Push
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To push something is to move it by the application of force. Although depending on context, push may have many other meanings.
In technology:
- In computer languages, push is also a command used to add an item to a stack.
- In server technologies, Push is a specific method of content delivery.
- In telephony, Push to talk is a method of conversing.
- In older distributions of Linux push is a command to start an Internet connection. It has mostly been replaced by dhcpd.
In gambling:
- In blackjack, a push is when the dealer and one or more players end with the same point value.
- In sports betting, a push is a game that is tied when the point spread is factored in.
In economics:
In arts and fiction:
- Push (1996) is a novel by Sapphire.
- Push (TV series) is a dramatic television series that aired in April 1998.
- Push, Nevada (2002) is an American mystery television series.
- In Star Wars, Push is a Force power.
- Push (song), a song by matchbox twenty.
- The Sydney Push, an intellectual subculture in Sydney
- Push, a song composed by Australian composer Rob Smith and also arranged for marching band by Jay Bocook.
In Sport:
- Double push is a skating technique.
- Push (professional wrestling) is slang terminology used in professional wrestling.
In Music:
Other things named push:
- Operation PUSH (People United To Serve Humanity) is a non-profit organization with social mission.
- Push is a talking and walking trashcan in Tomorrowland.
- The Rocks Push, a criminal gang operating in the The Rocks in Sydney.
- Push!! is a Japanese magazine that covers eroge.