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A '''Peak''' may refer to:
*A [[summit (topography)|mountain peak]]
**More specifically, a [[pyramidal peak]], a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point
*The highest, or sometimes the highest and lowest (see [[peak-to-peak]]), points on a varying [[waveform]]
** [[Energy demand management|Peak electricity usage times]] (peak demand)
*The British English term for the part of a hat known as the [[visor]] in American English
*[[Peak (mathematics)]], an (''n''-3)-dimensional element of a polytope
*[[Hubbert peak theory]] or [[peak oil]], a theory that oil production worldwide is expected to reach a maximum level after which it will decline
*[[PEAKS(software)]] performs de novo peptide sequencing and protein identification on mass spectrometry data
*[[BIAS Peak]] – a professional audio editing program on the Apple platform
*''[[Peak Practice]]'', a British television drama series
*The [[Parts of a sail#Non-triangular fore and aft sails|highest corner]] of a four-sided, fore-aft sail
* [[Peak experiences]]
* [[Peak to Peak Charter School]]
*A nicknamed used to refer to [[British Rail Class 44|British class 44 diesel locomotives]], and also classes [[British Rail Class 45|45]] and [[British Rail Class 46|46]], since Class 44s were named after British hills and mountains, but the name also stuck for the outwardly near identical Class 45s and 46s, even though these carried different names.
*[[Stephen Peak]], Australian lawyer and radio personality
*[[Peak Records]], a record label
Proper geographical names include:
*[[Peak District]] in the north of England
*[[Pikes Peak]] in Colorado, United States
*[[Victoria Peak]] in Hong Kong
*Peak, a village in [[Ya Tung]], Cambodia
==See also==
*[[Peak hour]]
*[[Peek]]
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