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{{wiktionary|pocket}}
'''Pocket''' can refer to:
A '''[[pocket]]''' is a bag- or envelope-like receptacle, most commonly in clothing.


'''Pocket''' or '''The Pocket''' may also refer to:
* [[Falaise pocket]], the area between the four cities of Trun-Argentan-Vimoutiers-Chambois near Falaise, France, in which Allied forces tried to encircle and destroy the German Seventh Army and Fifth Panzer Army in August 1944
* [[Hot Pockets]], microwaveable meal of cheese and meat wrapped up in a flaky crust
* [[Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket]], battle
* [[Operation Medak Pocket]], military operation undertaken by the Croatian Army
* [[Pocket]], small bag
* [[Pocket (billiards)]], holes with pockets on the sides of billiard tables
* [[Pocket Books]], division of Simon & Schuster which primarily publishes paperback books
* [[Pocket Cube]], the 2×2×2 equivalent of a Rubik's cube
* [[Pocket gopher]], burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae
* [[Pocket knife]], folding knife with a blade that fits inside the handle and that is small enough to fit in a pocket
* [[Pocket Money]], 1972 film directed by Stuart Rosenberg from a screenplay written by Terrence Malick
* [[Pocket PC]], handheld-sized computer that runs a specific version of the Windows CE operating system
* [[Pocket veto]], legislative maneuver in American federal lawmaking
* [[Ruhr Pocket]], battle that took place at the end of World War II in the Ruhr Area, Germany
* [[Salients, re-entrants and pockets]], battlefield feature that projects into enemy territory


==Other common meanings==
'''Pocket''' may also refer to:
* 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==
* [[Watch]], also called Pocket Clock
* [[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==
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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==
* [[Pocket (musician)]] a remixer and producer
* [[Pockets (group)|Pockets]], a soul group from Baltimore
* 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==
* [[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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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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