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Jack may refer to:
Places
People and fictional characters
Jack (given name) , a male given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
Jack (surname) , including a list of people with the surname
Jack (Tekken) , multiple fictional characters in the fighting game series Tekken
Jack the Ripper , an unidentified British serial killer active in 1888
Wolfman Jack (1938–1995), a stage name of American disk jockey Robert Weston Smith
New Jack , a stage name of Jerome Young (1963-2021), an American professional wrestler
Spring-heeled Jack , a creature in Victorian-era English folklore
Jack (hero) , an archetypal Cornish and English hero and stock character
Animals and plants
Fish
Mammals
Jack (baboon) , a baboon who was the assistant to a disabled railway signalman in South Africa
Jack (cat) , a Norwegian forest cat who was lost by American Airlines baggage handlers
Jack or jackass, a male
donkey (Equus africanus )
Plants
Jack (tree) (Mangifera caesia ), a relative of the mango
Jack pine (Pinus banksiana ), a North American conifer
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus )
Films
Games
Jack (playing card) , the lowest-ranking face card in some types of deck
Jack, a target ball used in games such as
bowls
Jack, a playing piece used in the children's game called
jacks
Literature
Periodicals
Music
Artists and groups
Albums
Songs
Television
Jack (TV series) , a 3D-animated series broadcast by TVOntario
Jack TV , a general entertainment channel in the Philippines (cable)
Military
Jack (flag) , a national maritime flag flown by warships, e.g.,
Jack, the Allied code-name of the Japanese
Mitsubishi J2M fighter of World War II
Technology
Computing and software
Electrical interfaces
Electrical connector , or "wall jack", a socket (often panel-mounted) intended to accept a plug
Phone connector (audio) , commonly known as "audio jack", or "jack plug", or "phone jack"
Registered jack , a standardized telecommunication network interface for connecting voice and data equipment
Jack (device) , a device used to lift heavy objects
Jackscrew , a device used to support heavy objects at various heights
Pallet jack , a device with two forks used to lift and move pallets; the powered version is known as a
forklift
Strand jack , used in construction and engineering, and is capable of lifting hundreds of tonnes
Boot jack , a device for removing boots
Jack plane , a tool for smoothing wood
Roasting jack , a device for turning a spit
Other uses
Jack Box , the mascot of Jack in the Box restaurants
Cracker Jack and Cracker Jack'D, snack foods with the fictional Sailor Jack as a mascot
Jack Daniel's , a Tennessee whiskey distillery, whose product is sometimes referred to as "Jack"
Jack of plate or jack, a type of armor
Jack's (store) , a defunct British discount supermarket chain owned by Tesco
Monterey Jack , a variety of cheese
Quarter-jack or jack, an animated figure which strikes the bell of a clock
Yukon Jack (liqueur) , a Canadian whisky with honey
Jack Tar or "jack", a term for a sailor
See also
Topics referred to by the same term