Turntable

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A turntable is generally a rotating platform, and may refer to:

[edit] In music

• The motor-driven, rotating part of a phonograph that turns the gramophone record.
• Modern musical instrument used in turntablism.
• Turntable (song), a TLC song from their album 3D.
• A turntable hit is a hit vinyl single which is commonly more successful in the airplay charts than in sales.
• Turntables (song), a Ciara song from her album Fantasy Ride.

[edit] In technology

• Turntable (rail), a device used at some railroad facilities to turn locomotives or other rolling stock around, or onto one of several radially arranged rail tracks (a rotary transfer table).
• Turntable (motor vehicle), a motorized or manual device, usually installed in a driveway or on a garage floor, that rotates a motor vehicle to facilitate an easier or safer egress of the vehicle.
• Turntable (display), a motorized turntable used for displaying items.
• A potter's wheel or pottery wheel, used for shaping spinning clay to produce circular pottery.
• A common mistake made by most is classifying a Lazy Susan, a rotating tray used on a large tabletop so that items can be reached from any sitting position.

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