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Rack

Rack may refer to any of the following:

The rack is a torture device.
A rack and pinion is a certain type of gear used for steering in automobiles.
A 19-inch rack, in computer terminology, is a standardized system for mounting routers, switches, servers, and various other electronic modules in a vertical, metal frame.
A rack is a triangular holder used to set up billiard balls
A rack railway
In mathematics a rack is an algebraic object used in knot theory
In oenology, to rack means to transfer a liquid, such as wine, from one container to another by siphoning or pumping, especially to move it away from lees.
Colloquial and vulgar American English: a woman's breasts, see body parts slang.
A rack is a set of plastic loops attached to the waistband of a climber's harness for hanging protection equipment on by means of karabiners, or a set of protection equipment for hanging on a rack.

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