Rack or racks may refer to:

Storage, support and transportation

Amp rack A 19-inch rack is a standardized frame or enclosure for mounting multiple electronic equipment modules. Each module has a front panel that is wide. The 19 inch dimension includes the edges or ''ears'' that protrude from each side of the ...

, a piece of furniture in which amplifiers are mounted *

Autorack An autorack, also known as an auto carrier (also Flat wagon#Car transporters, car transporter outside the US), is a specialized piece of railroad rolling stock used to transport automobiles and light trucks. Autoracks are used to transport new ...

or auto carrier, for transporting vehicles in freight trains * Baker's rack, for bread and other baked goods * Bicycle rack: **

Bicycle parking rack A bicycle parking rack, usually shortened to bike rack and also called a bicycle stand, is a device to which bicycles can be securely attached for Bicycle parking, parking purposes. It may be freestanding, or securely attached to the ground or ...

Bicycle stand The term bicycle tools typically refers to specialty tools used on bicycles, as opposed to general purpose mechanical tools. such as spanners and hex wrenches. Various bicycle tools have evolved over the years into specialized tools for working on ...

, for holding bicycles in service, storage, or transport ** The

luggage carrier A luggage carrier, also commonly called a (bicycle) rack, is a device attached to a bicycle to which cargo or panniers can be attached. This is popular with utility bicycles and touring bicycles. Bicycle luggage carriers may be mounted on the ...

of a bicycle *

Bustle rack A bustle rack is a type of storage bin mounted on combat vehicles, usually on the sides and/or rear of the turret. These racks are used to carry extra gear and supplies for the vehicle in the field, as well as give the crew a place to store their ...

, a type of storage bin mounted on armored fighting vehicles *

Clothes rack A clothes horse is a portable frame, usually made of wood, metal, or plastic, upon which wet laundry is hung to dry by evaporation. Usage and alternatives Clothes horses are a cheap, low-tech type of laundry equipment, in contrast to a clothes ...

, or clothes horse * hatstand, also known as a coat rack, hall rack, or hat rack *

Drum rack Drum hardware is the set of parts of a drum or drum kit that are used to tension, position, and otherwise support the instruments themselves. Occasionally, the hardware is used percussively as well, the most common example being a rim shot. John ...

, part of a drum kit *

Drying rack A clothes horse is a portable frame, usually made of wood, metal, or plastic, upon which wet laundry is hung to dry by evaporation. Usage and alternatives Clothes horses are a cheap, low-tech type of laundry equipment, in contrast to a clothes ...

, for clothing *

Ejector rack A hardpoint is an attachment location on a structural frame designed to transfer force and carry an external or internal structural load, load. The term is usually used to refer to the mounting points (more formally known as a weapon station o ...

or hardpoint for attaching external loads to an aircraft *

Firearm rack A gun rack, also known as a firearm rack, rifle rack, or arm rack, is a rack used for storing firearms such as long guns and handguns. They can be used for regular storage or display. Gun racks are often designed to hold a gun pointing up, with ...

* Flat rack container, a type of railroad freight car *

Hay rack ''For the Slovenian farm structure, see'' Hayrack A hay rack is a light wooden or metal structure for feeding animals. It may be used to feed domestic livestock such as cattle, horses, and goats,Kimball, Cheryl. 2009. ''The Field Guide to Goats' ...

, for feeding animals *

Laboratory drying rack Laboratory drying rack is a pegboard for hanging and draining glassware in a laboratory. It is available in different varieties and sizes. It can be used for different materials of glassware in the laboratory room such as funnels, pipettes, mixi ...

, a for hanging and draining glassware * Music rack or

music stand A music stand is a pedestal or elevated rack designed to hold sheets of music in position for reading. Most music stands for orchestral, chamber music or solo orchestra-family instruments (violin, oboe, trumpet, etc.) can be raised or lowered to ...

, to hold sheet music for performance * Newspaper rack, a

newspaper vending machine A newspaper vending machine or newspaper rack is a vending machine designed to distribute newspapers. Newspaper vending machines are used worldwide, and they are often one of the main distribution methods for newspaper publishers. According to t ...

Pallet racking Pallet rack is a material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets (or “skids”). Although there are many varieties of pallet racking, all types allow for the storage of palletized materials in horizontal rows with mult ...

, for storing palletised loads *

Pot rack A pot rack is a functional piece of kitchen furniture that is used to hang or store cooking pot Cookware and bakeware is food preparation equipment, such as cooking pots, pans, baking sheets etc. used in kitchens. Cookware is used on a Kit ...

for kitchen storage *

Roof rack A roof rack is a set of bars secured to the roof of an automobile. It is used to carry bulky items such as luggage, bicycles, canoes, kayaks, skis, or various carriers and containers. They allow users of an automobile to transport objects o ...

, for a car top *

Shoe rack A shoe rack is a piece of furniture which is often found by the door mat in the entryway of houses, and serves to keep shoes A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot. Though the human foot can adapt to va ...

Spinner rack A spinner rack is a rotating merchandise display, usually placed on a retailer's floor or counter. Often used to display magazines, paperbacks, greeting cards, postcards, hats, or seeds, the spinner rack is closely associated with the comic boo ...

, a rotating frame for store merchandise *

Pipe rack Structural steel pipe racks typically support pipes, power cables and instrument cable trays in petrochemical, chemical and power plants. Occasionally, pipe racks may also support mechanical equipment, vessels and valve access platforms. Main pipe ...

, for supporting pipe or cable runs *

19-inch rack A 19-inch rack is a standardized frame or enclosure for mounting multiple electronic equipment modules. Each module has a front panel that is wide. The 19 inch dimension includes the edges or ''ears'' that protrude from each side of the ...

or 23-inch rack, for computer and other electronic equipment *

Truck bed rack A bed rack is usually a set of steel or aluminum bars secured to the body of a Pickup truck#Pickup bed styles, truck bed. Due to the tall tubes, aka legs, the bed rack is usually higher than the bed itself so that it does not limit inner bed cargo s ...

, a metal frame used to increase a truck bed's capacity

Mechanics

Power rack A power rack (also known as a power cage, squat cage or squat rack) is a piece of weight training equipment that functions as a mechanical spotter for free weight barbell exercises without the movement restrictions imposed by equipment such as t ...

, a piece of weight training equipment * The straight component of a

rack and pinion rack and pinion is a type of linear actuator that comprises a circular gear (the '' pinion'') engaging a linear gear (the ''rack''). Together, they convert between rotational motion and linear motion: rotating the pinion causes the rack to be d ...

pair *

Rack lift An elevator (American English) or lift (Commonwealth English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels. They are typically powered by electric motors that drive traction cables and counterweight systems such ...

, an elevator which runs on vertical rails *

Rack railway A rack railway (also rack-and-pinion railway, cog railway, or cogwheel railway) is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with ...

, a train propelled using a toothed rail * Rack slide, a type of

linear bearing A linear-motion bearing or linear slide is a Bearing (mechanical), bearing designed to provide free motion in one direction. There are many different types of linear motion bearings. Motorized linear slides such as machine slides, X-Y tables, ro ...

used to mount pull-out equipment in racks

Media

* ''The Rack'' (album) (1991), by Dutch death metal band Asphyx * ''The Rack'' (1915 film), an American silent drama * ''The Rack'' (1956 film), a courtroom drama starring Paul Newman * ''Rack'' (album) (2024) by American rock band Jesus Lizard * "Racks" (song) (2011), by American rapper Y. C.

People and characters

* Rack or Marrack, a fictional character in the American TV series ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film, also written by Whedon, a ...

'' * Edmund Rack (c.1735–1787), English writer *

Reinhard Rack Reinhard Rack (born 7 August 1945 in Leoben, Styria) is an Politics of Austria, Austrian politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (1995–2009). He is a member of the Austrian People's Party, which is part of the European People's ...

(born 1945), Austrian politician *

Ricky Racks Ricky Harrell, Jr. (born March 7, 1986), professionally known as Ricky Racks, is an American record producer and songwriter. He is best known for production with well-known artists, most notably Young Thug, Young Scooter, Migos, and Lil Yachty. ...

, pseudonym of American songwriter Ricky Harrell, Jr (born 1987) * Simon Rack, fictional galactic secret agent created by American writer L. James in 1974 *

Tom Rack Tom Rack is a Canadian actor and writer best known for his portrayal of henchman Zigesfeld in the 1991 film '' If Looks Could Kill'', and for twice portraying physicist Dr.Robert Oppenheimer. Career A character actor with an impactful presence, ...

, Canadian actor and writer (born 1983)

Software

Rack (web server interface) Rack is a modular interface between web servers and web applications developed in the Ruby programming language. With Rack, application programming interfaces (APIs) for web frameworks and middleware are wrapped into a single method call ha ...

, a Ruby API definition *

VCV Rack VCV Rack is a free and open-source cross-platform software modular synthesizer. Overview VCV Rack is a free open-source virtual modular synthesizer: multiple modules can be connected to synthesize a sound. By default, the software contains se ...

, a free software modular synthesizer

Places and artifacts

* Rack Marsh, a nature reserve in Bagnor, England * Rack Hill, a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England * Racks railway station, a former station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Other uses

* Rackable Systems (NASDAQ symbol: RACK), former American computer manufacturer * Rack or singlefoot, (

racking Racking, often referred to as Soutirage or Soutirage traditionnel (meaning racking in French), also filtering or fining, is the process of moving wine or beer from one container to another using gravity rather than a pump, which can be disrupti ...

), a horse gait *

Rack (climbing) Glossary of climbing terms relates to rock climbing (including aid climbing, lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing), mountaineering, and to ice climbing. ebook: The terms used can vary between different English-speaking countries; ...

, the set of equipment carried up a climb * Rack, a

slang term for money Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, ec ...

, specifically £1,000 *

Rack (billiards) A rack (sometimes called a triangle) is a piece of equipment that is used to place billiard balls in their starting positions at the beginning of a pocket billiards game. ''Rack'' may also be used as a verb to describe the act of setting billiard ...

or triangle, a frame for placing billiard balls in their starting positions *

Rack (torture) The rack is a torture device consisting of a rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one or both ends. The victim's ankles are fastened to one roller and the wrists are chained to the other. As the in ...

* Rack of

ribs The rib cage or thoracic cage is an endoskeletal enclosure in the thorax of most vertebrates that comprises the ribs, vertebral column and sternum, which protect the vital organs of the thoracic cavity, such as the heart, lungs and great vessels ...

, a cut of meat *

Rack of lamb A rack of lamb, also known as carré d'agneau (though this term may also refer to other cuts), is a Lamb and mutton, lamb cut that is perpendicular to the spine and includes 16 ribs or Lamb chop (meat), chops. In retail, it is commonly sold as a ...

, a cut of meat *

Rack-rent Rack-rent denotes two different concepts: # an excessive rent. # the full rent of a property, including both land and improvements as if it were subject to an immediate open-market rental review. The second definition is equivalent to the econom ...

, a type of property rent * Rack, a slang term for a women's

breasts The breasts are two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso among humans and other primates. Both sexes develop breasts from the same embryology, embryological tissues. The relative size and development of the breasts is ...

* Racks and quandles, concepts in abstract algebra * Argentine

backbreaker Backbreaker refers to a kind of professional wrestling move which sees a wrestler dropping an opponent so that the opponent's back impacts or is bent backwards against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee. The standard version of the ...

rack, a professional wrestling move *

Rappel rack Rappel racks, also known as abseil racks, are a type of descender. They are often used in caving Caving, also known as spelunking (United States and Canada) and potholing (United Kingdom and Ireland), is the recreational pastime of exploring ...

, a type of caving

descender In typography and handwriting, a descender is the portion of a grapheme that extends below the Baseline (typography), baseline of a typeface, font. For example, in the letter ''y'', the descender is the "tail", or that portion of the diagonal li ...