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In the oil industry, "crack" refers to the process of breaking down crude oil into its various components, primarily through a method called cracking. This process involves heating the crude oil and breaking its long hydrocarbon chains into shorter, more valuable products like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. The term also commonly relates to the "crack spread," which is the financial metric used to assess the profitability of refining crude oil into these products, reflecting the price difference between crude oil and refined products.

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