of material through gravity * Accretion (meteorology), the process by which water vapor in clouds forms water droplets around nucl ...

geology Geology (). is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth ...

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* The act of securing a ship or boat to a

dock The word dock () in American English refers to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore). In British English, the term is not used the same way as in American Engl ...

Docking (surname) Docking is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Docking, founder of Alan Docking Racing * Alfred Docking (1860–1938), missionary in the United States *George Docking George Docking (February 23, 1904 – January 20, 1964 ...

Docking, Norfolk Docking is a village and ancient civil parish in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk borough of Norfolk, England. It is near the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest. Topography Parish The parish covers an area of (one of the ...

, a village *

Docking (animal) Docking is the intentional removal of part of an animal's tail or, sometimes, ears. The term cropping is more commonly used in reference to the cropping of ears, while ''docking'' more commonly—but not exclusively—refers to the tail; the ter ...

, the practice of cutting off or trimming the tail of an animal **

Docking (dog) Docking or bobbing is the amputation, removal of portions of an animal's tail. It should not be confused with cropping (animal), ''cropping'', the amputation of ears. Tail docking may be performed cutting the tail with surgical scissors (or a ...

, the above practice as specifically applies to dogs ** Docking, the similar mutilation of humans, e.g. as corporal punishment * Docking, the piercing of dough as it is manipulated, sometimes with a tool such as a Roller docker * Docking (sex), a sex act

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