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noun Machinery.
a mechanism that temporarily keeps one part in a certain position relative to that of another, and can be released by applying force to one of the parts.
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Detent
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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| detent (dɪˈtɛnt) | |
| —n | |
| See also pawl the locking piece of a mechanism, often spring-loaded to check the movement of a wheel in one direction only | |
| [C17: from Old French destente, a loosening, trigger: see | |
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