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'''Snark''' may refer to: |
'''Snark''' may refer to: |
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==Fictional creatures== |
==Fictional creatures== |
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* [[Snark (Lewis Carroll)]], a fictional animal species in Lewis Carroll's ''The Hunting of the Snark'' (1876) |
* [[Snark (Lewis Carroll)]], a fictional animal species in Lewis Carroll's ''The Hunting of the Snark'' (1876) |
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* [[Snark (Half-Life)|Snark (''Half-Life'')]], fictional small, bug-like species of alien used as a weapon |
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* [[Zn'rx]], a race of fictional aliens in Marvel Comics publications, commonly referred to as "Snarks" |
* [[Zn'rx]], a race of fictional aliens in Marvel Comics publications, commonly referred to as "Snarks" |
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* Corporal Snark, a [[List of characters in Catch-22|minor character in ''Catch-22'' (1961)]] by Joseph Heller |
* Corporal Snark, a [[List of characters in Catch-22|minor character in ''Catch-22'' (1961)]] by Joseph Heller |
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* A fictional creature from the TV series ''[[The Troop]]'' |
* A fictional creature from the TV series ''[[The Troop]]'' |
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* A fictional creature from the book series ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', fictional even in the fictional world |
* A fictional creature from the book series ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', fictional even in the fictional world |
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* A beetle-like creature from ''[[Half-Life (series)|Half-Life]]'' which doubles as a biological weapon. |
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==Aircraft and missiles== |
==Aircraft and missiles== |
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* [[SNARK (theorem prover)]], a computer program |
* [[SNARK (theorem prover)]], a computer program |
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* [[Non-interactive zero-knowledge proof|zk-SNARK]], ''zero-knowledge Succinct Non-interactive ARgument of Knowledge'', a cryptographic tool for producing short proofs of statements without revealing any additional information |
* [[Non-interactive zero-knowledge proof|zk-SNARK]], ''zero-knowledge Succinct Non-interactive ARgument of Knowledge'', a cryptographic tool for producing short proofs of statements without revealing any additional information |
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* [[Snark subreddits]], where users "snark" on public figures |
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* Snark, an Open Source [[BitTorrent client]] |
* Snark, an Open Source [[BitTorrent client]] |
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* ''Snark'' (2009), a book by film critic [[David Denby (film critic)|David Denby]] |
* ''Snark'' (2009), a book by film critic [[David Denby (film critic)|David Denby]] |
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* Snark, a glider reflector in [[Conway's Game of Life]] |
* Snark, a glider reflector in [[Conway's Game of Life]] |
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* Snark, a late 70s moped produced by [[Bianchi ( |
* Snark, a late 70s moped produced by [[Bianchi (company)|F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi]] |
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* ''Snark'', ''snarky'', or ''snarkiness'', terms referring to [[Sarcasm|sarcastic remarks]] |
* ''Snark'', ''snarky'', or ''snarkiness'', terms referring to [[Sarcasm|sarcastic remarks]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:16, 31 July 2024
Snark may refer to:
Fictional creatures
[edit]- Snark (Lewis Carroll), a fictional animal species in Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark (1876)
- Zn'rx, a race of fictional aliens in Marvel Comics publications, commonly referred to as "Snarks"
- Corporal Snark, a minor character in Catch-22 (1961) by Joseph Heller
- A species of creature in The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage
- The Snark, fictional alien machine that visits Earth in the novel In the Ocean of Night (1977) by Gregory Benford
- A fictional creature from the TV series The Troop
- A fictional creature from the book series A Song of Ice and Fire, fictional even in the fictional world
- A beetle-like creature from Half-Life which doubles as a biological weapon.
Aircraft and missiles
[edit]- SM-62 Snark, an American intercontinental nuclear cruise missile
- Sopwith Snark, a British experimental fighter plane
- Barber Snark, a New Zealand kit-built tandem-seater light aircraft
Ships
[edit]- Snark, an experimental rescue submersible in the film Gray Lady Down (1978)
- The Snark, a yacht described in Jack London's book The Cruise of the Snark (1911)
- Snark sailboat, a small, inexpensive, and lightweight sailboat
- MV The Second Snark, historically a shipyard tender, now in service as a cruise boat and ferry
- USS Snark (SP-1291), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919
Other
[edit]- Snark (graph theory), a type of graph
- SNARK (theorem prover), a computer program
- zk-SNARK, zero-knowledge Succinct Non-interactive ARgument of Knowledge, a cryptographic tool for producing short proofs of statements without revealing any additional information
- Snark subreddits, where users "snark" on public figures
- Snark, an Open Source BitTorrent client
- Snark (2009), a book by film critic David Denby
- Snark, a glider reflector in Conway's Game of Life
- Snark, a late 70s moped produced by F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi
- Snark, snarky, or snarkiness, terms referring to sarcastic remarks