Hoist may refer to:
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Hoist (device), a machine for lifting loads
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Hoist controller, a machine for raising and lowering goods or personnel by means of a cable
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Hydraulic hooklift hoist, another machine
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Hoist (mining)
In underground mining a hoist or winder is used to raise and lower conveyances within the mine shaft. Modern hoists are normally powered using electric motors, historically with direct current drives utilizing Ward Leonard control machines and l ...
, another machine
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Hoist (flag), the half of a flag nearer to the flagpole
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''Hoist'' (album), by Phish
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USS Hoist (ARS-40), a Bolster class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II
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Hoist (motion)
A hoist motion (parliamentary procedure), motion is used in Parliament of Canada, Canadian legislative bodies to cause a bill not to be read now, but six months hence, or any number of months hence. In the House of Commons of Canada, House of Comm ...
, a parliamentary procedure used in Canadian legislative bodies
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Patient lift, for lifting people
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Outliner, filter for viewing
Computing
In computing, hoisting may refer to:
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Loop-invariant code motion, a compiler optimization
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Variable hoisting
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, scope rule in JavaScript
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