Editing Ratchet

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'''Ratchet''' may refer to:
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== Devices ==
* [[Ratchet (device)]], a mechanical device that allows movement in only one direction
* [[Ratchet effect]] in sociology and economics
* Ratchet, metonymic name for a [[socket wrench#ratcheting socket wrench|socket wrench incorporating a ratcheting device]]
* [[Ratchet (instrument)]], a  musical instrument and a warning device

== Film and television ==
* [[Ratchet (Robots)|Ratchet (''Robots'')]], a character in the film ''Robots''
* Ratchet, a character in the ''[[Widget the World Watcher]]'' television series
* Ratchet, a character in the ''[[Red Lantern Corps]]'' DC Comics series
* [[Ratchet (Transformers)|Ratchet (''Transformers'')]], a character
* ''Ratchet'', a 1986 thriller film by [[John Seward Johnson III|John Johnson]]

== Video games ==
* [[Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank)|Ratchet (''Ratchet & Clank'')]], a video game character
* ''[[Ratchet: Deadlocked]]'', a video game

== Music ==
* “Ratchet (song)” [[Millionaires (group)]] featuring [[Kreayshawn]], 2012
* [[Ratchet (song)|"Ratchet" (Bloc Party song)]], 2013
* [[Ratchet (album)|''Ratchet'' (Shamir album)]], 2015
* Ratchet, another name for the [[RnBass]] genre

== Other ==
* Ratchet option, a financial derivative also known as [[cliquet]] option
* [[Double Ratchet Algorithm]], an algorithm for managing cryptographic keys
* [[Ratchet (slang)]], a derogatory term
* [[Ratchet Gearloose]], a Disney character, paternal grandfather of Gyro Gearloose

== See also ==
*[[Nurse Ratched]]
* [[Ratched (TV series)|''Ratched'' (TV series)]]
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