Jack
Appearance
Jack may refer to:
Places
- Jack, Alabama, an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Alabama
Names
- Jack (given name), a male given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name)
- A common diminutive nickname for John (given name)
- Jack (surname), a surname derived from the given name
- Jack means: the best at everything, smart, honest, awesome, cute, brave.]]
Arts, media, and entertainment
Films and TV
- Jack (1996 film), a 1996 film starring Robin Williams
- Jack (2004 film), a 2004 film starring Anton Yelchin and Stockard Channing
- Jack (2013 film), a television film starring Rick Roberts and Sook-Yin Lee
- Jack (2014 film), a 2014 German film
- Jack City, a local television general entertainment channel in the Philippines (terrestrial)
- Jack TV, a general entertainment channel in the Philippines (cable)
Games and comics
- Jack (playing card), the lowest face card in a deck of playing cards
- Jack (webcomic), an anthropomorphic webcomic
- Jack, a playing piece for the children's game of jacks
- Jack, a target ball used in games such as bowls
Music
- Jack (band), a British independent pop group signed to the Too Pure label
Albums
- Jack (album), a 2010 studio album by John Farnham
- J.A.C.K., a 2013 studio album by Forever the Sickest Kids
- Jack (1984), an album by Bone Orchard
Songs
- "Jack" (song), a 2013 song by Breach
- "Jack", song by Pixie Lott from the Turn It Up (2009) album
- "Jack", a 2001 song by Iced Earth from their album Horror Show (2001)
- "The Jack", a song by AC/DC originally on the album T.N.T. (1975)
- "Jack" (1984), a song and single by Bone Orchard
- "Jack" (1983), a song and single by Machinations (band)
- "Jack" (1983), a song and single by Mighty Gabby
- "Jack" (1980), a B-side song to "Tell The Children" by Sham 69 on the album Kings & Queens
Computers
- 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
Flags
- Union Jack, United Kingdom national flag or naval jack
- National maritime flag flown by warships
- Jackstaff, small vertical spar (pole) in the bow of a ship, on which a particular type of flag, known as a jack, is flown
Flora and fauna
Fish
- Carangidae, generally
- Coho salmon, males called "jacks"
- Esox (northern pike), young called "jacks"
- "Jackfish" or "jack", a western Canadian name for Northern pike
Mammals
- 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
Myth and folklore
Tools and devices
- Jack (device), a device used to lift heavy objects
- Jack plane, a tool for smoothing wood
- Jackhammer, a portable percussive drill
- Electrical connector, a socket (often panel-mounted) intended to accept a plug
- Phone connector (audio), commonly known as 'phone jack', 'audio jack' or 'jack plug'
- Roasting jack, a device for turning a spit
Other uses
- Jack (mascot), the mascot of Jack in the Box restaurants
- Jack FM, a radio format and brand
- Jack in the Green, a traditional figure in British May Day
- Jack of plate, a type of armour
- Jack, the Allied codename of the Japanese Mitsubishi J2M fighter of World War II
- Jack, an archaic unit of volume equal to two fluid ounces
- Monterey Jack, a variety of cheese
- Oxide jacking, rust bursting
See also
- Jack of all trades (disambiguation)
- Jack-in-the-box (disambiguation)
- Jacking, a dance technique and music form that first became popular in the late 1980s
- Jacks (disambiguation)
- Crackerjack (disambiguation)
- Happy Jack (disambiguation)
- You Don't Know Jack (disambiguation)