Pivot

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Pivot may refer to:

• The fulcrum as part of a lever
• A pivot joint is a kind of joint between bones in the body.

In mathematics:

• Pivot element — the first element distinct from zero in a matrix in echelon form
• A pivotal quantity in statistics

In computing:

• An element of the quicksort algorithm
• Pivot Stickfigure Animator, stick-figure animation software
• Morrow Pivot and Morrow Pivot II, laptop computers

In linguistics:

• Syntactic pivot, the argument of the verb around which the sentence "revolves"
• A pivot language is an artificial or natural language used as an intermediary language for translation.

In sport:

• Pivot turn, a dance move
• Pivot turn (skiing)
• Pivot (card game)
• A player position in the sport of roller derby

In music:

• Pivot (Australian band)
• Pivot (US band)

Other:

• Pivot Incorporated

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