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A '''[[pocket]]''' is a small bag. The term may also refer to:
A '''[[pocket]]''' is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle, most commonly in clothing.


'''Pocket''' or '''The Pocket''' may also refer to:
;Food
* [[Hot Pockets]] and [[Pizza Pockets]], microwaveable meals of filling wrapped in crust
* [[Pita]] ("pocket bread"), a round flatbread


==Other common meanings==
;Geography
* Pocket, a feature of some types of [[billiards table]]
* [[Pocket-Greenhaven, Sacramento, California]]
* [[Passing pocket]], a playing area in American and Canadian football
* [[Pocket beach]], a small beach between two headlands
* [[Pocket (military)]], a term for when military units are cut off and surrounded by the enemy
* [[Pocket park]], a small [[park]]


==Places==
;Military
* [[The Pocket, New South Wales]], Australia, a village
* Pocket battleship, a World War II [[Deutschland class cruiser]]
* The Pocket, an area in the neighbourhood of [[Riverdale, Toronto]], Canada
* [[Salients, re-entrants and pockets]], battlefield features projecting into enemy territory
* [[Pocket, Virginia]], an unincorporated community in the United States
* [[Pocket Creek]], a stream in Georgia, United States
* [[The Pocket – Floyd County, Georgia]], United States, a recreational area
* [[Pocket-Greenhaven, Sacramento, California]], a neighborhood also called "The Pocket"


==Businesses==
;Publishing
* [[Pocket Books]], publisher of small [[paperback]] [[book]]s
* [[Pocket Bicycles]], a manufacturer of portable bicycles located in Massachusetts in the 1970s
* [[Pocket Books]], a publisher of small paperback books, a division of Simon & Schuster
* [[Pocket Communications]], a former regional cellular phone company in South Texas


==Music==
;Sports
* [[Pocket (musician)]] a remixer and producer
* Pocket, a feature of some types of [[billiards table]]
* [[Pockets (group)|Pockets]], a soul group from Baltimore
* [[Back pocket]], a position on the field deep in [[defense (sport)]] in [[Australian rules football]]
* The Pockets, the original name for the band [[Saga (band)|Saga]]
* [[Forward pocket]], a position on the field deep in [[offense (sports)]] in Australian rules football
* [[Pockets (album)|''Pockets'' (album)]] by Karate
* [[One-pocket]], a variation of billiards
* [[Pocket (Ai Otsuka song)|"Pocket" (Ai Otsuka song)]], 2007
* [[Passing pocket]], a playing area in [[American football]]
* [[Pocket billiards]], a sub-classification of [[cue sport]]s
* [[Pocket (Sam Sparro song)|"Pocket" (Sam Sparro song)]], 2008
* [[Pocket schedule]], a foldable schedule for a [[sports club]]


;Video games
==Video game consoles==
* [[Bemani Pocket]], a series of video game consoles from Konami
* [[Bemani Pocket]], a series of video game consoles from Konami
* [[Pelican VG Pocket]], an early handheld video game console
* [[Pelican VG Pocket]], an early handheld video game console
* [[Analogue Pocket]], a handheld game console
* Pocket Monsters, better known as [[Pokemon]]


;Other
==Other uses==
* [[Pocket (service)]], management tool for keeping articles for reading later
* [[Pockets (album)]] by [[Karate (band)]]
* Pocket, a hollow formed in [[plastic]] [[blow molding]]
* Herbert Pocket, a character in the novel ''[[Great Expectations]]'' by Charles Dickens
* ''[[Pocket Magazine]]'', a defunct American literary magazine established in 1895
* Pocket, a type of [[body modification]]
* [[Pocket Athletic Conference]], a high school athletic conference in Indiana, United States
* [[Pocket pet]], a small furry household pet


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Latest revision as of 22:11, 30 January 2023

A pocket is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle, most commonly in clothing.

Pocket or The Pocket may also refer to:

Other common meanings

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Places

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Businesses

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  • Pocket Bicycles, a manufacturer of portable bicycles located in Massachusetts in the 1970s
  • Pocket Books, a publisher of small paperback books, a division of Simon & Schuster
  • Pocket Communications, a former regional cellular phone company in South Texas

Music

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Video game consoles

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Other uses

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