Jack

Jack may refer to:

Places

• Jack, Alabama, U.S, a community
• Jack County, Texas, U.S.

People

• Jack (given name), a male given name, including a list of people (and fictional characters)
• Jack (surname), a list of people
• Jack the Ripper, noted serial killer
• New Jack, stage name of Jerome Young (born 1963), retired American professional wrestler

Arts and entertainment

Comics

• Jack (webcomic), an anthropomorphic webcomic

Film

• 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 (2015 film), a 2015 Austrian film

Games

• Jack, a playing piece for the children's game jacks
• Jack, a target ball used in games such as bowls
• Jack (playing card), the lowest-ranking face card in some types of deck

Literature

• Jack (Homes novel), a 1990 novel by A. M. Homes
• Jack (Lundell novel), a 1976 novel by Ulf Lundell

Music

Groups

• 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 (EP), a 1991 EP by Moose
• Jack (1984), an album by Bone Orchard

Songs

• "Jack" (song), a 2013 song by Breach
• "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" (2001), a song by Iced Earth from their 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 (2009) album
• "Jack" (1980), a B-side song to "Tell The Children" by Sham 69 on the album Kings & Queens

Television

• Jack TV, a general entertainment channel in the Philippines (cable)

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

Fish

• Carangidae, generally
  • 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

Plants

• Jack (tree) (Mangifera caesia), a relative of the mango
• Jack pine (Pinus banksiana), a North American conifer

Tools and devices

• Jack (device), a device used to lift heavy objects
• Registered jack, a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment
• Phone connector (audio), commonly known as 'phone jack', 'audio jack' or 'jack plug'
• Electrical connector, a socket (often panel-mounted) intended to accept a plug
• Boot jack, a device for removing boots
• Jack plane, a tool for smoothing wood
• Roasting jack, a device for turning a spit

In warfare

• Jack, the national maritime flag flown by warships
• Jack, the Allied codename of the Japanese Mitsubishi J2M fighter of World War II
• Jack of plate or jack, a type of armour

Other uses

• Jack, a male donkey (Equus africanus)
• Jack (mascot), the mascot of Jack in the Box restaurants
• Jack (hero), an archetypal Cornish and English hero and stock character
• Jack FM, a radio format and brand
• Jack, an archaic unit of volume equal to two fluid ounces or one quarter cup
• Monterey Jack, a variety of cheese

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Jack
• All pages with titles containing Jack
• Jacks (disambiguation)
• Jacking, a dance technique and music form that first became popular in the late 1980s
• Hijacking (disambiguation)