Stacking may refer to:

Arts and media

* ''Stacking'' (video game), a 2011 game from Double Fine * ''

Stacking Stacking may refer to: Arts and media * ''Stacking'' (video game), a 2011 game from Double Fine * '' Stacking'', a 1987 TV movie directed and produced by Martin Rosen * Stacking, a technique in broadcast programming Language * Consonant stac ...

'', a 1987 TV movie directed and produced by Martin Rosen * Stacking, a technique in

broadcast programming Broadcast programming is the practice of organizing or ordering (scheduling) of broadcast media shows, typically radio and television, in a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or season-long schedule. Modern broadcasters use broadcast autom ...

Language

Consonant stacking An abugida (; from Geʽez: , )sometimes also called alphasyllabary, neosyllabary, or pseudo-alphabetis a segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as units; each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel ...

, a feature of some South Asian writing systems *

Verb stacking The serial verb construction, also known as (verb) serialization or verb stacking, is a syntactic phenomenon in which two or more verbs or verb phrases are strung together in a single clause. It is a common feature of many African, Asian and Ne ...

, a grammatical phenomenon involving concatenation of verbs

Science and technology

Stacking (chemistry) In chemistry, stacking refers to superposition of molecules or atomic sheets owing to attractive interactions between these molecules or sheets. Metal dichalcogenide compounds Metal dichalcogenides have the formula ME2, where M = a transition me ...

, an attractive, noncovalent interaction between aromatic rings *

Focus stacking Focus stackingalso called focal plane merging, z-stacking, focus bracketing or focus blendingis a digital image processing technique which combines multiple images taken at different Focus (optics), focus distances to give a resulting image with ...

, an image processing technique in photography *

Image stacking Speckle imaging comprises a range of high-resolution astronomical imaging techniques based on the analysis of large numbers of short exposures that freeze the variation of atmospheric turbulence. They can be divided into the shift-and-add ("''i ...

, a form of speckle imaging *

Block-stacking problem In statics, the block-stacking problem (sometimes known as The Leaning Tower of Lire , also the book-stacking problem, or a number of other similar terms) is a puzzle concerning the stacking of blocks at the edge of a table. Statement The block- ...

, a puzzle in statics * Stacking, a technique used in

reflection seismology Reflection seismology (or seismic reflection) is a method of exploration geophysics that uses the principles of seismology to estimate the properties of the Earth's subsurface from reflection (physics), reflected seismic waves. The method requir ...

* Stacking, a type of

ensemble learning In statistics and machine learning, ensemble methods use multiple learning algorithms to obtain better predictive performance than could be obtained from any of the constituent learning algorithms alone. Unlike a statistical ensemble in statist ...

in machine learning * Stacking, the assembly of a multistage rocket

Sport

* Stacking, a strategy used in the sport of

pickleball Pickleball is a racket or paddle sport in which two or four players use a smooth-faced paddle to hit a perforated, hollow plastic ball over a net until one side is unable to return the ball or commits a rule infraction. Pickleball is played i ...

Dice stacking Dice stacking is a performance art, akin to juggling or sleight-of-hand, in which the performer scoops dice off a flat surface with a dice cup and then sets the cup down while moving it in a pattern that stacks the dice into a vertical column via ...

, a performance art involving dice *

Racial stacking Racial stacking (also known as positional segregation, positional stacking, or simply stacking) is a sociological term and sports concept regarding how athletes may be placed, or "stacked", into a certain position based on racial or ethnic stereoty ...

, a concept relating to positional segregation in sports *

Sport stacking Sport is a physical activity or game, often competitive and organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a ...

, played using plastic cups *

Stacking guard pass The guard is a ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs. In pure grappling combat sports, the guard is considered an advantageous position, b ...

, a technique in grappling

Other uses

* Stacking, a

gang signal A gang sign, also known as a gang signal, is a verbal or visual way gang members identify their affiliation. This can take many forms including slogans, hand signs, colored clothing, and graffiti to indicate that the signaller favors, or is a ...

made with the hands * Stacking, a phenomenon where

amusement ride Amusement rides, sometimes called carnival rides, are mechanical devices or structures that move people to create fun and enjoyment. Rides are often perceived by many as being scary or more dangerous than they actually are. This could be due to ...

vehicles stop and "pile up" due to the track ahead being occupied

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