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Flock

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A flock is a large group of animals, especially birds, sheep, or goats. Flock or flocking also may refer to:

Computing

  • Flock (messaging service), a communication app for teams
  • Flock (web browser), a discontinued web browser
  • Flock system call, used for computer file locking
  • F-Lock, a function lock key on a computer keyboard

Entertainment

  • Flock (sculpture), a sculpture by Michael Christian
  • Flock (album), the third album by Irish band Bell X1
  • The Flock (band), a 1969-1970 progressive rock band fronted by violinist Jerry Goodman
    • The Flock (album), by The Flock
  • The Flock (film), a film starring Richard Gere
  • The Flock, a novel by James Robert Smith
  • Flock!, a 2009 video game published by Capcom
  • Raven's Nest, a professional wrestling stable alternatively called The Flock
  • The Flock (video game), a multiplayer-only survival horror video game
  • Flocking (film), a 2015 Swedish film

People

Science

  • Flocking agent, in chemistry, a substance added to a fluid to remove suspended particles
  • Flocking (behavior), the collective motion of a large number of self-propelled entities
  • Flock, a collective noun for various animal groups:
  • Species flock, a diverse group of closely related species in an isolated area
  • A series of CubeSat satellites produced by Planet Labs:
    • Flock-1, launched 2014
    • Flock-2, series started in 2016

Other

  • Flock, the congregation of a Christian local church
  • Flock, wool or cotton fiber stuffing in furniture and mattresses
  • Flocking (texture), or modeling flock, the material and process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture
  • Flock (literary journal), formerly Fiction Fix

See also

  • Flock bronzewing or flock pigeon (Phaps histrionica), an Australian species of bird
  • Congregation (disambiguation)
  • Flocke, a female polar bear
  • Phlox
  • All pages with titles beginning with Flock
  • All pages with titles containing Flock
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