Passing may refer to:

Social identity

* Passing (sociology), presenting oneself as a member of another sociological group ** Passing (gender), presenting oneself as being cisgender ** Passing (racial identity), presenting oneself as a member of another race

Literature and film

* ''Passing'' (novel), a novel by Nella Larsen ** ''Passing'' (film), directed by Rebecca Hall (2021), based on Larsen's novel

Math and technology

Message passing In computer science, message passing is a technique for invoking behavior (i.e., running a program) on a computer. The invoking program sends a message to a process (which may be an actor or object) and relies on that process and its supporting ...

, a form of communication in computer science * Token passing, a channel access method in telecommunications * Variational message passing, a mathematical technique for continuous-valued Bayesian networks

Sports

Passing (sports) Passing is a common technique in sports that use balls and pucks. A pass consists of an intentional transfer of the ball from one player to another of the same team. Examples of sports that involve passing are association football, basketball, ...

, to pass a ball or puck between members of the same team ** Passing (American football) **

Passing (association football) Passing the ball is a key part of association football. The purpose of passing is to keep possession of the ball by maneuvering it on the ground between different players with the objective of advancing it up the playing field. Passing brings an ...

, or soccer * Passing (juggling), when two or more people share a juggling pattern

Transportation

* Passing, overtaking, the act of driving around a slower automobile * Passing lane, a lane on a road for use while overtaking * Passing loop, a section of railway where trains can pass each other

Other uses