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 '' ...
, a mechanical device that allows movement in only one direction
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Ratchet effect
The ratchet effect is a concept in sociology and economics illustrating the difficulty with reversing a course of action once a specific thing has occurred, analogous with the mechanical ratchet (device), ratchet that allows movement in one dire ...
in sociology and economics
* Ratchet, metonymic 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, wh ...
, a musical 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 children's television series created by Peter Keefe, and directed and produced by Tom Burton of Zodiac Entertainment, which debuted in syndication on September 29, 1990. Th ...
'' television series
* Ratchet, a character in the ''
Red Lantern Corps
The Red Lantern Corps is a supervillain and sometimes anti-heroes, anti-heroic organization appearing in DC Comics. Their power is derived from the emotional spectrum relating to anger.
Publication history
The Red Lantern Corps debuted in ''Gr ...
'' DC Comics series
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Ratchet (''Transformers''), a character
* ''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
* “Ratchet (song)”
Millionaires (group)
Millionaires is an American electronic music group consisting of Melissa Marie Green and Meredith Hurley. The group, formed in August 2007, originally consisted of Green and her sister Allison Green, as well as friend Dani Artaud. The group mix ...
featuring
Kreayshawn
Natassia Gail Zolot (born September 24, 1989), better known by her stage name Kreayshawn, is an American rapper, singer, and music video director from Oakland, California. In 2011, while serving as a member of a rap group with her friends, she ...
, 2012
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"Ratchet" (Bloc Party song), 2013
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''Ratchet'' (Shamir album), 2015
* Ratchet, another name for the
RnBass
RnBass (also spelled as R&Bass, shortening of rhythm and bass) is a music genre that fuses contemporary R&B music with hip hop production style or music genre, known as ratchet music, coined by DJ Mustard.
Description
Described by '' Vibe'' ma ...
genre
Other
* Ratchet option, a financial derivative also known as
cliquet
A cliquet option or ratchet option is an exotic option consisting of a series of consecutive forward start options. The first is active immediately. The second becomes active when the first expires, etc. Each option is struck at-the-money when i ...
option
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Double Ratchet Algorithm
In cryptography, the Double Ratchet Algorithm (previously referred to as the Axolotl Ratchet) is a key management algorithm that was developed by Trevor Perrin and Moxie Marlinspike in 2013. It can be used as part of a cryptographic protocol t ...
, an algorithm for managing cryptographic keys
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Ratchet (slang)
Ratchet is a slang term in American hip hop (culture), hip hop culture that, in its original sense, was a derogatory term used to refer to an uncouth woman, and may be a Louisianan dialect form of the word "wretched".
In the 2000s–2010s, the w ...
, a derogatory term
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Ratchet Gearloose
Gyro Gearloose ( ) is a cartoon character created in 1952 by Carl Barks for Disney comics. An anthropomorphic chicken, he is part of the Donald Duck universe, appearing in comic book stories as a friend of Donald Duck, Scrooge McDuck, and anyone ...
, a Disney character, paternal grandfather of Gyro Gearloose
See also
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Nurse Ratched
Nurse Ratched (full name Mildred Ratched in the movie, also known as "Big Nurse") is a fictional character and the main antagonist of ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', first featured in Ken Kesey's 1962 novel as well as the 1975 film adapt ...
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''Ratched'' (TV series)
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