Mark
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- "A mark" is a point typically used within the context of a measurement. The term "mark twain" (hence the name) referred to a simple measurement of water depth using a rope.
Name
- Mark (given name)
- [Marks], a surname
Bible
- Gospel of Mark, one of the books of the Bible
- Mark the Evangelist, the supposed author of this book
- "Mark of the Beast", a sign or number mentioned in the Book of Revelation
- Mark of Cain
Measurement and currency
- mark (weight), an archaic European unit of weight whose use for precious metal gave rise to the currencies
- mark (money), a unit of currency in various countries
- * Markka or Finnish mark, the currency of Finland from 1860 until 1999
- * German mark or Deutsche Mark, the currency of West Germany and Germany from 1948 until 1999
- * East German mark or Ostmark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
- * German gold mark, the currency of the German Empire from 1873 until 1914
- * German papiermark, the currency of Germany from 1914 until 1923
- * German rentenmark, the currency of Germany from 1923 until 1924
- * German reichsmark, the currency of Germany from 1924 until 1948
- * Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia until 1927
- * Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geography
- Marks, Mississippi, a town in the United States
- Mark Municipality, a municipality in Westrogothia, Sweden
- Mark Hundred, a former hundred (an administrative division) in Westrogothia, Sweden
- Mark (county), a former state in Westphalia, part of the Holy Roman Empire
- marches, or a mark or march, also called a margravate, a border territory of a country, mainly used in the Holy Roman Empire
- * the Mark Brandenburg or the Mark for short, an area in Germany, formerly a mark of the Holy Roman Empire
- * the Mark of Britain, an obsolete name for Brittany
- Mark (Dintel), a river in the Netherlands and Belgium
- Mark (Dender) or Marcq, a village and a river in Belgium
- Mark, Somerset, a village in the United Kingdom
- Marcq, several towns in Belgium and France
Literature and legend
- Mark of Cornwall, a king of Cornwall in Arthurian legend
- "The Mark", colloquial name for the fictional land of the Riddermark, Rohan in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The name was probably taken from the meaning "borderland"
Technology
- mark (computing), a delimiter at the beginning or end of a transmission sequence
- mark frequency in radio transmission
Sport
Football codes
- in Australian rules football, a mark (Australian football) is a "clean" catch from a kick by another player, resulting in a free kick to the catcher
- In Rugby Union, a player can only make the mark when they catch a high ball inside their own 22 metre or in-goal area. As they catch the ball they shout MARK at the top of their voice. If they catch the ball cleanly, the referee will give that player a free-kick on the spot where they caught the ball
- To mark in football (soccer) (association football) is to have a player follow an opposing striker or other prominent player, and attempt to prevent them getting control of the ball and/or scoring
Sailing
- A mark in sailing is a permanent or temporary buoy that marks the course in a yacht race. It is illegal for a boat to touch any mark on the race course.
Other uses
- mark (victim), the victim of a con game or an assassination
- mark (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling fan who believes what they see is legitimate
- mark, in law, short for trademark or service mark
- mark, the sign an illiterate signatory of legal documents can make in place of a written signature, usually in the form of an "X"
- mark, a grade (education) awarded to students' work, used especially in Commonwealth English
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