Flock, flocks or flocking may refer to: *

Flock (birds) A flock is a gathering of individual birds to forage or travel collectively. Avian flocks are typically associated with migration. Flocking also offers foraging benefits and protection from predators, although flocking can have costs for individ ...

, a gathering of individual birds to forage or travel collectively

Arts and entertainment

Music

* ''Flock'' (Bell X1 album), 2005 * ''Flock'' (Jane Weaver album), 2021 *

The Flock (band) The Flock was an American, Chicago-based jazz rock band, that released two albums on Columbia Records in 1969 (''The Flock (album), The Flock'') and 1970 (''Dinosaur Swamps''). The Flock did not achieve the commercial success of other Columbia j ...

, an American jazz rock band 1969–1970 ** ''The Flock'' (album), 1969 * ''Flock: The Best of the Mutton Birds'', a 2002 compilation album by The Mutton Birds

Gaming

* '' Flock!'', a 2009 video game * ''The Flock'' (video game), a 2015 multiplayer-only survival horror video game * ''Flock'' (video game), a 2024 video game published by

Annapurna Interactive Annapurna Games, LLC (trade name: Annapurna Interactive) is an American video game publisher and developer. The company is a division of Annapurna Pictures, and was founded in 2016, and has focused on publishing innovative and emotive indie games ...

Other uses in arts and entertainment

Flock (sculpture) Michael Christian's ''Flock'' is a 42-foot sculpture made of welded steel. First seen at Burning Man in 2001, it was donated in November 2005 to the city of San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is ...

, by Michael Christian, 2001 * ''The Flock'' (film), a 2007 film starring Richard Gere * ''Flocking'' (film), a 2015 Swedish film * ''The Flock'', a 2006 novel by James Robert Smith * ''Flock'' (literary journal), formerly ''Fiction Fix'' * Flock, a fictional character in '' Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island''

People

Bob Flock Robert Newman Flock (April 16, 1918 – May 16, 1964) was an American stock car racing, stock car racer. He qualified on the pole position for NASCAR's 1949 NASCAR Strictly Stock Series inaugural race, first Strictly Stock (now NASCAR Cup Ser ...

(1918–1964), American stock car racer; brother of Fonty Flock and Tim Flock * Carmella Flöck (1898–1982), courier for the Austrian Resistance 1938–1942 * Dirk Flock (born 1972), German footballer * Dorothea Flock (1608–1630), German woman convicted of witchcraft * Fonty Flock (1920–1972), American stock car racer; brother of Bob Flock and Tim Flock * Hans Flock (born 1940), Norwegian judge * James F. Flock, United States Marine Corps general * Janine Flock (born 1989), Austrian skeleton racer * Kay Flock (Kevin Perez, born 2003), American rapper * Kendra Flock (born 1985), Canadian soccer player * Robert Herman Flock (born 1956), American bishop * Tim Flock (1924–1998), American stock car racer; rother of Bob Flock and Fonty Flock

Science and technology

Animals

* Flock, a collective noun for various animals: *

, a gathering of individual birds to forage or travel collectively * Species flock, a diverse group of closely related species in an isolated area *

Flocking (behavior) Flocking is the behavior exhibited when a group of birds, called a flock, are foraging or in flight. Sheep and goats also exhibit flocking behavior. Flocking by birds and mammals is similar to schooling in fish and these are often studied toge ...

, the behavior exhibited by a group of birds

Computing

* Flock (messaging service), a proprietary messaging and collaboration tool * Flock (web browser), a discontinued web browser * Flock system call, used for computer

file locking File locking is a mechanism that restricts access to a computer file, or to a region of a file, by allowing only one user or process to modify or delete it at a specific time, and preventing reading of the file while it's being modified or delet ...

* F-Lock, a function lock key on a computer keyboard * FlockDB, an open-source graph database

Other uses in science and computing

* Flocking agent, or clarifying agent, in chemistry, to induce flocculation * Flock (satellite), by Planet Labs * Flock Safety, a licence plate recognition company

Other uses

Flocking (texture) Flocking is the process of depositing many small fiber particles (called flock) onto a surface. It can also refer to the texture produced by the process, or to any material used primarily for its flocked surface. Flocking of an article can be per ...

, depositing many small fiber particles onto a surface * The Flock (professional wrestling), or Raven's Nest, a professional wrestling stable