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sprocket

/spɹɒkɪt/
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noun

  • A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
  • (usually in the plural) The tooth of such a wheel.
  • A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.
  • A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.

    "Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year."

Synonyms:widget

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