In physiology, a joint is a connection between bones.

In UK English, it is also used for a large piece of meat, usually containing a bone.

Joint may also refer to:

Construction and engineering[edit]

• Joint encoding, combining several channels of similar information during encoding to obtain higher quality or smaller file size
• Joint (building), a junction of building elements with no transfer of a static load
• Joint (mechanics), a connection between two bodies which allows movement
• Fastener, used to create joints
• Discontinuity (geotechnical engineering) or joint, a transition plane between two types of materials

Music[edit]

• "Joint" (song), a 2007 song by Mami Kawada
• "Joints", a song by Holly Miranda from The Magician's Private Library
• "John" or "Joint", a 2002 song by Upsurt

Other uses[edit]

• Joint (cannabis), a cannabis cigarette
• Joint (geology), a fracture in a rock mass
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee or the Joint
• Prison or the joint
• Juke joint, an informal establishment featuring music, dancing, gambling, and drinking
• Joint, a TV movie by Yaky Yosha
• "A Spike Lee Joint", a movie production of Spike Lee

People with the name[edit]

• Alf Joint (1927–2005), British stuntman

See also[edit]

• Bolted joint, the use of screw-thread fasteners to connect parts
• Join (disambiguation)
• Joiner (disambiguation)
• Joinery (disambiguation)
• The Joint (disambiguation)
• "Joint Joint", a song by Dub Narcotic Sound System
• Mortar joint, the filled space between masonry bricks
• Plastic joining
• Universal joint, a bendable coupling between two rods
• Woodworking joint, a method to connect timber or lumber parts
• All pages with titles beginning with Joint