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'''Top''' most commonly refers to:

* Top, a basic [[Terms of orientation|term of orientation]], distinguished from bottom, front, back, and sides
* [[Spinning top]], a ubiquitous traditional toy
* [[Top (clothing)]], clothing designed to be worn over the torso
* [[Mountain top]], a mountain peak located at some distance from the nearest point of higher elevation

'''Top''' may also refer to:

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==Geography==
* Top, any subsidiary summit of a [[munro]]
* Proper names of geographical features:
** [[Top River]], tributary of the Olt, in Romania
** [[Top, Oghuz]], a village in Azerbaijan
** Top, Zangilan, a village near [[Zangilan]], Azerbaijan

==People==
* [[Top (surname)]]
* [[Noordin Mohammad Top]] (1968–2009), a Malaysian/Indonesian Muslim extremist
*  United States military jargon for specific non-commissioned-officer ranks:
** [[First sergeant]], Army
** [[Master sergeant]], Marine Corps
*  Jargon for roles in human-sexuality:
** Top, or dominant, role in [[BDSM]] practices
** One in a triad of sexual postural preferences, specifically [[Top, bottom and versatile]]
** A slang term for the act of [[Fellatio]]

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
* [[Top (character)]], a supervillain character from the DC Comics universe
* [[The Top (album)|''The Top'' (album)]], a 1984 album by The Cure
* [[The Top (short story)|"The Top" (short story)]], a short story by Franz Kafka
* [[Top TV Network]], regional television station in Papua, Indonesia
* [[Top (album)|''Top'' (album)]], a 2020 album by Youngboy Never Broke Again
* [[Top (Stray Kids song)|"Top" (Stray Kids song)]], 2020
* "Top", a 1993 song by Live, from the album ''[[Throwing Copper]]''
* "Top", a 2020 song by [[Fredo Bang]]
* "Top", a 2025 song by [[Bini (group)|Bini]]
* [[Top (band)]], a British rock band

== Brands and enterprises ==
* [[Top (rolling papers)]], brand for hand-rolled cigarettes
* [[Top Air]], Indonesian airline company
* [[Top Oil]], Irish oil company

==Computing==
* [[Top (software)]], a standard Unix program
* [[.top]], a generic top level domain
* [[Top type]], in computer science type theory, the data type containing all others
* Top of stack, the first element of a [[Stack (abstract data type)]]

==Mathematics and physics{{anchor|math}}==
* [[Top (category theory)]], a category of topological spaces or topological manifolds
* [[Top (algebra)]], in module theory, the largest semisimple quotient of a module
* Top, written '''⊤''' or '''1''', in lattice theory, the [[greatest element]] in a partially ordered set<!-- same as computing [[Top type]], but make it easy to find under the Math heading-->
* Top, down tack, or [[Tee (symbol)]], the symbol '''⊤'''
* [[Top quark]], the third-generation up-type quark

==Other uses==
* [[Top (sailing ship)]], part of a ship's rigging
* [[Top (tool)]], tool for  rope manufacture

==See also==
* [[Hardtop]], rigid form of automobile roof
* [[Softtop]], convertible automobile top made out of flexible materials
* [[TOP (disambiguation)]]
* [[Tops (disambiguation)]]
* [[Topping (disambiguation)]]

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