Jack

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Jack has many meanings:

Names

• Jack (name), originally a nickname for John.
• Jack the Ripper, a Victorian era serial killer.
• Jack Robichaux, a 19th century serial rapist in New Orleans.
• The antagonist in William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies.
• Spring Heeled Jack, a legendary figure of the Victorian era.

Devices

• Jack (mechanical), something used to lift (car jack).
• Jack (connector), a receptacle for electrical connections.
• Jack (Wideray), a device for delivering content to mobile phones.
• Jackhammer

Films and Comics

• Jack (movie), a film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Robin Williams.
• Jack (comic), a web comic.
• Samurai Jack, an animated cartoon series.
• Jack-in-the-Box, a fictional character from the Astro City comic book series.
• Jack Skellington, main character from the family movie 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'.
• Jack of the Tales, the legendary Jack of the Beanstalk and other stories featured in the comic Fables.

TV

• Jack Bristow, a main character from Alias.
• Jack Bauer, the main character of 24.
• Jack O'Neill, the main character of Stargate SG-1.
• Jack Shepard, the doctor on Lost (TV series).

Brands

• Jack, the logo of Cingular Wireless
• Jack Daniel's, a brand of whiskey.
• Jack FM, a brand for numerous radio stations in Canada and the United States.
• Jack in the Box, a chain of restaurants, and its mascot Jack.
• JACK Audio Connection Kit, a kind of audio server software.

Flags

• A type of Maritime flags flown from the bow of a ship.
• Union Jack, a common term for the Union Flag (the national flag of the United Kingdom).
• Union Jack, the flag flown by the United States Navy from the prow of their ships.

Games and toys

• You don't know Jack, a series of trivia computer games.
• Jack (playing card), the lowest face card in a deck of playing cards.
• Jack-in-the-box, a children's toy.
• Jacks, playground game for children
• The target ball in games such as Bowls, Bocce, or Pétanque.
• Jack-o'-lantern, the traditional symbol for Halloween

As a verb

• Jacking, a form of dance popular in the late 1980s.
• A euphemism for masturbation (jacking off).
• From the slang, a verb meaning to take. Derived from hijack.
• Commonly used in sports when the ball is thrown or hit a long distance, such as a home run or a Three-point field goal.

Species

• Artocarpus integrifolia, a species of tree native to the East Indies.
• Carangidae, a family of several fish species.
• "Jackass" or (Donkey), an animal in the horse family.
• Jackass penguin, a species of penguin.
• Jack (Tree), mangifera caesia, a relative of the mango.

Other uses

• Journeyman, a craftsman beyond the apprentice stage, but not yet a master.
• Jack (Tekken), a series of robots in the Tekken series.
• Jack traditionally refers to a sailor, as in Jack tar, or any other non-specific labourer, as in lumberjack and Jack of all trades.

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