Shifter may refer to:

Technology

* Gear stick, known in US English as "shifter", the lever of a manual or automatic automobile or truck transmission * Shifter (bicycle part), or gear lever, a bicycle part that selects which gear the chain rests on *

Shifter (tool) An adjustable spanner (UK and most other English-speaking countries) or adjustable wrench (US and Canada) is any of various styles of spanner (wrench) with a movable jaw, allowing it to be used with different sizes of fastener head (nut, bolt ...

, an

adjustable wrench An adjustable spanner (UK and most other English-speaking countries) or adjustable wrench (US and Canada) is any of various styles of spanner (wrench) with a movable jaw, allowing it to be used with different sizes of fastener head (nut, bolt ...

/spanner * A

switcher locomotive A switcher locomotive (American English), shunter locomotive (British English), or shifter locomotive (Pennsylvania Railroad terminology) is a locomotive used for maneuvering railway vehicles over short distances. Switchers do not usually move ...

in the terminology of the Pennsylvania Railroad *

Barrel shifter A barrel shifter is a digital circuit that can shift a data word by a specified number of bits without the use of any sequential logic, only pure combinational logic, i.e. it inherently provides a binary operation. It can however in theory also ...

, part of a computer processor that performs bit shifts

Fiction

* A

shapeshifting In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shape-shifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, Magic (paranormal), sorcery, Incantation, ...

character in science fiction, fantasy fiction, and role-playing games * Shifter (''Justice League Unlimited''), a former superhero featured in the animated television series * Shifter (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a prestige class in the role-playing game *

Shifter (Eberron) Eberron is a campaign setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') role-playing game. The game is set primarily on the continent of Khorvaire following a vast destructive war. Eberron is designed to accommodate traditional ''D&D'' elements an ...

, a race in the Eberron campaign setting of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game *

Jenny Everywhere Jenny Everywhere, also known as "The Shifter", is an open-source, freely licensed character, created by Canadian comic book artist Steven Wintle. The character was co-developed by members of the Barbelith online community. Jenny Everywhere wa ...

, aka The Shifter, open source webcomic character *

Shiphtur Danny Le, better known as Shiphtur (pronounced "''shifter''"), is a Canadian retired ''League of Legends'' player who played support for Delta Fox of the NA Challenger Series. Shiphtur was the first esports player to be granted a P-1 athletic ...

, pseudonym of Danny Le, Canadian ''League of Legends'' player

Technology

Fiction

See also