{{wiktionary|cast}} '''Cast''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} == Education == * Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology ==Music== * Cast (band), an English alternative rock band * Cast (Mexican band), a progressive Mexican rock band * The Cast, a Scottish musical duo: Mairi Campbell and Dave Francis * ''Cast'', a 2012 album by Trespassers William * ''Cast'', a 2018 album by KAT-TUN

==Science and technology== * Casting (metalworking) ** Cast iron, a group of iron-carbon alloys * Cast (geology), a cavity formed by decomposition that once were covered by a casing material * Cast, visible piles of mineral-rich organic matter excreted above ground by earthworms * Cast of the eye, a condition in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object * Orthopedic cast, a protective shell to hold a limb in place, for example to help in healing broken bones * Cast (computer science), to change the interpretation of a bit pattern from one data type to another in computer programming * Urinary cast, tubules found in urine * Google Cast, a protocol built into the Google Chromecast and other embedded technologies * Game cast of a video game

==Sports== * Cast (archery), the distance a bow can shoot its arrow * Cast, in falconry, to fly two or more falconry birds together * Cast, 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

==Other uses== * Cast member, one of the performers in a play, movie, or other performing art form * Cast, the casting of a magic spell * Don cast, an Indonesia talk show on Nusantara TV * Plaster cast, a copy made in plaster of another three-dimensional form, such as a sculpture * Cast, Finistère, a commune of the Finistère ''département'', France * Cast, a theatre venue in Doncaster, UK

==People with the name== * Alice Cast (born 1900), British sprinter * Kristin Cast (born 1986), coauthor of the ''House of Night'' series with her mother P.C. Cast * P. C. Cast (born 1960), American romance/fantasy coauthor of the ''House of Night'' series with her daughter Kristin Cast

==See also== * CAST (disambiguation) * Caste (disambiguation) * Casting (disambiguation) * Hard cast (disambiguation) * The die is cast (Latin: ''Alea iacta est'') * "The Die Is Cast" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''), an episode of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''

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