Fence (disambiguation)
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A fence
is a structure to restrict or prevent movement. It may also refer to:
Fence
A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. It is generally distinguished from a wall by the lightness of its construction: a wall is usually restricted to such barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage .Fences...
is a structure to restrict or prevent movement. It may also refer to:
- Horse jumping obstaclesHorse jumping obstaclesVarious obstacles are found in competitive sports involving Horse jumping. These include show jumping, hunter, and the cross-country phase of the equestrian discipline of eventing. The size and type of obstacles vary depending on the course and the level of the horse and rider, but all horses must...
, obstacles to be jumped as part of a show-jumping or cross-country course - Fence (finance)Fence (finance)Fence is an investment strategy that uses options to limit the range of possible returns on a financial instrument.A fence consists of the following elements:* long position in a financial instrument Fence is an investment strategy that uses options to limit the range of possible returns on a...
, a combination of financial instruments that is used to protect an investor against adverse price movements - Fence (criminal)Fence (criminal)A fence is an individual who knowingly buys stolen property for later resale, sometimes in a legitimate market. The fence thus acts as a middleman between thieves and the eventual buyers of stolen goods who may or may not be aware that the goods are stolen. As a verb, the word describes the...
, dealer in the purchase and sale of stolen property - Fence (woodworking)Fence (woodworking)A fence is a straight edge that is placed parallel to the direction of the cut saw blade. It is rigidly connected to the saw or table. The distance between the surface of the fence and the closest edge of the saw blade dictates the specified width of the cut. Material that is being cut is held...
, portion of a tool used as a guide - Fence (statistics), value beyond which an observation is considered an outlier
- Fence (mathematics)Fence (mathematics)In mathematics, a fence, also called a zigzag poset, is a partially ordered set in which the order relations form a path with alternating orientations:orA fence may be finite, or it may be formed by an infinite alternating sequence extending in both directions.A linear extension of a fence is...
, partially ordered set formed by an alternating sequence of order relations
- Fence instruction, a computer operation for enforcing sequel memory operations
- Fences (software)Fences (software)Fences is a software utility for Windows that helps to organize icons on the desktop. It is developed by Stardock and distributed as part of their Object Desktop suite. A freeware version is available.-Functionality:...
, desktop utility for Windows computers by Stardock - Fences or Slitherlink, logic puzzle published by Nikoli
- FencingFencingFencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
, a sport of armed combat using a foil, épée, or saber - Fencing (computing)Fencing (computing)Fencing is the process of isolating a node of a computer cluster when the former is malfunctioning. Isolating a node means ensuring that I/O can no longer be done from it. Fencing is typically done automatically, by cluster infrastructure such as shared disk file systems, in order to protect...
, mechanism in computer clusters
- Fence Collective, Scottish group of musicians
- Fence lizard (disambiguation), two species of spiny lizard
- Air Force Space Surveillance SystemAir Force Space Surveillance SystemThe Air Force Space Surveillance System, colloquially known as the Space Fence, is a multistatic radar system that detects orbital objects passing over America...
, radar system for tracking spacecraft, commonly known as "The Fence"
Media
- Fences (band)Fences (band)Fences is a 4-piece indie rock band from Seattle, Washington.- History :Fences is the creation of singer/songwriter Christopher Mansfield, Seattle native and graduate of Berklee College of Music. In 2009, his EP was discovered via MySpace by Sara Quin of the popular Canadian indie band Tegan &...
, an American rock band - Fence (magazine), an American literary magazine
- Fences (play), a 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by August Wilson
- "Fences" (Paramore Song), a song on Paramore's 2007 album Riot!Riot!Riot! is the second studio album by American rock band Paramore, succeeding their debut album All We Know Is Falling, and was released in the United States on June 12, 2007 and in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2007...
Places
- Fence (community), WisconsinFence (community), WisconsinFence is an unincorporated community in the town of Fence, Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. Fence is located on County Highway C near Wisconsin Highway 101, southwest of Florence. Fence has a post office with ZIP code 54120....
, unincorporated community in the United States - Fence, WisconsinFence, WisconsinFence is a town in Florence County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 231 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Fence is located in the town.-Geography:...
, town in the United States - Płoty (Fences), town in West Pomerania Voivodeship, Poland
- Fences (Lubusz Voivodeship) (Polish: Płoty), village in in Zielonogórski County in Czerwieńsk commune, Lubusz VoivodeshipLubusz Voivodeship- Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas....
, Poland - Fence, LancashireFence, LancashireFence is a village in Pendle, Lancashire close to the towns of Nelson and Burnley. It lies alongside the A6068 road, known locally as the Padiham bypass...
, village in England