Joint (disambiguation)

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In physiology, a joint is a connection between bones.

In UK English, it is also used for a large piece of meat, usually containing a bone.

Joint may also refer to:

Construction and engineering

  • Joint encoding, combining several channels of similar information during encoding to obtain higher quality or smaller file size
  • Joint (building), a junction of building elements with no transfer of a static load
  • Joint (mechanics), a connection between two bodies which allows movement
  • Fastener, used to create joints
  • Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering) or joint, a transition plane between two types of materials

Music

  • "Joint" (song), a 2007 song by Mami Kawada
  • "Joints", a song by Holly Miranda from The Magician's Private Library
  • "John" or "Joint", a 2002 song by Upsurt

Other uses

  • Joint (cannabis), a cannabis cigarette
  • Joint (geology), a fracture in a rock mass
  • American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee or the Joint
  • Prison or the joint
  • Juke joint, an informal establishment featuring music, dancing, gambling, and drinking
  • Joint, a TV movie by Yaky Yosha
  • "A Spike Lee Joint", a movie production of Spike Lee

People with the name

  • Alf Joint (1927–2005), British stuntman

See also

  • Bolted joint, the use of screw-thread fasteners to connect parts
  • Join (disambiguation)
  • Joiner (disambiguation)
  • Joinery (disambiguation)
  • The Joint (disambiguation)
  • "Joint Joint", a song by Dub Narcotic Sound System
  • Mortar joint, the filled space between masonry bricks
  • Plastic joining
  • Universal joint, a bendable coupling between two rods
  • Woodworking joint, a method to connect timber or lumber parts
  • All pages with titles beginning with Joint
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