title: Marker
text: # Marker
  
  The term Marker may refer to:
  
  ## Common uses
  
  * Marker (linguistics), a morpheme that indicates some grammatical function
  * Marker (telecommunications), a special-purpose computer
  * Boundary marker, an object that identifies a land boundary
  * Marker or Clapperboard, equipment used during filming
  * Marker, a set of sewing patterns placed over cloth to be cut
  * Historical marker, a plaque erected at historically significant locations
  * Marker pen, a felt-tipped pen
  * Paintball marker, or paintball gun, an air gun
  * Survey marker, an object placed to mark a point
  
  ## Places
  
  * 4253 Märker, a main belt asteroid
  * Marker, Norway, a municipality in Østfold county, Norway
  
  ## People
  
  * Chris Marker (1921–2012), French film maker and director of La jetée
  * Cliff Marker (1903–1972), American football player
  * Friedrich Märker (1893–1985), German writer, essayist, theatre critic and publicist
  * Gary Marker, American bass guitarist and recording engineer
  * Gus Marker (1905–1997), Canadian ice hockey player
  * Harry Marker (1899 – 1990), American filmmaker
  * James Marker (c. 1920–2012), American-born Canadian businessman who invented Cheezies
  * Jamsheed Marker (born 1922), Pakistani diplomat
  * Nicky Marker (born 1965), English footballer and coach
  * Peter Marker, Australian Australian rules footballer and media personality
  * Russell Earl Marker (1902–1995), American chemist
  * Steve Marker (born 1959), American musician and record producer, guitarist for Garbage
  * Vic Marker (fl. 1937–1939), American boxer
  * Voris (designer), née Voris Marker (1908-1973), American fashion designer and sculptor
  
  ## Arts, entertainment, and media
  
  * Marker (band), a band formed in 2017 by Ken Vandermark
  * Marker (novel), a 2005 novel by Robin Cook
  * Marker (TV series), a 1995 American drama series
  * The Marker (film), a 2017 British crime film
  * TheMarker, an Israeli Hebrew-language daily business newspaper
  * Pistol Whipped (working title: Marker), a 2008 film starring Steven Seagal
  * Marker, a business website published by Medium
  
  ## Companies
  
  * Marker (ski bindings), a company specializing in ski bindings
  
  ## Science
  
  * Biological marker, or biomarker, a substance used as an indicator of a biological state
  * Genetic marker, a DNA sequence with a known location associated with a particular gene or trait
  