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Rest may refer to:

  • To relax or take time off; see leisure, nap
  • Rest (music), a pause in a piece of music
  • Rest (physics), the relation between two observers
  • Rest (fitness), a period of relative inactivity to allow recovery and growth
  • In chemistry, a rest (abbreviated R) is a variable part of a molecule attached to a given core structure; see functional group and side chain
  • (From "arrest" meaning to stop), a cup near the armpit on the side of medieval jousting and cavalry armour, in which the butt-end of the lance was placed to prevent it being driven back after striking the opponent at full charge; used as a verb: "to rest the lance"; prepositionally: "the lance in rest"
    • In British English, any of several varieties of bridge stick for supporting a billiards, pool or snooker cue, used when the cue ball is out of reach of the natural rest formed by the hand
  • A synonym of bank reserves, in the terminology of the Bank of England
  • "Rest", a song by Avail from their 2000 album One Wrench
  • Representational State Transfer, in software engineering an architectural style based on accessing resources, abbreviated REST
  • reStructuredText, a markup language abbreviated ReST or reST
  • REST, Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique/Therapy, a sensory deprivation technique, see isolation tank
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