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The article for

Rack

das Rack

Rack is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
die Racks

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Rack?

No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of Rack, so learn the two together: das Rack.

Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] Sound technology: Shelf for storage or presentation of a stereo system or a television device

[1] Tontechnik: Regal zur Aufbewahrung beziehungsweise Präsentation einer Stereoanlage oder eines Fernsehgeräts

[2] Rechary technology: standardized cabinet for accommodating data center components

[2] Rechentechnik: genormter Schrank zum Unterbringen von Rechenzentrumskomponenten

Examples

[1] He put the new stereo system on the rack

[1] Die neue Stereoanlage hat er auf den Rack gestellt.

[2] "The servers in Rack CD4 have already switched off because of overheating"

[2] „Die Server im Rack CD4 haben sich schon einmal wegen Überhitzung ausgeschaltet.“
More source examples (1)

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[2] "The server was firmly installed in the rack and its expansion would have taken quite a bit of time"

[2] „Der Server war fest im Rack eingebaut und dessen Ausbau hätte ziemlich viel Zeit in Anspruch genommen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Rack die Racks
Genitiv des Racks der Racks
Dativ dem Rack den Racks
Akkusativ das Rack die Racks

Pronunciation

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