Cast

For acronym usages, see CAST.

Cast may refer to:

• Cast member, (c.1631) a group of performers in a play, movie, or performing arts
• Orthopedic cast, a protective shell which is used to help heal broken bones by holding the limb in place
• In archaeology, a cavity formed by the decomposition of wood furnishings or human or animal remains, previously covered due to volcanic ash fall
• The casting of magic spells
• In falconry, flying two or more falconry birds together
• Plaster cast, a copy made in plaster of another three-dimensional form, for example a sculpture
• In computer science, typecast refers to explicitly changing the interpretation of the bit pattern representing a value, from one type to another.
• In fishing, to cast a line refers to the act of throwing bait or a lure using a fishing line out over the water using a flexible fishing rod

In music

• Cast (band), an English alternative rock band
• Cast (Mexican band), a progressive Mexican rock band

In literature

• Phyllis Christine Cast (born 1960) is an American romance/fantasy author, known for the House of Night series she writes with her daughter Kristin Cast.

Other

• Cast, Finistère, a commune of the Finistère département, in France
• Cast (earthworm), mineral-rich organic matter that is excreted by earthworms
• Urinary cast, tubules found in urine
• Cast (archery), the distance a bow can shoot its arrow

See also

• Caste, social division in society
• Casting (disambiguation)