Cast Explained

Cast may refer to:

Music

Casting (metalworking)
- Cast iron, a group of iron-carbon alloys
Cast (geology), a cavity formed by decomposition that once were covered by a casing material
Cast, visible piles of mineral-rich organic matter excreted above ground by earthworms
Cast of the eye, a condition in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object
Orthopedic cast, a protective shell to hold a limb in place, for example to help in healing broken bones
Cast (computer science), to change the interpretation of a bit pattern from one data type to another in computer programming
Urinary cast, tubules found in urine
Google Cast, a protocol built into the Google Chromecast and other embedded technologies
Game cast of a video game

Cast (archery), the distance a bow can shoot its arrow
Cast, in falconry, to fly two or more falconry birds together
Cast, in fishing, to cast a line refers to the act of throwing bait or a lure using a fishing line out over the water using a flexible fishing rod

Cast member, one of the performers in a play, movie, or other performing art form
Cast, the casting of a magic spell
Plaster cast, a copy made in plaster of another three-dimensional form, such as a sculpture
Cast, Finistère, a commune of the Finistère département, France
Cast, a theatre venue in Doncaster, UK

Kristin Cast (born 1986), coauthor of the House of Night series with her mother P.C. Cast
P. C. Cast (born 1960), American romance/fantasy coauthor of the House of Night series with her daughter Kristin Cast