Check may refer to
- A crack: an imperfection in wood that can appear during the wood drying process; an imperfection in glass that can appear during glass production
- Cheque ("Check" in U.S. English), an order for transfer of money
- Check box, a type of widget in computing
- Check (pattern), (or "Chequered") a pattern of squares used on chess-boards, fabrics, etc.
- Check (unit testing framework), a unit testing framework for C programs
- CHECK Scheme, a penetration testing certification run by CESG
- Checking (ice hockey), the act of physically keeping an opponent restrained
- Rain check, an idiom from baseball meaning a deferral
- Tartan, a checked pattern in fabric and weaving
- Tick (check mark), a mark used for verification or notation
Famous quotes containing the word check:
“Unless you become more watchful in your states and check the spirit of monopoly and thirst for exclusive privileges you will in the end find that ... the control over your dearest interests has passed into the hands of these corporations.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
“He took control of me for forty-five minutes. This time I’ll have control over him for the rest of his life. If he gets out fifteen years from now, I’ll know. I’ll check on him every three months through police computers. If he makes one mistake he’s going down again. I’ll make sure. I’m his worst enemy now.”
—Elizabeth Wilson, U.S. crime victim. As quoted in People magazine, p. 88 (May 31, 1993)
“cried as he died, fearing at last the spheres’
Last sound, the world going out without a breath:
Too proud to cry, too frail to check the tears,
And caught between two nights, blindness and death.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)