DETENT
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Example

The knob clicks into the detent to hold the setting.

Definition

A mechanical catch that stops, locks, or indexes movement

  • Especially in clocks or mechanisms, the pawl or locking device

A fixed notch or indexed position provided by a detent mechanism

To arrest, hold, or index by means of a detent

  • To provide with detents for stepwise positioning