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A '''pedal''' (from the Latin ''[[wikt:pes#Latin|pes]]'' ''pedis'', "foot") is a [[lever]] designed to be operated by foot and may refer to:

== Computers and other equipment ==
* [[Footmouse]], a foot-operated computer mouse
* In [[medical transcription]], a pedal is used to control playback of voice dictations

== Geometry ==
* [[Pedal curve]], a curve derived by construction from a given curve
* [[Pedal triangle]], a triangle obtained by projecting a point onto the sides of a triangle

== Music ==
=== Albums ===
* [[Pedals (Rival Schools album)|''Pedals'' (Rival Schools album)]]
* [[Pedals (Speak album)|''Pedals'' (Speak album)]]

===Other music===
* [[Bass drum pedal]], a pedal used to play a bass drum while leaving the drummer's hands free to play other drums with drum sticks, hands, etc.
* [[Effects pedal]], a pedal used commonly for electric guitars
* [[Pedal keyboard]], a musical keyboard operated by the player's feet
* [[Pedal harp]], a modern orchestral harp with pedals used to change the tuning of its strings
* [[Pedal point]], a type of nonchord tone, usually in the bass
* [[Pedal tone]], a fundamental tone played on brass instruments
* [[Piano pedals]], typically three pedals used to soften, sustain, or selectively sustain notes played on a piano   
* [[Pedal piano]], a kind of piano that includes a pedalboard
* [[Player piano]], a kind of piano which plays prerecorded music, some designs of which are driven by pedals
* The [[Vibraphone#Damper mechanism|damper mechanism]] on a vibraphone, also known as a "pedal"

==Transportation==
* [[Bicycle pedal]], the part of a bicycle that the rider pushes with their foot to propel the vehicle
* [[Pedalo]], a small boat, usually for recreation, propelled by one or more occupants using bicycle style pedals
* Automobile pedal, such as the accelerator, brake, and clutch, see [[car controls]]
* [[Pedals (The Nottingham Cycling Campaign)]], a cycling advocacy group in Nottingham, England
* [[Rudder pedal]], to control yaw on an airplane

==Other uses==
* [[Pedal bin]], a container with a lid operated by a foot pedal
* [[Pedal bone]] or ''coffin bone'', the last phalanx and most distal bone in the front and rear legs of horses, cattle, pigs, and other ruminants
* [[Pedals (bear)]]

==See also==
* [[Pedal boat (disambiguation)]]
* [[Pedal Pusher (disambiguation)]]
* [[Peddle]], to sell something by going from place to place
* [[Peddle (surname)]]
* [[Petal (disambiguation)]]
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