Cage
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- Cage (enclosure)Cage (enclosure)A cage is an enclosure made of mesh, bars or wires, used to confine, contain or protect something or someone. A cage can serve many purposes, including keeping an animal in captivity, capturing, and being used for display of an animal at a zoo.-History:...
, a structure made of mesh, bars or wires, used to confine, contain or protect something. Examples include:- Batting cageBatting cageA batting cage is an enclosed cage for baseball players to practice the skill of batting.It is usually made of netting or a chain-link fence and rectangular in shape. A batter stands at one end of the cage, with a pitching machine at the opposing end...
, an enclosure for baseball players to practice batting - Bottle cageBottle cageA bottle cage is device used to affix a water bottle to a bicycle. Composed of plastic, aluminum, stainless steel, titanium or carbon fiber, it is attached to the main frame of a bicycle, the handlebars, or behind the saddle...
, a bicycle accessory used to affix a water bottle to a bike - Reptile cage, a wooden or glass terrarium typically 12-48" long for housing lizards, snakes, and various domestic reptiles
- Cage (BDSM), an enclosure used to confine a submissive in BDSM
- Casino cage, the location where chips are exchanged to or from cash in a casino
- Faraday cageFaraday cageA Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure formed by conducting material or by a mesh of such material. Such an enclosure blocks out external static and non-static electric fields...
, an enclosure formed by conducting material - Human rib cageHuman rib cage-See also:*Terms for bones*Terms for anatomical location*Articulation of head of rib-References:* Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th ed. Keith L. Moore and Robert F. Dalley. pp. 62–64...
, a part of the human skeleton within the thoracic area - Mine cage, similar to an elevator, used to transport miners and their equipment to/from the working face of a shaft mine
- Roll cageRoll cageA roll cage is a specially constructed frame built in the cab of a vehicle to protect its occupants from being injured in an accident, particularly in the event of a roll-over. Roll cages are used in nearly all purpose-built racecars, and in most cars modified for racing...
, a specially constructed frame built in or around the cab of a vehicle to protect the occupants from injury - Shark proof cageShark proof cageA shark proof cage is an extremely strong metal cage used by a SCUBA diver to safely examine dangerous types of sharks up close, such as the Great White shark or bull shark. Shark proof cages are built to withstand being rammed by large, powerful sharks. The cages provide a visual and tactile...
, used by scuba divers to examine sharks with better safely
- Batting cage
Cage may also refer to:
Music and dance
- John CageJohn CageJohn Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
, an American composer - Cage (band)Cage (band)Cage is an American heavy metal band from San Diego, California.In early 2010, original bassist Mike Giordano and lead guitarist Anthony Wayne McGuiniss exited the band....
, an American heavy metal band - Cage (rapper), Chris Palko, an American hip hop artist
- "Cage" (song), a single the Japanese rock band Dir en grey
- "La Cage" (song), the 1969 début single by Jean-Michel Jarre
- Byron CageByron CageByron Cage is an American gospel recording artist.-Early years:Inspired by the singing of the late Rev. Donald Vails and Thomas Whitfield, Cage began singing gospel music as a teenager. Cage went on to attend Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, where he was a member of the Morehouse College Glee...
, an African-American gospel recording artist - The Cage (ballet)The Cage (ballet)The Cage is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster Jerome Robbins to Stravinsky's Concerto in D for string orchestra, the "Basle Concerto" , which he was commissioned to compose on the twentieth anniversary of the Swiss orchestra; it notably shifts between D major and minor...
, Jerome Robbins, 1951 - "Cages", a song by Deas Vail from the album Birds and CagesBirds and CagesBirds and Cages is the second full length album by Deas Vail. It was released on January 26, 2010 through Mono Vs Stereo. Their previous full length album, All the Houses Look the Same, was released on record label Brave New World. Brave New World underwent some financial complications and had to...
People
- "Christian Cage", a former ring name of Jason Reso, a Canadian-American professional wrestler
- David CageDavid CageDavid De Gruttola , better known by his pseudonym David Cage, is a French musician and video game designer.-Biography:He is the head of game developer studio Quantic Dream...
, founder of videogame development studio Quantic Dream - John CageJohn CageJohn Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, music theorist, writer, philosopher and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde...
, experimental composer - Michael CageMichael CageMichael Jerome Cage is a retired American NBA basketball player.A 6'9" power forward/center from San Diego State, he is the Aztec's all-time rebounding leader and second leading scorer as of 2011. Cage was the 14th pick of the 1984 NBA Draft...
, former NBA basketball player - Nicolas CageNicolas CageNicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
, American actor - Steven Cage, member of the Conservative Party of Canada
- Stuart CageStuart CageStuart Cage is an English professional golfer.Cage won the English Amateur in 1992 and played for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1993 Walker Cup. He turned professional in 1993 and having finished 8th on the second tier Challenge Tour Rankings the following year, was a rookie on the European Tour...
, English golfer - William CageWilliam CageWilliam Cage was an English Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1702 to 1705 and in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1710 to 1715....
, English politician, MP for Rochester
Fiction
- Cage (film)Cage (film)Cage is a 1989 American martial arts action film starriing Reb Brown and Lou Ferrigno.-Plot:A GI in Vietnam saves his buddy's life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has a child's brain in a man's body...
, a 1989 action film and its 1994 sequel, Cage II, both starring Reb Brown and Lou Ferrigno - "Cage" (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- John Cage (character), a fictional character in the television show Ally McBeal
- Johnny CageJohnny CageJohnny Cage, whose real name is John Carlton, is a video game character from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. Cage is portrayed as a film actor who enters the game's tournament, and provides the comic relief of the franchise....
, a fictional character from the Mortal Kombat series of video games - Luke CageLuke CageLuke Cage is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist John Romita, Sr., he first appeared in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1...
, a fictional character portrayed in Marvel Comics - Xander Cage, the protagonist in the film xXxXXXXXX may refer to:* The number 30 in Roman numerals* The year 30 AD* Games of the XXX Olympiad, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England* Super Bowl XXX, held on January 28, 1996* A mark indicating "extra strong"* Alcoholic beverages...
, starring Vin Diesel - Cage Midwell, the protagonist of the video game Zone of the Enders: The Fist of MarsZone of the Enders: The Fist of MarsZone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars, known in Japan as , is a video game that was developed by Sunrise Interactive and published by Konami in 2001 for the Game Boy Advance. The game is story-orientated, and is based around turn-based strategic mecha combat....
Acronyms
- Commercial and Government EntityCommercial and Government EntityThe Commercial And Government Entity Code, or CAGE Code, is a unique identifier assigned to suppliers to various government or defense agencies, as well as to government agencies themselves and also various organizations...
- CAGE questionnaireCAGE questionnaireThe CAGE questionnaire, the name of which is an acronym of its four questions, is a widely used method of screening for alcoholism.The CAGE questionnaire, among other methods, has been extensively validated for use in identifying alcoholism...
, a screening tool for determining alcoholism. - Cap Analysis of Gene Expression, a molecular biology technique
Abstract concepts
- Cage (graph theory)Cage (graph theory)In the mathematical area of graph theory, a cage is a regular graph that has as few vertices as possible for its girth.Formally, an -graph is defined to be a graph in which each vertex has exactly r neighbors, and in which the shortest cycle has length exactly g. It is known that an -graph exists...
, a regular graph in graph theory with the fewest vertices for a given girth and degree - Iron cageIron cageIron cage, a sociological concept introduced by Max Weber, refers to the increased rationalization inherent in social life, particularly in Western capitalist societies. The "iron cage" thus traps individuals in systems based purely on teleological efficiency, rational calculation and control...
, a concept introduced by Max Weber