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
• Mark (money), a unit of currency in various countries

[edit] Geography

• Mark, or march, the border territory of a country
• Mark (county)
• Mark (Dender)
• Mark (Dintel)
• Mark Brandenburg
• Mark Hundred
• Mark Municipality

[edit] Sports

• Mark, to have a player follow an opposing striker or other prominent player in football (soccer)
• Mark (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling fan who believes what they see is legitimate

[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:

• Mark (Australian football)
• Mark (rugby)

(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, simple measurement of water depth using a rope

[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] 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
• Sea mark, pilotage aid which identifies the approximate position of a maritime channel, hazard and administrative area
• Mark, is the name of one of the victims seen in the horror movie Saw

[edit] See also

• Marks
• ‎List of names derived from Marcus

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