Farm (disambiguation)

A farm is an area of land or water that is primarily devoted to agricultural or aquacultural processes.

Farm may also refer to:

Geography

Types of farms

  • Dairy farm, a facility for long-term production of milk
  • Prison farm, a facility where prisoners perform hard labor
  • Truck farm (or Market garden), the relatively small-scale production of produce and flowers as cash crops, frequently sold directly to consumers and restaurants
  • Wind farm, for the production of electricity by means of turbines

Arts, entertainment, and media

  • Farm (album), an album by the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr.
  • Ant farm, a toy to see living ants in
  • Farming, a strategy for acquiring resources in a video game; see: Gold farming

Computing and technology

  • Server farm, a clustered group of computer servers
    • Compile farm, a group of computers used for compiling computer programs
    • Link farm, a website designed to spoof search engine indexers
    • Render farm, a clustered group of computers used for 3D rendering
    • Wiki farm, a server farm hosting a wiki

Other uses

  • Farm (revenue leasing), "Farming out" a tax or rent or other revenue, for a governing power to lease to someone the right to collect that revenue
  • Farm Sanctuary, an organization which cares for rescued farm animals
  • Farm team, a team providing experience and training for young players

See also

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