rack and pinion

type of linear actuator that comprises a circular gear (the pinion) engaging a linear gear (the rack)
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rack and pinion
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rack and pinion

Summary

rack and pinion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • rack and pinion's image is recorded as Rack and pinion animation.gif[2].
  • rack and pinion's subclass of is recorded as machine element[3].
  • rack and pinion's has use is recorded as rack and pinion steering[4].
  • rack and pinion's has use is recorded as rack track[5].
  • rack and pinion's Commons category is recorded as Crémaillères[6].
  • rack and pinion's said to be the same as is recorded as Q13538004[7].
  • rack and pinion's said to be the same as is recorded as rack and pinion[8].
  • rack and pinion's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01n384[9].
  • rack and pinion's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/rack-and-pinion[10].
  • rack and pinion's Treccani ID is recorded as cremagliera[11].
  • rack and pinion's Quora topic ID is recorded as Rack-and-Pinion[12].
  • rack and pinion's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i57881[13].
  • rack and pinion's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 13193521[14].
  • rack and pinion's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 22454[15].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for rack and pinion include Housewarming party[16], an occurrence[17].

Why It Matters

rack and pinion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (541 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for it include Housewarming party[16], an occurrence[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). rack and pinion. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/rack-and-pinion
MLA “rack and pinion.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/rack-and-pinion.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_rack-and-pinion_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{rack and pinion}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/rack-and-pinion}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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