Mark
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Mark may refer to:
[edit] Christianity
- Curse and mark of Cain, Cain's inability to cultivate crops and the necessity that he led a nomadic lifestyle
- Gospel of Mark, one of the books of the Bible
- Mark the Evangelist (Saint Mark)
- Mark of the Beast, a sign or number mentioned in the Book of Revelation
- St Mark's Basilica, the most famous of the churches of Venice and an example of Byzantine architecture
[edit] Currency
- German gold mark, coinage of the German Empire from 1873 to 1914
- German mark, official currency of Germany from 1948 to 2001
- East German Mark, official currency of the German Democratic Republic from 1948 to 1990
- Mark (money), a unit of currency in various countries
[edit] Geography
- Mark, or march, the border territory of a country
- Mark (county): see County of the Mark
- Mark (Dender)
- Mark (Dintel)
- Mark Brandenburg
- Mark Hundred
- Mark Municipality
[edit] Catching a ball
In both Australian rules football and rugby union, a clean catch from a kick by another player results in a free kick. See:
(See also fair catch in American football.)
[edit] Technology
- Harvard Mark I, the first large-scale automatic digital computer in the USA
- Mark (designation), level of development
- Mark frequency, extreme discrete value of frequency-shift keying
[edit] Measurement
- Mark (weight), an archaic European unit of weight whose use for precious metal gave rise to the currencies
- Mark twain, Mississipi riverboatman's cry when the depth measured on their sounding line was two fathoms. (The actual cry might be "By the mark, twain")
[edit] Business
- Service mark, trademark used to identify a service rather than a product
- Trade mark, distinctive sign of some kind which is used by a business to uniquely identify itself and its products and services
[edit] Mythology
- Mark of Cornwall, a figure from Arthurian legend.
[edit] Other
- Beauty mark, dark mole on the face or other part of the body that is considered to be attractive
- Diacritical mark, mark added to a letter to alter a word's pronunciation or to distinguish between similar words
- Mark, fictional realm in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy era of Middle-earth
- Mark, a grade awarded to students' work
- Mark (given name), common male given name
- Mark (victim), the victim of a con game or an assassination
- Merchant's Mark
- Sea mark, pilotage aid which identifies the approximate position of a maritime channel, hazard and administrative area
[edit] See also
- Marks
- List of names derived from Marcus
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