Jack

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Jack may refer to:

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Places

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 (1938–1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith
  • New Jack, a stage name of Jerome Young (1963–2021), 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=

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=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=

=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

=Literature=

=Periodicals=

=Music=

==Artists and groups==

==Albums==

==Songs==

=Television=

  • 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

Technology

=Computing and software=

=Electrical interfaces=

  • 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

See also

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