| 19 Inch Racks are standardizes enclosures or frames, | | | | - Computing |
| they are specifically designed to house electronic | | | | - Telecommunication |
| modules (multiple modules). Every single one of these | | | | - Entertainment |
| modules has a front panel that is exactly 480mm (19 | | | | - Audio |
| inches) wide; the size also includes any edges that are | | | | When used for audio equipment it is only on a |
| used to fasten the module to the rack frame. | | | | professional basis, you will not walk into someone's |
| The type of equipment that is specifically design to go | | | | home and find an electronic 19 inch rack, these will only |
| in these systems are normally referred to as | | | | be found in industries containing professional amplifiers, |
| Rack-mount or a rack-mounting systems. | | | | interfaces, effects units and also small scale audio |
| These units are sometimes referred to as 'Relay | | | | mixers. |
| Racks' this is because they originated as mounting | | | | In a computer sense these are also unlikely to be |
| systems for signalling relays on railroads. Although the | | | | found in a home, unless you work from home and |
| actually unit and size of 19 inches has remained | | | | require a big server. Also usually industrial based these |
| consistent over time the actually equipment that goes | | | | units are used to house computer Server equipment, |
| into it has changed dramatically. | | | | this allows for dense hardware configurations but all |
| The most common areas you will find 19 Inch | | | | confined to a small space and without mass wires |
| Electronic Racks in use will be: | | | | across the floor space. |