Mount

Look up Mount, mount, mounted, or mounting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.

Mount or Mounts may also refer to:

Places

Mount (computing), the process of making a file system accessible
Mount (Unix), the utility in Unix-like operating systems which mounts file systems

Mount, a fixed point for attaching equipment, such as a hardpoint on an airframe
Mounting board, in picture framing
Mount, a hanging scroll for mounting paintings
Mount, to display an item on a heavy backing such as foamcore, e.g.:
- To pin a biological specimen, on a heavy backing in a stretched stable position for ease of dissection or display
- To prepare dead animals for display in taxidermy
Lens mount, an interface used to fix a lens to a camera
Mounting, placing a cover slip on a specimen on a microscopic slide
Telescope mount, a device used to support a telescope
Weapon mount, equipment used to secure an armament
Picture mount

Mount, in copulation, the union of the sex organs in mating
Mount, a riding animal
Mount, or Vahana, an animal or mythical entity closely associated with a particular deity in Hindu mythology
Mount, to add butter to a sauce in order to thicken it, as with beurre monté