Rack
Encyclopedia
Kinds of racks
- Amp rackAmp rackAmp rack is 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....
, short for amplifier rack, a piece of furniture in which amplifiers are mounted - Bicycle rackBicycle standA bicycle stand,also called a bike rack, is a device to which bicycles may be securely attached. It may be free standing or securely attached to the ground or some stationary object such as a building. Indoor bike racks are commonly used for private bicycle parking, while outdoor bike racks are...
, a frame for storing bicycles when not in use - BreastBreastThe breast is the upper ventral region of the torso of a primate, in left and right sides, which in a female contains the mammary gland that secretes milk used to feed infants.Both men and women develop breasts from the same embryological tissues...
(slang for a woman's breasts) - Bustle rackBustle rackA bustle rack is a type of storage bin mounted on combat vehicles, usually on the sides and/or rear of the turret. These racks are used to carry extra gear and supplies for the vehicle in the field, as well as give the crew a place to store their belongings so that they don't take up the already...
, a type of storage bin mounted on armored fighting vehicles - Drying rack, for hanging clothing to dry
- Pallet rackPallet rackPallet racking, is a material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets . Although there are many varieties of pallet racking, all types allow for the storage of palletized materials in horizontal rows with multiple levels...
, structural racks (usually steel) for storing palletised loads - Rack (billiards)Rack (billiards)A rack is the name given to a frame used to organize billiard balls at the beginning of a game. Rack may also be used as a verb to describe the act of setting billiard balls in starting position in billiards games that make use of racks , as well as a noun to describe the balls in that starting...
- Rack (torture)Rack (torture)The rack is a torture device consisting of a rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one, or both, ends, having at one end a fixed bar to which the legs were fastened, and at the other a movable bar to which the hands were tied...
- Rack of lambRack of lambA rack of lamb or carré d'agneau is a cut of lamb cut perpendicularly to the spine, and including 16 ribs or chops...
, a culinary dish - Roof rackRoof rackA roof rack is a set of bars secured to the roof of a motor car. It is used to carry bulky items such as luggage, bicycles, canoes, kayaks, skis, or various carriers and containers.There is a long history of the use of roof racks and their designs...
, a system used to carry items on top of a car - Standardized equipment racks
- 19-inch rack19-inch rackA 19-inch rack is a standardized frame or enclosure for mounting multiple equipment modules. Each module has a front panel that is wide, including edges or ears that protrude on each side which allow the module to be fastened to the rack frame with screws.-Overview and history:Equipment designed...
, commonly used for computer, communications, and AV equipment - 23-inch rack23-inch rackA 23-inch rack is used for housing telephone , computer, audio and other equipment though is less common than the 19-inch rack. The size notes the width of the faceplate for the installed equipment...
- Rack unitRack unitA rack unit or U is a unit of measure used to describe the height of equipment intended for mounting in a 19-inch rack or a 23-inch rack...
, equipment sizing measure
- 19-inch rack
- Toast rackToast rackA toast rack or toastrack is a serving piece having vertical partitions connected to a flat base, used for holding slices of toast...
, a serving piece
Media
- The Rack (album), debut album by Asphyx
- The Rack (film)The Rack (film)The Rack is a 1956 American war drama film, based on a play written by Rod Serling for television. It was directed by Arnold Laven and starred Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Lee Marvin and Walter Pidgeon. After two years in a North Korean prison camp, an American officer returns home, only to be...
, a 1956 drama starring Paul Newman - "Racks" (song)Racks (song)"Racks" is the debut single by American rapper YC featuring vocals from rapper Future. It was released for digital download in the United States on May 20, 2011.- Remix :...
, song by rapper Y. C.
People
- Rack (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), fictitious character
- Reinhard RackReinhard RackReinhard Rack is an Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party, which is part of the European People's Party, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism.He is also a substitute for the Committee on...
(born 1945), Austrian politician - Tom RackTom RackTom Rack is an American actor, who has starred in over 50 different films and television programs during his career.He has also supplied voices for animation including Animal Crackers, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, Billy and Buddy, Sea Dogs, Lucky Luke, Daft Planet, Princess...
, American actor
Transportation
- Rack and pinionRack and pinionA rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a pair of gears which convert rotational motion into linear motion. A circular gear called "the pinion" engages teeth on a linear "gear" bar called "the rack"; rotational motion applied to the pinion causes the rack to move, thereby...
, a gear arrangement commonly used in vehicle steering - Rack liftRack liftA rack lift is a type of elevator which consists of a cage attached to vertical rails affixed to the walls of a tower or shaft and which is propelled up and down by means of an electric motor which drives a pinion gear that engages a rack gear which is also attached to the wall between the rails....
, an elevator which runs on vertical rails - Rack railwayRack railwayA rack-and-pinion railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail...
, a train propelled using a toothed rail - Rack, a type of ambling horse gaitHorse gaitHorse gaits are the various ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans.-Classification:...
- Racks railway stationRacks railway stationRacks railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Dumfries, OS NGR NY 033 743, serving and effectively creating the village of Racks near the Lochar Water, 4 miles ESE of Dumfries; a rural community within the Parish of Torthorwald.- History :The station,...
, a former railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Other uses
- Rack (web server interface)Rack (web server interface)Rack provides a minimal, modular and adaptable interface for developing web applications in Ruby. By wrapping HTTP requests and responses in the simplest way possible, it unifies and distills the API for web servers, web frameworks, and software in between into a single method call.Rack is...
, a Web server interface for Ruby - RACK proteinRACK proteinRACK is an acronym for Receptor for Activated C-Kinase and is responsible for the binding of active forms of the protein kinase C family of enzymes...
, an acronym for Receptor for Activated C Kinase - RackingRackingRacking is the process of siphoning the wine or beer off the lees into a new, clean barrel or in the case of beer off the trub. Racking allows clarification and aids in stabilization. Wine that is allowed to age on the lees often develops "off-tastes". A racking hose or tubing is used and can be...
, the transfer of a liquid (such as wine) from one container to another - Racking focusRacking focusRacking focus in filmmaking and television production is the practice of shifting the attention of a audience 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...
, a photography technique - Racks and quandlesRacks and quandlesIn mathematics, racks and quandles are sets with a binary operations satisfying axioms analogous to the Reidemeister moves used to manipulate knot diagrams....
, concepts in abstract algebra - Risk-aware consensual kinkRisk-aware consensual kinkRisk-aware consensual kink is an acronym used by some of the BDSM community to describe a philosophical view that is generally permissive of certain risky sexual behaviors, as long as the participants are fully aware of the risks...
, a BDSM sexual practice