Ratchet

Last updated October 02, 2025

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Ratchet may refer to:

Contents

Devices
Film and television
Video games
Music
Other
See also

Devices

Ratchet (device), a mechanical device that allows movement in only one direction
Ratchet effect in sociology and economics
Ratchet, metonymic name for a socket wrench incorporating a ratcheting device
Ratchet (instrument), a musical instrument and a warning device

Film and television

Ratchet (Robots), a character in the film Robots
Ratchet, a character in the Widget the World Watcher television series
Ratchet, a character in the Red Lantern Corps DC Comics series
Ratchet (Transformers), a character
Ratchet, a 1986 thriller film by John Johnson

Video games

Ratchet (Ratchet & Clank), a video game character
Ratchet: Deadlocked , a video game

Music

“Ratchet (song)” Millionaires (group) featuring Kreayshawn, 2012
"Ratchet" (Bloc Party song), 2013
Ratchet (Shamir album), 2015
Ratchet, another name for the RnBass genre

Other

Ratchet option, a financial derivative also known as cliquet option
Double Ratchet Algorithm, an algorithm for managing cryptographic keys
Ratchet (slang), a derogatory term
Ratchet Gearloose, a Disney character, paternal grandfather of Gyro Gearloose

See also

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