Editing Fence (section)

==Types==
[[Image:Barbed Wire, SC, Victoria, 15.9.2007.jpg|thumb|right|Typical agricultural barbed wire fencing]]
[[File:Sioux Mems Pro2.jpg|thumb|Sioux Mems Pro2]]
[[Image:Split rail fencing.jpg|thumb|Split-rail fencing common in timber-rich areas]]
[[File:Chain link fence surrounding a field in Jurong, Singapore.jpg|thumb|A chain-link wire fence surrounding a field]]
[[File:EldoraAvenueConstruction.JPG|thumb|Portable metal fences around a construction site]]
[[File:Vacchary Fence in the snow - geograph.org.uk - 752248.jpg|thumb|A snow-covered vaccary fence near Ramsbottom in Greater Manchester, UK]]
[[File:Acanthocereus tetragonus fence1.JPG|thumb|Between fence and hedge: ''[[Acanthocereus tetragonus]]'', laid out as a "living fence", rural area, Cuba]]
===By function===
* [[Agricultural fencing]], to keep [[livestock]] in and/or predators out
* [[Blast fence]], a safety device that redirects the high energy exhaust from a jet engine 
* Sound barrier or acoustic fencing, to reduce noise pollution<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardenprojects/6005689/Keep-those-noisy-neighbours-at-bay.html |publisher=Telegraph Media Group Limited |work=telegraph.co.uk |title=How to keep those noisy neighbours at bay |access-date=1 November 2015 |date=12 August 2009 |first=Bunny |last=Guinness |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105021257/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/gardenprojects/6005689/Keep-those-noisy-neighbours-at-bay.html |archive-date=5 November 2015 }}</ref>
* [[Crowd control barrier]]
* Privacy fencing, to provide privacy and security <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.privacyfencecost.net/cedar-privacy-fence |publisher=Privacy Fence |title=Privacy Fence |access-date=2014-09-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226175159/http://www.privacyfencecost.net/cedar-privacy-fence/ |archive-date=2014-02-26 }}</ref>
* [[Temporary fencing]], to provide safety, security, and to direct movement; wherever temporary access control is required, especially on building and construction sites
* [[Perimeter fencing]], to prevent trespassing or theft and/or to keep children and pets from wandering away.
* Decorative fencing, to enhance the appearance of a property, garden or other [[landscaping]]
* Boundary fencing, to demarcate a piece of [[real property]]
* [[Newt fencing]], amphibian fencing, drift fencing or turtle fence, a low fence of plastic sheeting or similar materials to restrict movement of amphibians or reptiles.
* [[Pest-exclusion fence]]
* [[Pet fence]], an underground fence for pet containment
* [[Pool fence]]
* [[Snow fence]]
* School fence
* Solar fence
[[File:SchoolFence.jpg|thumb|Security fence for [[school]]s in Korea]]
A [[balustrade]] or [[Guard rail|railing]] is a fence to prevent people from falling over an edge, most commonly found on a [[stairway]], landing, or [[balcony]]. [[Stairway#The railing system|Railing systems]] and balustrades are also used along [[roof]]s, [[bridge]]s, cliffs, pits, and bodies of water.

Another aim of using fence is to limit the intrusion attempt into a property by malicious intruders. In support of these barriers there are sophisticated technologies that can be applied on fence itself and strengthen the defence of territory reducing the risk. 

The elements that reinforce the perimeter protection are:

* Detectors 
* Peripheral alarm control unit
* Means of deterrence
* Means for communicating information remotely
* remote alarm receiving unit

===By construction===
* [[Broombush|Brushwood]] fencing, a fence made using wires on either side of brushwood, to compact the brushwood material together.
* [[Chain-link fencing]], wire fencing made of wires woven together
* [[Chicane]]
* Close boarded fencing, strong and robust fence constructed from mortised posts, arris rails and vertical feather edge boards
* Composite Fencing, made from a mixture of recycled wood and plastic
* Expanding fence or [[Trellis (architecture)|trellis]], a folding structure made from wood or metal on the scissor-like [[pantograph]] principle, sometimes only as a temporary barrier
* [[Ha-ha]] (or sunken fence)
* [[Hedge]], including:
** [[Cactus fence]]
** [[Hedgerow]]s of intertwined, living [[shrub]]s (constructed by [[hedge laying]])
** [[Live fencing]] is the use of live woody species for fences
** [[Sod|Turf]] mounds in semiarid grasslands such as the western United States or Russian steppes
* [[Hurdle]] fencing, made from moveable sections
* [[Pale fence]], or "post-and-rail" fence, composed of pales - vertical posts embedded in the ground, with their exposed end typically tapered to shed water and prevent rot from moisture entering end-grain wood - joined by horizontal rails, characteristically in two or three courses.
* [[Palisade]], or stakewall, made of vertical pales placed side by side with one end embedded in the ground and the other typically sharpened, to provide protection; characteristically two courses of [[waler]] are added on the interior side to reinforce the wall.
* [[Picket fence]]s, generally a waist-high, painted, partially decorative fence
* [[Roundpole fence]]s, similar to post-and-rail fencing but more closely spaced rails, typical of [[Scandinavia]] and other areas rich in raw timber.[[File:Talyllyn fencing - 2008-03-18.jpg|thumb|right|Slate fencing in Mid-Wales]]
* Slate fence, a type of [[palisade]] made of vertical slabs of slate wired together. Commonly used in parts of [[Wales]].
* [[Split-rail fence]], made of timber, often laid in a [[zig-zag]] pattern, particularly in newly settled parts of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]]
* Vaccary fence (named from Latin ''vaca'' - cow), for restraining cattle, made of thin slabs of stone placed upright, found in various places in the north of the UK where suitable stone is had.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.stoneroof.org.uk/fence.html| title =One Roofing Association| access-date =October 27, 2016| url-status =live| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170214154351/http://www.stoneroof.org.uk/fence.html| archive-date =February 14, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Vinyl fence|Vinyl fencing]]
* Solid fences, including:
** [[Dry-stone wall]] or rock fence, often agricultural
** [[Stockade|Stockade fence]], a solid fence composed of contiguous or very closely spaced round or half-round posts, or stakes, typically pointed at the top. A scaled down version of a palisade wall made of logs, most commonly used for privacy.
* [[Wattle (construction)|Wattle]] fencing, of split branches woven between stakes.
* Wire fences
** Smooth wire fence
** [[Barbed wire]] fence
** [[Electric fence]]
** Woven wire fencing, many designs, from fine [[chicken wire]] to heavy mesh "sheep fence" or "ring fence"
** [[Welded wire mesh fence]]
* Wood-panel fencing, whereby finished wood planks are arranged to make large solid panels, which are then suspended between posts, making an almost completely solid wall-like barrier. Usually as a decorative perimeter.
* [[Wrought iron#Applications|Wrought iron]] fencing, also known as ornamental iron