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

Pocket or The Pocket may also refer to:

Other common meanings

Pocket, a feature of some types of billiards table
Passing pocket, a playing area in American and Canadian football
Pocket (military), a term for when military units are cut off and surrounded by the enemy

Places

The Pocket, New South Wales, Australia, a village
The Pocket, an area in the neighbourhood of Riverdale, Toronto, Canada
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

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

Pocket (musician) a remixer and producer
Pockets, a soul group from Baltimore
The Pockets, the original name for the band Saga
Pockets (album) by Karate
"Pocket" (Ai Otsuka song), 2007
"Pocket" (Sam Sparro song), 2008

Video game consoles

Bemani Pocket, a series of video game consoles from Konami
Pelican VG Pocket, an early handheld video game console
Analogue Pocket, a handheld game console

Other uses

Pocket (service), management tool for keeping articles for reading later
Herbert Pocket, a character in the novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Pocket Magazine, a defunct American literary magazine established in 1895
Pocket Athletic Conference, a high school athletic conference in Indiana, United States
Pocket pet, a small furry household pet

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 {{wiktionary|pocket}}
+A '''[[pocket]]''' is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle, most commonly in clothing.
-A '''[[pocket]]''' is a small bag.  The term is also used in other contexts, very often relating either to the ability to enclose something as in a pocket on a billiards table, or to small size, as if able to fit in the pocket of a garment:
+'''Pocket''' or '''The Pocket''' may also refer to:
-;Clothing
-* A pouch on a garment, such as [[trousers]] or a [[jacket pocket]]
-* [[Pocketbook]], a purse
+==Other common meanings==
-;Communication
-* [[Pocket Communications]], a regional cellular phone company in South Texas
+* Pocket, a feature of some types of [[billiards table]]
+* [[Passing pocket]], a playing area in American and Canadian football
+* [[Pocket (military)]], a term for when military units are cut off and surrounded by the enemy
+==Places==
-;Food
+* [[The Pocket, New South Wales]], Australia, a village
-* [[Hot Pockets]] and [[Pizza Pockets]], microwaveable meals of filling wrapped in crust
+* The Pocket, an area in the neighbourhood of [[Riverdale, Toronto]], Canada
-* [[Pita]] ("pocket bread"), a round flatbread
+* [[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==
-;Geography
+* [[Pocket Bicycles]], a manufacturer of portable bicycles located in Massachusetts in the 1970s
-* [[Pocket-Greenhaven, Sacramento, California]]
-* [[Pocket beach]], a small beach between two headlands
+* [[Pocket Books]], a publisher of small paperback books, a division of Simon & Schuster
-* [[Pocket park]], a small park
+* [[Pocket Communications]], a former regional cellular phone company in South Texas
-* [[River pocket]], an area of land contained within the bend of a river
+==Music==
-;Military
+* [[Pocket (musician)]] a remixer and producer
-* Pocket battleship, a World War II [[Deutschland class cruiser]]
+* [[Pockets (group)|Pockets]], a soul group from Baltimore
-* [[Salients, re-entrants and pockets]], battlefield features projecting into enemy territory
+* The Pockets, the original name for the band [[Saga (band)|Saga]]
+* [[Pockets (album)|''Pockets'' (album)]] by Karate
+* [[Pocket (Ai Otsuka song)|"Pocket" (Ai Otsuka song)]], 2007
+* [[Pocket (Sam Sparro song)|"Pocket" (Sam Sparro song)]], 2008
+==Video game consoles==
-;Publishing
-* [[Pocket Books]], publisher of small paperback books
-* Pocket book, a generic term for a small [[paperback]] book
-;Sports
-* Pocket, a feature of some types of [[billiards table]]
-* [[Back pocket]], a position on the field deep in defense in Australian rules football
-* [[Forward pocket]], a position on the field deep in offense in Australian rules football
-* [[One-pocket]], a variation of billiards
-* [[Passing pocket]], a playing area in American football
-* [[Pocket billiards]], a sub-classification of cue sports
-* [[Pocket schedule]], a foldable schedule for a sports club
-;Video games
 * [[Bemani Pocket]], a series of video game consoles from Konami
 * [[Pelican VG Pocket]], an early handheld video game console
-* [[Pocket Monsters]], better known as [[Pokémon]]
+* [[Analogue Pocket]], a handheld game console
-;Music
-* [[Pocket (musician)]] a remixer and producer
-* [[Pockets (album)]] by Karate
-* Pockets, A 1970s funk band who released "Come go With me" in 1978
-* [[Pocket_(song)|Pocket]], a single by [[Ai Otsuka]] released in 2007.
-*"In the pocket" is a slang expression for music with a strong rhythmic [[groove (music)]]
-;Other
-* Pocket, a hollow formed in plastic [[blow molding]]
-* Pocket, a type of [[body modification]]
+==Other uses==
-{{Disambig}}
+* [[Pocket (service)]], management tool for keeping articles for reading later
+* Herbert Pocket, a character in the novel ''[[Great Expectations]]'' by Charles Dickens
+* ''[[Pocket Magazine]]'', a defunct American literary magazine established in 1895
+* [[Pocket Athletic Conference]], a high school athletic conference in Indiana, United States
+* [[Pocket pet]], a small furry household pet
+{{Disambig|geo}}
-[[eo:Poŝo (apartigilo)]]
-[[ko:포켓]]
-[[ja:ポケット (曖昧さ回避)]]