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Rank is a very broad term with several meanings. As a noun it is usually related to a relative position or to some kind of ordering (see also ranking). As an adjective it used to mean profuse, conspicuous, absolute, or unpleasant, especially in relation to the sense of smell or taste.
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- Rank (chess), a row of the chessboard
- Rank of a playing card, typically one of { ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king }
- Taxi rank, a designated area for taxi-cabs to queue up whilst waiting for passengers
- Rank of pipes in a pipe organ
- Rank (formation) Military term for a line of soldiers. See also file (formation)
- Rank (mathematics):
- RANK (Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κ B)
- Rank (computer programming)
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