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Unit of measure for equipment frames
A rack unit (abbreviated U or RU) is a unit of measure defined as 1+3⁄4 inches (44.45 mm). It is most frequently used as a measurement of the overall
Rack_unit
Standard-width frame for electronic equipment
placed in a rack is typically described as rack-mount/rack-mountable, a rack-mount instrument, rack-mounted system, or rack-mount chassis. The rack may include
19-inch_rack
Units that are not part of a coherent system
the horizontal width of rack-mounted electronic equipment, similar to the rack unit (U) used to measure vertical heights of rack-mounted equipment. One
List of non-coherent units of measurement
List_of_non-coherent_units_of_measurement
Hardware for rack-mounting electronics
rack rail, or rack strip, is used to mount rack-mountable equipment and 19-inch rack mount accessories within a 19-inch rack. A minimum of two rack rails
Rack_rail
Digital piano–type sound module
system in Autumn 1986 with several different products, including: MKS-20 rack unit RD-1000 stage piano HP-5500/5600 home digital pianos In 1990, Roland introduced
Roland_MKS-20
Units of measurement commonly used in the U.S.
(}\{T\}_{\mathrm {^{\circ }F} }-32{\bigr )}.} Length 1 hand = 4 in = 101.6 mm 1 U (rack unit) = 1.75 in = 44.45 mm Volume 1 board-foot = 1 ft × 1 ft × 1 in = 2.360 L
United_States_customary_units
Validating the behavior of isolated source code
Culpepper, Ryan. "RackUnit: Unit Testing". PLT Design Inc. Retrieved 26 February 2019. Welsh, Noel; Culpepper, Ryan. "RackUnit Unit Testing package part
Unit_testing
Unit used to measure the width of rack mounted equipment
to the rack unit (U) used to measure vertical heights of rack mounted equipment. One HP is 0.2 inches (5.08 mm) wide. A standard 19-inch rack is 95 HP
Horizontal_pitch
Group of dehydrogenase enzymes
with a nafion membrane, to achieve about 50 μA/cm2. In 1949, E. Racker defined one unit of alcohol dehydrogenase activity as the amount that causes a change
Alcohol_dehydrogenase
Modular compute server design
and in the blade system as a whole. In a standard server-rack configuration, one rack unit or 1U—19 inches (480 mm) wide and 1.75 inches (44 mm) tall—defines
Blade_server
PCM sound module and sound card series
serial or USB connection to a personal computer. The first Sound Canvas units (SC-55 and SB-55) were pre-sold in December 1990 with the SC-55 only, and
Roland_Sound_Canvas
Australian musician (born 1986)
Diamond Vibrato Pedal Moog MoogerFooger MF-105 MuRF Seymour Duncan KTG-1 rack unit Boss GT-100 Multi-effects Board Essentially, the key components to Parker's
Kevin_Parker
Topics referred to by the same term
Resource Unit, a unit used in 802.11 wireless Rack unit, a measurement of the height of electronic equipment commonly installed in 19-inch racks Ruthenium
Ru
Topics referred to by the same term
Units, a software program for unit conversion Rack unit, a unit of measure most commonly used to define the size of certain computing equipment Unit testing
Unit
Computer output device
19-inch rack. Larger flat-panels may be accommodated but are 'mount-on-rack' and extend forward of the rack. There are smaller display units, typically
Computer_monitor
English guitarist (born 1947)
other effects and sounds in a rack unit. Since the beginning of the 2008 world tour, Glenn has gone back to mostly using a rack system, sans the current use
Glenn_Tipton
Electronic device that alters audio
19-inch rack that is standard to the music technology industry. Rackmount effects have a standardized 19-inch width, and height of 1 or more rack unit(s).
Effects_unit
Topics referred to by the same term
to: 8U, IATA code for Afriqiyah Airways One of the possible sizes of a rack unit F8U, a model of Vought F-8 Crusader RG-8U, a type of coaxial cable HP
8U
Music workstation
is not to be confused with Korg M3R rack mount unit of 1989, which was a cost-reduced version of the M1R rack unit). The hardware synthesizer chip was
Korg_M3
1986 single by Europe
keyboard riff used in the recording was achieved by using a Yamaha TX-816 rack unit and a Roland JX-8P synthesizer, as described by Michaeli: "I made a brassy
The_Final_Countdown_(song)
The 19" rack-servers come in different physical heights expressed in rack units or U. Most modern servers are either 1U or 2U high while in the past the
List_of_PowerEdge_servers
Topics referred to by the same term
Superconducting Tokamak One of the possible sizes of a rack unit, 10.50-inches (266.70mm) nominal. See rack mount. P2V-7U, a model of Lockheed P-2 Neptune Su-7U
7U
American computer server company
capacity, and 1.28 Tb/s of bandwidth. Another product of interest is the 10U Rack Unit, which can provide a total of 2,048 CPU cores, and 16 TBs of RAM and data
SeaMicro
Network switch which can operate together others
administration of each unit in the stack. Stackable switches are customarily Ethernet, rack-mounted, managed switches of 1–2 rack unit (RU) in size, with
Stackable_switch
American bassist (1962–1986)
Sustainer, Ibanez TS-9 Tubescreamer, and Ibanez HD1500 Harmonics/Delay rack unit. Burton's final performance with Metallica on September 26th, 1986 was
Cliff_Burton
Data center power strip
power distribution unit (PDU) is a device fitted with multiple outputs designed to distribute electric power, especially to racks of computers and networking
Power_distribution_unit
British bassist (born 1956)
during the early days of New Order was an Alembic F-2B preamp/Roland rack unit/Amcron DC-300A power amp fed through two large custom built 2 × 15 Gauss
Peter_Hook
Topics referred to by the same term
3U or 3-U may refer to: Sichuan Airlines's IATA code A type of Rack unit Zerstörergeschwader 26, from its historic Geschwaderkennung code with the Luftwaffe
3U
Externally controlled electronic musical instrument
or record producer. The height of a sound module is often described in rack units. Small sound modules are mostly 1U in height, the larger models a multiplication
Sound_module
Series of computers by Apple
rails to mount it in a server rack, and fits in a 5 Rack Unit (or "U") space. The Apple silicon Mac Pro also comes in a rack version. On March 5, 2025, Apple
Mac_Pro
Series of network switches
switching as well as FCoE capabilities The Nexus 5000 has 5 models: A one rack-unit high switch with 20 fixed 10 Gbit/s supporting Ethernet, FCoE and DCB
Cisco_Nexus_switches
2011 single by Tyga
"Rack City" is a song by American rapper Tyga. First released on December 2, 2011, the song served as the third single from his second studio album, Careless
Rack_City
Standards for connecting components of a computer
factors, which are based on multiples of three rack units: 3U means three rack units, and 6U six rack units. It supported PCI Mezzanine Card (PMC) and XMC
VPX
Repeating section of sound material in electroacoustic music
(JTAPI and JMMI).[citation needed] Many hardware loopers exist, some in rack unit form, but primarily as effect pedals. The discontinued Lexicon JamMan
Loop_(music)
Traditional system of measurement used in Imperial Russia
Historical Russian units of measurement were standardized and used in the Russian Empire but were abandoned in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist
Historical Russian units of measurement
Historical_Russian_units_of_measurement
Steel structures
racks, even if they store lengths of pipe. A pipe rack is the main artery of a process unit. Pipe racks carry process and utility piping and may also include
Pipe_rack
Topics referred to by the same term
Seattle, Washington, USA Sun d'Or International Airlines' IATA code 2U, a rack unit measurement The acronym for the second (2nd) catalog of Uhuru x-ray sources
2U
HEVC/H.265 encoder
60 FPS on a dual Intel Xeon E5 v3 server, occupying only one standard rack unit. Judged by the objective quality metric VQM in 2015, x265 delivered video
X265
Digital audio workstation
be available until around 2007. The system consisted of an external 2U rack unit which housed the audio processing hardware, based on Motorola 563xx family
Soundscape_R.Ed
Organization that shares designs of data center products
taller than the 44 mm rack unit defined for 19-inch racks. As of March 2026, the most current base mechanical definition is the Open Rack V3.1 Specification
Open_Compute_Project
Rack meant to replace 19-inch racks in data centers
Rack is an Open Compute Project standard for a rack and power delivery architecture as an efficient, scalable alternative to the EIA-310 19-inch rack
Open_Rack
Computer hardware product line
built-in storage system. The VRTX comes in two models: a 19" rack version that is 5 rack units high or as a stand-alone tower system. The VRTX system is
PowerEdge_VRTX
Room containing computer servers
have. Today, with servers that are one-rack-unit (1U) high and new blade servers, a single 19- or 23-inch rack can accommodate anywhere from 42 to hundreds
Server_room
Twenty-first letter of the Latin alphabet
known as "The U". 'U' (or sometimes RU) is a standard height unit of measure in rack units, with each U equal to 44.50 millimetres (1.75 in). 'U' is used
U
Rotating merchandise display
features may include a signholder that sits on top of the unit. (A typical comics spinner rack would have 44 pockets, with each pocket holding around five
Spinner_rack
Topics referred to by the same term
5U or 5-U may refer to: 5U, a rack unit measurement 5U, IATA code for LADE (Lineas Aéreas del Estado) FS-5U, a footswitch made by Roland Corporation CMIT
5U
High-volume digital storage hardware
(240 disks of 2 TB each, set up with 24 disks per 4U high rack units and with 10 units per rack) running on Linux. As of December 2021, the Internet Archive's
PetaBox
Standard that allows for the creation and modification of modular synthesizers
or 128.5 mm), where height "U" is measured in rack units, rounded for a lip (nb: 3U in standard rack units would be 5.25 inches or 133.3 mm). 1HP (0.2 inches
Eurorack
1984 sampler by Kurzweil Music Systems
fully weighted keyboard or as an expander unit without keys called the Kurzweil K250 XP. A few years later, a rack mount version called the Kurzweil K250RMX
Kurzweil_K250
Topics referred to by the same term
underscore#HTML <u> and CSS 'U' (or sometimes RU) is a standard height unit of measure in rack units, with each U equal to 44.50 millimetres (1.75 in) U, universal
U_(disambiguation)
Type of storage bin
A bustle rack is a type of storage bin mounted on combat vehicles, usually on the sides and/or rear of the turret. These racks are used to carry extra
Bustle_rack
storage, power and cooling in a 2U rack unit. The picture on lowest right shows the 32-way carrier (half of the 2U rack unit) populated with 24 T4240ZMS servers
DOME_MicroDataCenter
Line of PowerPC-based computers
about the right width for a 19-inch rack, it requires at least 14 rack units in height. A third model in a smaller rack-mount case without the large disk
Apple_Network_Server
Electrical device that uses batteries to prevent any interruption of power flow
applications. Rack-mount models can be mounted in standard 19-inch rack enclosures and can require anywhere from 1U to 12U (rack units). They are typically
Uninterruptible_power_supply
Cabinet for electrical or electronic equipment
important topic of fire safety engineering. 19 inch rack Cable management DIN rail Housing (engineering) Rack unit Telco can Utility box art Utility vault "Carbon
Electrical_enclosure
Topics referred to by the same term
1U may refer to: ITA Software (IATA code) 1U, a rack unit measurement 1U server; see Pizza box form factor RS-1U, a type of K-5 (missile) J-1U, a model
1U
developed by Creamware that were internal PCI cards the Xite is an external rack unit, combining a high-end audio interface with a powerful DSP-based audio
Sonic_Core
Standard for miniature computer expansion cards
more NAND chips to be fitted onto an SSD while still fitting inside a rack unit. New pins for 12 V power. Devices are supposed to mainly use 12 V power
M.2
Alameda, California-based manufacturer of communications equipment
TNT, which allowed for a DS3 of dialup lines to be terminated in a few rack units. Customers such as AOL, Earthlink, Demon Internet, and UUnet purchased
Ascend_Communications
Swiss rolling stock manufacturer
September 2013. Two-part rack-and-pinion multiple unit (PDF). Stadler. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2021. "Rack superpower for Brazilian
Stadler_Rail
Line of blade server machines by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
February 2013. All versions of the enclosure occupy 6 rack units or can be used as a standalone unit (with optional tower conversion kit) It can accommodate
HPE_BladeSystem
Material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets
Pallet rack is a material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets (or “skids”). Although there are many varieties of pallet
Pallet_racking
American musician and singer (born 1976)
Shifter Tremolo Voodoo Labs Ground Control Unit Korg Rackmount Tuner TC Electronic G Major Multi-FX Rack Unit x2 Tech 21 SansAmp PSA-1 Voodoo Lab Amp Selector
Peter_Hayes_(musician)
Data centre where servers from multiple customers are located
mounting wireless equipment. Cabinets – A cabinet is a locking unit that holds a server rack. In a multi-tenant data centre, servers within cabinets share
Colocation_centre
German electronic cabinet manufacturer
IEC, Schroff pioneer of 19-inch racks, and also for the standard dimensions of the rack unit (RU) and division unit (TE). Schroff was part of British
NVent_Schroff
1997 single by Radiohead
the solo is achieved by passing the guitar through a Mutronics Mutator rack unit. The song ends, as does the second section, with a short chromatically
Paranoid_Android
1986 studio album by Europe
keyboard riff used in the recording was achieved by using a Yamaha TX-816 rack unit and a Roland JX-8P synthesizer. "I made a brassy sound from the JX-8P
The_Final_Countdown_(album)
List of Stevie Ray Vaughan's instruments
Screamer (various kinds—the TS-808, TS9, and TS10), a Dimension D chorus rack unit, and a Leslie revolving speaker. Occasionally he used a Fender Vibratone
Stevie Ray Vaughan's musical instruments
Stevie_Ray_Vaughan's_musical_instruments
Shipping container with two end walls
A flat rack container is a shipping container with two end walls, but without side walls and roof. Although sounding similar, flat rack containers differ
Flat_rack_container
Pitch Shifter, Harmonizer, and Digital Synth Sound Module. Three-space rack unit. Korg DS-8: Expandable FM synthesizer. This synthesizer were powered by
List_of_Korg_products
Topics referred to by the same term
Politechnika Warszawska PW-6 glider HY-6U, a model of Xian H-6 jet bomber 6U, a rack unit configuration of 10½-inch depth RG-6/U coaxial electrical cable 6U, a
6U
Machine designed to mimic the human brain
packages 1,152 Loihi 2 processors produced on Intel 3 process node in a six-rack-unit chassis. The system supports up to 1.15 billion neurons and 128 billion
Cognitive_computer
Topics referred to by the same term
Burundi (aircraft registration code: 9U) 9U, one of the possible sizes of a rack unit HP 9U, a Windows 3.0 version of the Windows-1252 codepage by Hewlett-Packard
9U
AI accelerator ASIC by Google
heatsink assembly, which can fit in a hard drive slot within a data center rack, according to Norman Jouppi. Different types of processors are suited for
Tensor_Processing_Unit
Line of Nvidia produced servers and workstations
much smaller enclosure than its predecessor, the DGX-2, taking up only 6 Rack units. The DGX A100 also moved to a 64 core AMD EPYC 7742 CPU, the first DGX
Nvidia_DGX
Range of digital sound modules and keyboards
same time and users could swap the cards inside them, so in cases the rack unit itself was not necessairly indicative of the sounds inside the synth.
E-mu_Proteus
Information technology company
Intel X25-E solid-state drives, four Gigabit Ethernet ports and in a 2 rack unit appliance, with the ability to expand. By early 2011, the tie to IBM hardware
Schooner Information Technology
Schooner_Information_Technology
Yes No No No Soundscape 32 Mackie Proprietary Yes No No No External 2U rack unit Studio Pro Fender, PreSonus Proprietary Yes Yes Yes No SoundCloud Waveform
Comparison of digital audio editors
Comparison_of_digital_audio_editors
Server computer platform
server computer product line. PowerEdge machines come configured as tower, rack-mounted, or blade servers. Dell uses a consistent chip-set across servers
PowerEdge
Standard for PCBs which may be interconnected in a rack mounted chassis
might be 233.35 mm "high", but only 20 mm "wide". Height is measured in rack units, "U", with 1 U being 1.75 in (44.45 mm). This dimension refers to the
Eurocard (printed circuit board)
Eurocard_(printed_circuit_board)
Device used to park bicycles, not to be confused with a kick stand
A bicycle parking rack, usually shortened to bike rack and also called a bicycle stand, is a device to which bicycles can be securely attached for parking
Bicycle_parking_rack
American guitarist
around. To get his recording tone, he uses preamps and compressors in rack units, rather than just cranking the amp. These help him preserve clarity, especially
Brad_Shultz
Workstation synthesizer
sequencer was removed. There was also the subsequent Korg 05R/W half size 1U rack unit released in 1993. In spite of its name it was actually based on the Korg
Korg_01/W
1970 model of the DEC PDP-8 line of minicomputers
The basic PDP-8/E system was a 10.5 × 19 × 24-inch (6 rack unit or "6U") rackmount or table top unit that contained the processor, core memory, front panel
PDP-8/e
piano) MU series MU5 (1994) MU10 (1996) MU15 (1995) MU50 (1995, half-rack unit) MU80 (1994/1996) MU90/ MU90R / MU90B MU100 / MU100R / MU100B / MU100BS
List of Yamaha Corporation products
List_of_Yamaha_Corporation_products
Line of sound modules
Yamaha's MU-series modules were meant for the home user, the company also made rack-mount versions of the MU90 and MU100 called the MU90R and MU100R, respectively
Yamaha_MU-series
Device that interfaces serial hosts to a network
reliability and higher rack-space requirements, since most industrial console servers have the physical dimension of one rack unit (1U), whereas a desktop
Terminal_server
Place on an aircraft to carry an extra load
and release stores. Racks are either part of, or can be inserted into, the modular bay of a support structure such as a pylon. A rack can mount a store
Hardpoint
Electro-mechanical data storage device
removable packs, the entire drive fitting in a 10.5-inch-high rack space (six rack units). In the mid-to-late 1980s, the similarly sized Fujitsu Eagle, which used
Hard_disk_drive
removable packs, the entire drive fitting in a 10.5-inch-high rack space (six rack units). In the mid-to-late 1980s the similarly sized Fujitsu Eagle, which used
List of disk drive form factors
List_of_disk_drive_form_factors
Magnetic tape-based videocassette format
the DVR-2000, lowering the U.S. cost to $120,000. An external single-rack unit would enable the machine to record an additional key (matte) channel (4:2:2:4)
D-1_(Sony)
Way to place multiple physical machines in a rack unit
of virtualization), is a way to place multiple physical machines in a rack unit. It can be a way to reduce hardware costs, since in some cases, server
Physicalization
Railway in Slovakia
The Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge narrow-gauge railway in the High Tatras. It was built in 1896 and reconstructed
Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway
Štrbské_Pleso–Štrba_rack_railway
Railway line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Corcovado Rack Railway (Portuguese: Trem do Corcovado) is a mountain rack railway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from Cosme Velho to the summit of Corcovado
Corcovado_Rack_Railway
Virtual computer data storage product
consists of two redundant IO directors and one IO annex, each being a single rack unit (1U) physical device. Each engine has 32 Fibre Channel ports (the VS1
EMC_VPLEX
10×10 heavy tactical truck
from Hiab) Enhanced Container Handling Unit (E-CHU) - GT Machining & Fabricating Ltd, Canada M3/M3A1 CROP flat rack - AAR (previously Summa Technologies)
Palletized_Load_System
Ekanayaka (2009-05-13). "unit-test.el". EmacsWiki. Retrieved 2012-11-12. "3 RackUnit API". Docs.racket-lang.org. Retrieved 2012-11-12. Neil Van Dyke. "Overeasy:
List of unit testing frameworks
List_of_unit_testing_frameworks
Topics referred to by the same term
code: 4U), a former German low-cost airline subsidiary of Lufthansa 4U, a rack unit size 4U, the final (4th) catalog of Uhuru x-ray sources 4U:Abo Jana a
4U
Type of printed circuit board
expansion cards is limited by rack units. A unit (U) is the traditional measurement used for server height. One server unit is equal to 1.75", 2U servers
Riser_card
American guitar pedal
DCR2SR, where the circuitry and tone controls are housed in a single rack unit; a floor rocker pedal only acts as a controller for the module. Up to
Dunlop_Cry_Baby
RACK UNIT
RACK UNIT
Boy/Male
English American
Rock.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Italian, Jamaican
Rock; Form of Rockne; From the Rock Fortress; Stone Camp; Rest
Male
Polish
Pet form of Polish RadosÅ‚aw, RACÅAW means "happy glory."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English bakke ‘back’ (Old English bæc), hence a nickname for someone with a hunched back or some other noticeable peculiarity of the back or spine, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a hill or ridge, or at the rear of a settlement.English : from the Old English personal name Bacca, which was still in use in the 12th century. It is of uncertain origin, but may have been a byname in the same sense as 1.English : nickname from Middle English bakke ‘bat’ (apparently of Scandinavian origin), from some fancied resemblance to the animal.Altered spelling of Bach 1, 2, or 6.North German : from Middle Low German back ‘kneading trough’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such vessels.Americanized spelling of Norwegian Bakk(e) (see Bakke).
Male
English
Short form of English Zackary, ZACK means "whom Jehovah remembered."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lake.North German : variant of Laack.Hungarian : from a short form of the personal name László (see Laszlo).
Male
English
 Pet form of English Richard, RICK means "powerful ruler."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Celebrity, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indian, Jamaican, Latin, Polish, Swedish, Swiss, Tamil
God is Gracious; Son of Jack; He who Supplants; Diminutive of Jack; Supplanter
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname for someone with a peculiarity of the back, Middle High German rucke.German : topographic name from a southern field name denoting a slight dome-shaped elevation.German : from the personal names Ruck, Rück, short forms of Rüdiger (see Rudiger).English : variant spelling of Rook.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a notable crag or outcrop, from Middle English rokke ‘rock’ (see Roach), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rock in Northumberland.English : variant of Roke (see Rokes 1).English : metonymic occupational name for a spinner or a maker of distaffs, from Middle English rok ‘distaff’ (from Old Norse rokkr or Middle Dutch rocke or an unattested Old English cognate).German : from a short form of the personal name Rocco (see Roche 3).German : metonymic occupational name for a tailor, from Middle High German rok, roc ‘skirt’, ‘gown’.German (Röck) : variant of Roche 3.
Male
English
Originally a short form of surnames, mostly Scottish, beginning with Mac-, MACK means "son of," it is now sometimes given as a forename.Â
Surname or Lastname
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker of sacks or bags, from Old English sacc, Middle High German sack, German Sack ‘sack’. Bahlow also suggests someone who carried sacks.German : topographic from Middle High German sack ‘sack’, ‘end of a valley or area of cultivation’.Dutch : from a reduced form of the personal name Zacharias.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from an acronym of the Hebrew phrase Zera Keshodim ‘Seed of the Holy’ (referring to martyred ancestors), or from a short form of the personal name Isaac.
Surname or Lastname
English (Kentish)
English (Kentish) : from a medieval personal name, Pack, possibly a survival of the Old English personal name Pacca, although this is found only as a place name element and appears to have died out fairly early on in the Old English period. The Middle English personal name is more likely to be a derivative of the Latin Christian name Paschalis (see Pascal).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a wholesale trader, from German Pack ‘package’ (see Packer).Anglicized form of Dutch Pak.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; Reaney suggests a nickname from Old French ras ‘clean shaven’, but he also cites documentary evidence of a personal name which probably also gave rise to the surname.Perhaps a variant of Dutch or German Rase.Slovenian (southwestern Slovenia) : nickname from raca ‘duck’, formed with the suffix -e, used mainly of young people, possibly denoting someone who walked like a duck.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish and English
Scottish and English : from a Middle English personal name, Jakke, from Old French Jacques, the usual French form of Latin Jacobus, which is the source of both Jacob and James. As a family name in Britain, this is almost exclusively Scottish.English and Welsh : from the same personal name as 1, taken as a pet form of John.German (also Jäck) : from a short form of the personal name Jacob.Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a powerfully built man or someone of violent emotions, from the Middle English adjective rank (Old English ranc ‘proud’, ‘rebellious’).English : from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from the diminutive Rankin.South German : variant of Rang 2.German : nickname either for an agile person, from Middle High German ranc ‘quick turn’, or in some instances for someone who was tall and thin, from Low German rank. In some cases the surname may have been from a personal name formed with this element.Czech : from a pet form of a personal name, which could be either Slavic Ranožir or Germanic Randolf (see Randolph).Swedish and Danish : nickname from rank ‘erect’, ‘upright’, ‘straight’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name, Dæcca.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a roofer, from dack, a variant of deck ‘roof’. Compare De decker.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : occupational name for a peddler (see Haack 1).North German : topographic name for someone who lived by a hedge (see Heck 2).North German : perhaps also a topographic name from hach, hack ‘dirty, boggy water’.Frisian, Dutch, and North German : from a Frisian personal name, Hake.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name from Yiddish hak ‘axe’.English : variant of Hake 1.George Hack (c. 1623–c. 1665) was born in Cologne, Germany, of a Schleswig-Holstein family, and emigrated to New Amsterdam where he practiced medicine and entered the VA tobacco trade. Colony records show that he and his wife, Anna, were formally made naturalized citizens of VA in 1658. He had two daughters, neither of whom married, and two sons: George Nicholas Hack, the founder of the Norfolk branch of the family; and Peter, for many years a member of the VA House of Burgesses, the founder of the Maryland branch. Hack’s descendants eventually changed the spelling of the name to Heck.
Male
English
Probably originally an Anglicized form of French Jacques, JACK means "supplanter," it is now considered a pet form of English John, meaning "God is gracious."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American Hebrew Polish English
Henry VI, Part 2' Jack Cade, a rebel.
RACK UNIT
RACK UNIT
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Love for Light
Boy/Male
Tamil
The planet, Desirable
Boy/Male
Hindu
Satisfaction
Girl/Female
Tamil
Noise, Sound
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Worship of God; One who Sings God's Praises
Boy/Male
German Scandinavian
Counsel.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Derived from Old English; Hereward
Boy/Male
Tamil
Avinashi | அவிநாஷீ
Indestructible
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Nobly Born
Boy/Male
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Muslim, Telugu
A Connoisseur; Revealing; Discoverer; Another Name for God; One who Displays; Connoisseur
RACK UNIT
RACK UNIT
RACK UNIT
RACK UNIT
RACK UNIT
v. t.
To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.
n.
One who exacts rack-rent.
v. t.
To run a race with.
v. i.
To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.
a.
A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle rack, etc.
n.
The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck in a horse race.
n.
A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill race, etc.
v. t.
To wash on a rack, as metals or ore.
v. t.
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
v. t.
To rack; to torment.
v. i.
To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back books.
a.
Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the back door; back settlements.
a.
A piece or frame of wood, having several sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; -- called also rack block. Also, a frame to hold shot.
n.
A heap; a rick.
superl.
Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue.
v. i.
To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.
v. t.
To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.
n.
One who is subjected to paying rack-rent.
adv.
In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.
n.
A thin, flying cloud; a rack.