Jack
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The name Jack
is a pet name for John
, commonly so in the Northeastern United States. Jack may also refer to:
Jack (name)
Jack is a male given name, although in very rare cases it can be used as a female given name, and sometimes as a surname.In English it is traditionally used as the diminutive form of the name John, though it is also often given as a proper name in its own right.The name Jack is unique in the...
is a pet name for John
John (given name)
John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes, Iohannes, which is in turn a form of the Greek , Iōánnēs. This Greek name is a form of the Hebrew name , , which means "God is generous"...
, commonly so in the Northeastern United States. Jack may also refer to:
Computers
- Jack (CAD software)Jack (CAD software)Jack is a 3-D interactive ergonomics and human factors CAD package developed by the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Human Modeling and Simulation...
, a 3-D ergonomics and human factors CAD package - Jack (CD ripping software), an audio CD ripper
- JACK Intelligent AgentsJACK Intelligent AgentsJACK Intelligent Agents or JACK is a framework in Java for multi-agent system development. JACK Intelligent Agents was built by Agent Oriented Software Pty. Ltd. and is a third generation agent platform building on the experiences of the Procedural Reasoning System and Distributed Multi-Agent...
, a multi-agent platform written in Java - JACK Audio Connection KitJACK Audio Connection KitJACK is a professional sound server daemon that provides real-time, low latency connections for both audio and MIDI data between applications that implement its API...
, a computer sound server - Jack (human modeling)Jack (human modeling)The Jack human simulation system was developed at the Center for Human Modeling and Simulation at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1980s & 1990s. Conceived as an ergonomic assessment and virtual human prototyping system for NASA space shuttle development, it soon gathered funding from the...
, a human modeling and simulation system
Games
- JacksJacksJacks is a playground game for children....
, six-tipped game pieces used in the game of the same name - Jack (playing card)Jack (playing card)A Jack, also Knave, is a playing card with a picture of a man on it. The usual rank of a jack, within its suit, is as if it were an 11 ....
, the lowest face card in a deck of playing cards - Jack, a target ball used in games such as bowlsBowlsBowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so that they stop close to a smaller "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat or convex or uneven...
Films
- The Return of Ultraman, a 1971 tokusatsu TV series otherwise known as Ultraman Jack
- Jack (1996 film), a 1996 film starring Robin Williams
- Jack (2004 film)Jack (2004 film)Jack is a 2004 drama film written by A. M. Holmes and directed by Lee Rose, released on March 2, 2004. The film is about a boy whose life is torn apart because of his parents divorce. The film stars Anton Yelchin, Erich Anderson, Brent Spiner.-Plot:...
, a 2004 film starring Anton Yelchin and Stockard Channing - Jack: The Last Kennedy Film, a 1993 American TV documentary directed by Nick DavisNick Davis (television and movie producer)Nick Davis is a writer, director, and producer.He is the son of film director Peter Davis and the late Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. His paternal grandparents were the novelist and screenwriter Tess Slesinger and the screenwriter Frank Davis. His maternal grandfather was the screenwriter Herman J....
Music
- Jack (band)Jack (band)Jack were a British alternative rock band formed in Cardiff, Wales, in 1992. Their orchestral pop was heavily influenced by artists such as Scott Walker and drew comparisons to Pulp, Tindersticks and The Divine Comedy...
, a British independent pop group signed to the Too Pure label - Jack (album), a 2010 studio album by John Farnham
Flags
- A Navy JackMaritime flagA maritime flag is a flag designated for use on ships, boats, and other watercraft. Naval flags are considered important at sea and the rules and regulations for the flying of flags are strictly enforced...
, a type of flag flown by warships - Union Jack, a.k.a. Union Flag, the flag of the United Kingdom
Plants
- Jack (tree)Jack (tree)Mangifera caesia is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. Common names include Jack, Malaysian Mango, Binjai , Wani , yaa-lam , and bayuno...
(Mangifera caesia), a relative of the mango - JackfruitJackfruitThe jackfruit is a species of tree in the Artocarpus genus of the mulberry family . It is native to parts of Southern and Southeast Asia. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh, . The jackfruit tree is believed to be indigenous to the southwestern rain forests of India...
, a species of tree native to the East Indies
Fish
- CarangidaeCarangidaeCarangidae is a family of fish which includes the jacks, pompanos, jack mackerels, and scads.They are marine fish found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans...
, generally- Almaco jackAlmaco jackAlmaco jack is a game fish of the family Carangidae; they are in the same family as yellowtail and amberjack. They feed, both day and night, on other, smaller, fish, such as baitfish and small squid. The flesh is thick and dense like tuna and can easily pass for white albacore if prepared as sushi...
- AmberjackAmberjackAmberjack refers to 3 species of Atlantic fish of the Carangidae family , which includes the jacks and the pompanos.Greater amberjacks, Seriola dumerili, are the largest of the jacks. They usually have dark stripes extending from nose to in front of their dorsal fins...
- Bar jackBar jackThe bar jack, Carangoides ruber is a common species of inshore marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae...
- Black jack (fish)Black jack (fish)The black jack, Caranx lugubris , is a species of large marine fish in the jack family Carangidae. The species has a circumtropical distribution, found in oceanic, offshore waters of the tropical zones of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans...
- Crevalle jackCrevalle jackThe crevalle jack, Caranx hippos is a common species of large marine fish classified within the jack family, Carangidae...
- Giant trevallyGiant trevallyThe giant trevally, Caranx ignobilis , is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack family, Carangidae...
or ronin jack - Jack mackerel
- Leather jack
- Yellow jackYellow jackThe yellow jack, Carangoides bartholomaei , is a species of offshore marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. It is one of only two representatives of its genus present in the Atlantic Ocean, inhabiting waters off the east coast of the Americas from Massachusetts in the north to Brazil in the...
- Almaco jack
- Coho salmonCoho salmonThe Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers". It is the state animal of Chiba, Japan.-Description:...
, males called "jacks" - EsoxEsoxEsox is a genus of freshwater fish, the only living genus in the family Esocidae — the esocids which were endemic to North America, Europe and Eurasia during the Paleogene through present.The type species is E. lucius, the northern pike...
(northern pike), young called "jacks" - "Jack Fish", a name for Northern pikeNorthern PikeThe northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...
, in Saskatchewan, Canada
Tools and devices
- Jack (device), a device used to lift heavy objects
- Jack planeJack planeA jack plane is the general-purpose bench plane, used for general smoothing of the edges, sizing of wood and jointing edges. Jack planes are about 12-15 inches long, and the blade can have either a slightly circled edge for smoothing stock, or a curved edge for jointing stock.In preparing stock,...
, a tool for smoothing wood - JackhammerJackhammerA jackhammer is a pneumatic tool that combines a hammer directly with a chisel that was invented by Charles Brady King. Hand-held jackhammers are typically powered by compressed air, but some use electric motors. Larger jackhammers, such as rig mounted hammers used on construction machinery, are...
, a portable percussive drill - Roasting jack, a device for turning a spit
Connectors
- Jack (connector)Jack (connector)In electronics and electrical assemblies, the term jack commonly refers to a surface-mounted connector, often, but not always, with the female electrical contact or socket, and is the "more fixed" connector of a connector pair...
, an electrical connector - Jack plug, also known as a TRS connectorTRS connectorA TRS connector is a common family of connector typically used for analog signals including audio. It is cylindrical in shape, typically with three contacts, although sometimes with two or four . It is also called an audio jack, phone jack, phone plug, and jack plug...
, a common audio connector
Other uses
- Jack, an archaic unit of volume equal to two fluid ounceFluid ounceA fluid ounce is a unit of volume equal to about 28.4 mL in the imperial system or about 29.6 mL in the US system. The fluid ounce is distinct from the ounce, which measures mass...
s - Jack, vulgar for theftTheftIn common usage, theft is the illegal taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property, such as burglary, embezzlement, larceny, looting, robbery, shoplifting and fraud...
- Jack (given name), a masculine given name
- Jack (webcomic), an anthropomorphic webcomic
- Monterey JackMonterey JackMonterey Jack is an American semihard cheese made using cow's milk. It is commonly sold by itself, or mixed with Colby to make a marbled cheese known as Colby-Jack . Cheddar-Jack varieties are also available....
, a variety of cheese - Jack in the GreenJack in the greenA Jack in the Green is a participant in traditional English May Day parades and other May celebrations, who wears a large, foliage-covered, garland-like framework, usually pyramidal or conical in shape, which covers his body from head to foot...
, a traditional figure in British May Day celebrations - Jack Daniel'sJack Daniel'sJack Daniel's is a brand of sour mash Tennessee whiskey that is among the world's best-selling liquors. It is known for its square bottles and black label. As of November, 2007, one blogger was claiming that it was the best-selling whiskey in the world. It is produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee by...
, a brand of whiskey - Jack FMJack FMJACK FM is the alternative name and on-air brand of 60 radio stations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Jack stations play a mix of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s hits with some current hot adult contemporary singles. Jack's slogan "playing what we want" can also be...
, a radio format and brand - Jack of plateJack of plateA jack or jack of plate is a type of armour comprising small iron plates sewn between layers of felt and canvas.The jack is similar to the brigandine, the main difference is in the method of construction: a brigandine is riveted whereas a jack is sewn.Jacks of plate were created by stitching small...
, a type of armour - JackingJackingJacking or Jackin', the term by which the form is more commonly known, is a dance technique and music form that first became popular in the late 1980s as one of the myriad music forms which arose from the last days of disco...
, a form of dance - Jack-o'-lanternJack-o'-lanternA jack-o'-lantern is typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the holiday of Halloween and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack-o'-lantern...
- JackassJackassA jackass is a male donkey.Jackass may also refer to:In entertainment:* Jackass ** Jackass: The Movie, 2002** Jackass Number Two, 2006 film** Jackass 2.5, a DVD release** Jackass: The Game, a video game...
, a male donkey. - Jack (mascot)Jack (mascot)Jack Box is the mascot of American restaurant chain Jack in the Box. In the advertisements, he is the founder, CEO, and ad spokesman for the chain...
the mascot of Jack in the Box restaurants
See also
(Wikipedia search)- Crackerjack (disambiguation)Crackerjack (disambiguation)Crackerjack may refer to:* Cracker Jack, a snack consisting of caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts* Crackerjack , a British children's comedy television series, running from 1955 until 1984...
- Happy Jack (disambiguation)
- Jack-in-the-box (disambiguation)Jack-in-the-box (disambiguation)A Jack-in-the-box is a children's toy.It may also refer to:* Jack in the Box, an American restaurant chain* Jack In The Box , a Norwegian band* Jack-in-the-Box , a fictional character in comics published by Marvel Comics...
- Jack of all trades (disambiguation)
- You Don't Know Jack (disambiguation)