Ratchet may refer to:
Devices
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Ratchet (device)
A ratchet (occasionally spelled rachet) is a mechanical device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction while preventing motion in the opposite direction. Ratchets are widely used in machinery and tools. The word ''r ...
, a mechanical device that allows movement in only one direction
* Ratchet, metonomic name for a
socket wrench incorporating a ratcheting device
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Ratchet (instrument)
A ratchet or rattle, more specifically, cog rattle is a musical instrument of the percussion family and a warning/signaling device. It operates on the principle of the ratchet device, using a gearwheel and a stiff board mounted on a handle, whi ...
, a music instrument and a warning device
Film and television
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Ratchet (''Robots''), a character in the film ''Robots''
* Ratchet, a character in the ''
Widget the World Watcher
''Widget'' (also known as ''Widget the World Watcher'') is an animated television series created by Voltron creator Peter Keefe, directed and produced by Tom Burton of Zodiac Entertainment, which debuted in syndication on September 29, 1990. The ...
'' television series
* Ratchet, a character in the ''
Red Lantern Corps
The Red Lantern Corps is a supervillain and sometimes anti-heroic organization appearing in DC Comics. Their power is derived from the emotional spectrum relating to rage.
Publication history
They debuted in ''Green Lantern'' (vol. 4) #25 (Dec ...
'' DC Comics series
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Ratchet (''Transformers''), a character
* Ratchet, one of the
Autobot Transformers
* ''Ratchet'', a 1986 thriller film by
John Johnson
Video games
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Ratchet (''Ratchet & Clank''), a video game character
* ''
Ratchet: Deadlocked'', a video game
Music
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"Ratchet" (Bloc Party song), 2013
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''Ratchet'' (Shamir album), 2015
* Ratchet, another name for the
RnBass genre
Other
* Ratchet option, a financial derivative also known as
cliquet option
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Double Ratchet Algorithm, an algorithm for managing cryptographic keys
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Ratchet (slang), a derogatory term
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Ratchet Gearloose, a Disney character, paternal grandfather of Gyro Gearloose
See also
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Nurse Ratched
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''Ratched'' (TV series)
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