Jack

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A topic known well beyond its field, found in many languages.

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What Wikipedia says

A jack is a mechanical lifting device. Most often, the term "jack" denotes equipment used to apply great forces or lift heavy loads. There are also smaller, more delicate jacks used as part of the action of keyboard instruments.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Jack (device)”, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read the article on Wikipedia

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