# Jack

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{{wiktionary|Jack|jack}}
'''Jack''' may refer to:
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==Places==
* [Jack, Alabama](/source/Jack%2C_Alabama), US, an unincorporated community
* [Jack, Missouri](/source/Jack%2C_Missouri), US, an unincorporated community 
* [Jack County, Texas](/source/Jack_County%2C_Texas), a county in Texas

==People and fictional characters==
* [Jack (given name)](/source/Jack_(given_name)), a male given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* [Jack (surname)](/source/Jack_(surname)), including a list of people with the surname
* [Jack the Ripper](/source/Jack_the_Ripper), an unidentified British serial killer active in 1888
* [Wolfman Jack](/source/Wolfman_Jack) (1938–1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith
* [Spring-heeled Jack](/source/Spring-heeled_Jack), a creature in Victorian-era English folklore
* [Jack (hero)](/source/Jack_(hero)), an archetypal Cornish and English hero and stock character

==Animals and plants==

===Fish===
{{Redirect|Jackfish|the ghost town|Jackfish, Ontario|the baseball team|Welland Jackfish}}
*[Carangidae](/source/Carangidae) generally, including:
**[Almaco jack](/source/Almaco_jack)
**[Amberjack](/source/Amberjack)
**[Bar jack](/source/Bar_jack)
**[Black jack](/source/Black_jack_(fish))
**[Crevalle jack](/source/Crevalle_jack)
**[Giant trevally](/source/Giant_trevally) or ronin jack
**[Jack mackerel](/source/Jack_mackerel)
**[Leather jack](/source/Leather_jack)
**[Yellow jack](/source/Yellow_jack)
*[Coho salmon](/source/Coho_salmon), males called "jacks"
*''[Esox](/source/Esox)'' (northern pike), young called "jacks"
*"Jackfish" or "jack", a western Canadian name for [northern pike](/source/northern_pike)

===Mammals===
* [Jack (baboon)](/source/Jack_(baboon)), a baboon who was the assistant to a disabled railway signalman in South Africa
* [Jack (cat)](/source/Jack_(cat)), a Norwegian forest cat who was lost by American Airlines baggage handlers
* Jack or jackass, a male [donkey](/source/donkey) (''Equus africanus'')

=== Plants ===
* [Jack (tree)](/source/Jack_(tree)) (''Mangifera caesia''), a relative of the mango
* [Jack pine](/source/Jack_pine) (''Pinus banksiana''), a North American conifer
* [Jackfruit](/source/Jackfruit) (''Artocarpus heterophyllus'')

==Arts, entertainment, and media==
===Films===
* [''Jack'' (1925 film)](/source/Jack_(1925_film)), a French silent film directed by Robert Saidreau
* [''Jack'' (1996 film)](/source/Jack_(1996_film)), a film starring Robin Williams
* [''Jack'' (2004 film)](/source/Jack_(2004_film)), a film starring Anton Yelchin and Stockard Channing
* [''Jack'' (2013 film)](/source/Jack_(2013_film)), a television film starring Rick Roberts and Sook-Yin Lee
* [''Jack'' (2014 film)](/source/Jack_(2014_film)), a German film
* [''Jack'' (2015 film)](/source/Jack_(2015_film)), an Austrian film
* [''Jack'' (2025 film)](/source/Jack_(2025_film)), an Indian film

===Games ===
* [Jack (playing card)](/source/Jack_(playing_card)), the lowest-ranking face card in some types of deck
* Jack, a target ball used in games such as [bowls](/source/bowls)
* Jack, a playing piece used in the children's game called [jacks](/source/Jacks_(game))

===Literature===
* [''Jack'' (Daudet novel)](/source/Jack_(Daudet_novel)), an 1876 novel by Alphonse Daudet
* [''Jack'' (Lundell novel)](/source/Jack_(Lundell_novel)), a 1976 novel by Ulf Lundell
* [''Jack'' (Homes novel)](/source/Jack_(Homes_novel)), a 1990 novel by A. M. Homes
* [''Jack'' (Robinson novel)](/source/Jack_(Robinson_novel)), a 2020 novel by Marilynne Robinson

===Periodicals===
* [''Jack'' (Italian magazine)](/source/Jack_(Italian_magazine)), an Italian-language technology magazine
* [''Jack'' (magazine)](/source/Jack_(magazine)), an English-language British lad mag

===Music===
====Artists and groups====
* [Jack (band)](/source/Jack_(band)), a British independent pop group signed to the Too Pure label
* [Jack & Jack](/source/Jack_%26_Jack), an American pop-rap duo
* [Jack (singer)](/source/Jack_(singer)) (born 1997), a Vietnamese pop star

====Albums====
* [''Jack'' (album)](/source/Jack_(album)), a 2010 studio album by John Farnham
* [''Jack'' (EP)](/source/Jack_(EP)), a 1991 EP by Moose
* ''Jack'', a 1984 album by [Bone Orchard](/source/Bone_Orchard)
* ''[J.A.C.K.](/source/J.A.C.K.)'', a 2013 studio album by Forever the Sickest Kids

====Songs====
* ["Jack" (song)](/source/Jack_(song)), a 2013 song by Breach
* "Jack" (1980), a B-side song to "Tell The Children" by Sham 69 on the album [''Kings & Queens''](/source/Kings_%26_Queens_(Sham_69_album))
* "Jack" (1984), a song and single by [Bone Orchard](/source/Bone_Orchard)
* "Jack" (2001), a song by Iced Earth from their album [''Horror Show''](/source/Horror_Show_(album)) (2001)
* "Jack" (1983), a song and single by [Machinations](/source/Machinations_(band))
* "Jack" (1983), a song and single by [Mighty Gabby](/source/Mighty_Gabby)
* "Jack", song by Pixie Lott from the ''[Turn It Up](/source/Turn_It_Up_(Pixie_Lott_album))'' (2009) album
* "Jack" (2023), a song by Hardy from ''[The Mockingbird & the Crow](/source/The_Mockingbird_%26_the_Crow)''
* "The Jack", a song by AC/DC originally on the album ''[T.N.T.](/source/T.N.T._(album))'' (1975)

===Television===
* [''Jack'' (TV series)](/source/Jack_(TV_series)), a 3D-animated series broadcast by TVOntario
* [Jack TV](/source/Jack_TV), a general entertainment channel in the Philippines (cable)

===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===
* [Jack FM](/source/Jack_FM), a radio format and brand

==Military==
* [Jack (flag)](/source/Jack_(flag)), a national maritime flag flown by warships, e.g.,
**[Union Jack](/source/Union_Jack)
* Jack, the Allied code-name of the Japanese [Mitsubishi J2M](/source/Mitsubishi_J2M) fighter of World War II

==Technology==
===Computing and software===
* [Jack (CAD software)](/source/Jack_(CAD_software)), a 3-D ergonomics and human factors CAD package
* [Jack (human modeling)](/source/Jack_(human_modeling)), a human modeling and simulation system
* [JACK Audio Connection Kit](/source/JACK_Audio_Connection_Kit), a computer sound server
* [JACK Intelligent Agents](/source/JACK_Intelligent_Agents), a multi-agent platform written in Java

===Electrical interfaces===
* [Electrical connector](/source/Electrical_connector), or "wall jack", a socket (often panel-mounted) intended to accept a plug
* [Phone connector (audio)](/source/Phone_connector_(audio)), commonly known as "audio jack", or "jack plug", or "phone jack"
* [Registered jack](/source/Registered_jack), a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment 

===Mechanical tools===
* [Jack (device)](/source/Jack_(device)), a device used to lift heavy objects
**[Jackscrew](/source/Jackscrew), a device used to support heavy objects at various heights
**[Pallet jack](/source/Pallet_jack), a device with two forks used to lift and move pallets; the powered version is known as a forklift
**[Strand jack](/source/Strand_jack), used in construction and engineering, commonly capable of lifting up to hundreds of tonnes
* [Boot jack](/source/Boot_jack), a device for removing boots
* [Jack plane](/source/Jack_plane), a tool for smoothing wood
* [Roasting jack](/source/Roasting_jack), a device for turning a spit

==Other uses==
* [Jack Box](/source/Jack_Box), the mascot of Jack in the Box restaurants
* [Cracker Jack](/source/Cracker_Jack) and Cracker Jack'D, snack foods with the fictional Sailor Jack as a mascot
* [Jack Daniel's](/source/Jack_Daniel's), a Tennessee whiskey distillery, whose product is sometimes referred to as "Jack"
* [Jack of plate](/source/Jack_of_plate) or jack, a type of armor
* [Jack's (store)](/source/Jack's_(store)), a defunct British discount supermarket chain owned by Tesco
* [Monterey Jack](/source/Monterey_Jack), a variety of cheese
* [Quarter-jack](/source/Quarter-jack) or jack, an animated figure which strikes the bell of a clock
* [Yukon Jack (liqueur)](/source/Yukon_Jack_(liqueur)), a Canadian whisky with honey
* [Jack Tar](/source/Jack_Tar) or "jack", a term for a sailor

==See also==
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* {{in title}}
* [Hijacking](/source/Hijacking)
* [Jacking](/source/Jacking_(dance)), a dance technique and music form that first became popular in the late 1980s
* [Jacks (disambiguation)](/source/Jacks_(disambiguation))

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