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{{pp|small=yes}} {{wiktionary|Jack|jack}} '''Jack''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Places== * [[Jack, Alabama]], US, an unincorporated community * [[Jack, Missouri]], US, an unincorporated community * [[Jack County, Texas]], a county in Texas ==People and fictional characters== * [[Jack (given name)]], a male given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * [[Jack (surname)]], including a list of people with the surname * [[Jack (Tekken)]], multiple fictional characters in the fighting game series ''Tekken'' * [[Jack the Ripper]], an unidentified British serial killer active in 1888 * [[Wolfman Jack]] (1938β1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith * [[New Jack]], a stage name of Jerome Young (1963β2021), an American professional wrestler * [[Spring-heeled Jack]], a creature in Victorian-era English folklore * [[Jack (hero)]], an archetypal Cornish and English hero and stock character ==Animals and plants== ===Fish=== {{Redirect|Jackfish|the ghost town|Jackfish, Ontario}} *[[Carangidae]] generally, including: **[[Almaco jack]] **[[Amberjack]] **[[Bar jack]] **[[Black jack (fish)]] **[[Crevalle jack]] **[[Giant trevally]] or ronin jack **[[Jack mackerel]] **[[Leather jack]] **[[Yellow jack]] *[[Coho salmon]], males called "jacks" *''[[Esox]]'' (northern pike), young called "jacks" *"Jackfish" or "jack", a western Canadian name for [[northern pike]] ===Mammals=== * [[Jack (baboon)]], a baboon who was the assistant to a disabled railway signalman in South Africa * [[Jack (cat)]], a Norwegian forest cat who was lost by American Airlines baggage handlers * Jack or jackass, a male [[donkey]] (''Equus africanus'') === Plants === * [[Jack (tree)]] (''Mangifera caesia''), a relative of the mango * [[Jack pine]] (''Pinus banksiana''), a North American conifer * [[Jackfruit]] (''Artocarpus heterophyllus'') ==Arts, entertainment, and media== ===Films=== * [[Jack (1925 film)|''Jack'' (1925 film)]], a French silent film directed by Robert Saidreau * [[Jack (1996 film)|''Jack'' (1996 film)]], a film starring Robin Williams * [[Jack (2004 film)|''Jack'' (2004 film)]], a film starring Anton Yelchin and Stockard Channing * [[Jack (2013 film)|''Jack'' (2013 film)]], a television film starring Rick Roberts and Sook-Yin Lee * [[Jack (2014 film)|''Jack'' (2014 film)]], a German film * [[Jack (2015 film)|''Jack'' (2015 film)]], an Austrian film * [[Jack (2025 film)|''Jack'' (2025 film)]], an Indian film ===Games === * [[Jack (playing card)]], the lowest-ranking face card in some types of deck * Jack, a target ball used in games such as [[bowls]] * Jack, a playing piece used in the children's game called [[Jacks (game)|jacks]] ===Literature=== * [[Jack (Daudet novel)|''Jack'' (Daudet novel)]], an 1876 novel by Alphonse Daudet * [[Jack (Lundell novel)|''Jack'' (Lundell novel)]], a 1976 novel by Ulf Lundell * [[Jack (Homes novel)|''Jack'' (Homes novel)]], a 1990 novel by A. M. Homes * [[Jack (Robinson novel)|''Jack'' (Robinson novel)]], a 2020 novel by Marilynne Robinson ===Periodicals=== * [[Jack (Italian magazine)|''Jack'' (Italian magazine)]], an Italian-language technology magazine * [[Jack (magazine)|''Jack'' (magazine)]], an English-language British lad mag ===Music=== ====Artists and groups==== * [[Jack (band)]], a British independent pop group signed to the Too Pure label * [[Jack & Jack]], an American pop-rap duo * [[Jack (Vietnamese singer)]] (born 1997), a Vietnamese pop star ====Albums==== * [[Jack (album)|''Jack'' (album)]], a 2010 studio album by John Farnham * [[Jack (EP)|''Jack'' (EP)]], a 1991 EP by Moose * ''Jack'', a 1984 album by [[Bone Orchard]] * ''[[J.A.C.K.]]'', a 2013 studio album by Forever the Sickest Kids ====Songs==== * [[Jack (song)|"Jack" (song)]], a 2013 song by Breach * "Jack" (1980), a B-side song to "Tell The Children" by Sham 69 on the album [[Kings & Queens (Sham 69 album)|''Kings & Queens'']] * "Jack" (1984), a song and single by [[Bone Orchard]] * "Jack" (2001), a song by Iced Earth from their album [[Horror Show (album)|''Horror Show'']] (2001) * "Jack" (1983), a song and single by [[Machinations (band)]] * "Jack" (1983), a song and single by [[Mighty Gabby]] * "Jack", song by Pixie Lott from the ''[[Turn It Up (Pixie Lott album)|Turn It Up]]'' (2009) album * "Jack" (2023), a song by Hardy from ''[[The Mockingbird & the Crow]]'' * "The Jack", a song by AC/DC originally on the album ''[[T.N.T. (album)|T.N.T.]]'' (1975) ===Television=== * [[Jack (TV series)|''Jack'' (TV series)]], a 3D-animated series broadcast by TVOntario * [[Jack TV]], a general entertainment channel in the Philippines (cable) ===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media=== * [[Jack FM]], a radio format and brand ==Military== * [[Jack (flag)]], a national maritime flag flown by warships, e.g., **[[Union Jack]] * Jack, the Allied code-name of the Japanese [[Mitsubishi J2M]] fighter of World War II ==Technology== ===Computing and software=== * [[Jack (CAD software)]], a 3-D ergonomics and human factors CAD package * [[Jack (human modeling)]], a human modeling and simulation system * [[JACK Audio Connection Kit]], a computer sound server * [[JACK Intelligent Agents]], a multi-agent platform written in Java ===Electrical interfaces=== * [[Electrical connector#Plug and socket connectors|Electrical connector]], or "wall jack", a socket (often panel-mounted) intended to accept a plug * [[Phone connector (audio)]], commonly known as "audio jack", or "jack plug", or "phone jack" * [[Registered jack]], a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment ===Mechanical tools=== * [[Jack (device)]], a device used to lift heavy objects **[[Jackscrew]], a device used to support heavy objects at various heights **[[Pallet jack]], a device with two forks used to lift and move pallets; the powered version is known as a [[forklift]] **[[Strand jack]], used in construction and engineering, and is capable of lifting hundreds of tonnes * [[Boot jack]], a device for removing boots * [[Jack plane]], a tool for smoothing wood * [[Roasting jack]], a device for turning a spit ==Other uses== * [[Jack Box]], the mascot of Jack in the Box restaurants * [[Cracker Jack]] and Cracker Jack'D, snack foods with the fictional Sailor Jack as a mascot * [[Jack Daniel's]], a Tennessee whiskey distillery, whose product is sometimes referred to as "Jack" * [[Jack of plate]] or jack, a type of armor * [[Jack's (store)]], a defunct British discount supermarket chain owned by Tesco * [[Monterey Jack]], a variety of cheese * [[Quarter-jack]] or jack, an animated figure which strikes the bell of a clock * [[Yukon Jack (liqueur)]], a Canadian whisky with honey * [[Jack Tar]] or "jack", a term for a sailor ==See also== * {{lookfrom}} * {{in title}} * [[Hijacking (disambiguation)]] * [[Jacking]], a dance technique and music form that first became popular in the late 1980s * [[Jacks (disambiguation)]] {{disambiguation|geo|plant|fish}}
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