RACK

'Rack' may refer to:

★ Rack (torture), a term for certain physical punishment devices

★ Rack (billiards), a frame used to organize billiard balls at the beginning of a game

★ Rack (Buffyverse), a fictional character in the ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' TV series

★ Racks and quandles, algebraic objects used in knot theory

★ 19-inch rack, a standardized system for mounting computers and other electronic modules in a vertical frame

★ Amp rack, short for amplifier rack and is a term used mostly in reference to professional audio applications to describe any furniture, fixture, or case where amplifiers are mounted by their faceplates or in slot grooves, mostly synonymous with rack mount

★ Bicycle rack, a device to which a bicycle can be securely attached (often using a bicycle lock) to prevent theft

★ Book Rack, a chain of franchise stores that sells and trades used books in the United States and Canada

★ Bustle rack, a type of storage bin mounted on armored fighting vehicles, usually on the sides and/or rear of the turret.

★ Crowned rack of lamb and similar cuts of beef or pork.

★ Drying rack, A drying rack is a device intended for hanging clothing to dry.

★ Glossary of climbing terms, The set of equipment carried up a climb.

★ Hot Racking, where more than one crewmember is assigned to a bed in the U.S. Navy

★ Mag Rack, a Video on Demand / VOD television channel available only through digital cable.

★ Rack and pinion, a type of gear arrangement largely used for converting rotational motion to linear motion, and used for the steering of many automobiles.

★ Rack Hill, (grid reference ST842762) is a 10.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1975.

★ Rack lift, a type of elevator that consists of a cage attached to vertical rails affixed to the walls of a tower or shaft and that is propelled up and down by means of an electric motor which drives a pinion gear that engages a rack gear that is also attached to the wall between the rails.

★ RACK protein, Receptor for Activated C Kinase; PKC-interacting proteins collectively called RACKs.

★ Rack railway, A cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway or rack railway is a railway with a special toothed rack rail or rack mounted on the railroad ties (sleepers), usually between the running rails.

★ Racking, The transfer of a liquid, such as wine, from one container to another; see wine making.

★ Racking bend, The racking bend is a knot for joining two ropes of different diameter.

★ Racking focus, the practice of shifting the attention of a viewer of a film or video by changing the focus of the lens from a subject in the foreground to a subject in the background, or vice versa.

★ Reinhard Rack, (born 7 August 1945 in Leoben, Styria) is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament.

★ Risk Aware Consensual Kink, an acronym used by some of the BDSM community to describe themselves and their philosophies. It specifies that any activity between fully-informed consenting adults is acceptable.

★ Roof Rack, a system used on automobiles which was designed to carry sporting goods and luggage on top of a car. They're popular among skiers, snowboarders, cyclist, and kayakers.

★ Tie Rack, a British-based necktie retailer which has recently diversified into selling scarves. Tie Rack operates in a niche market.

★ Toast rack, or toastrack, is a serving piece having vertical partitions (usually from five to eight in number) connected to a flat base, used for holding slices of toast.