Piston (disambiguation)
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A piston is an engineering component of engines and pumps.
Piston(s) may also refer to:
Science and technology
[edit]- Misnomer for a hydraulic cylinder
- Piston (optics)
- Piston (subcellular structure)
- Piston valve
- Fire piston, an ancient device for kindling fire
- Gas-operated reloading, sometimes referred to as a gas piston.
- Piston, the working name for the Steam Machine gaming platform
People and groups
[edit]- Pist.On, an American heavy metal band
- Detroit Pistons, an American basketball team
- Steinbach Pistons, a Canadian ice hockey team
- Walter Piston, an American composer
- Web Piston, a software and web hosting company
Other
[edit]- Piston (music), a type of oboe
- Piston controls the combination action on a pipe organ