Gear (disambiguation)

A gear is a toothed wheel designed to transmit torque to another gear or toothed component.

Gear or gears may also refer to:

Computing and technology

  • Gear, a selected combination of gears to achieve a particular gear ratio, for example with motor vehicle transmission
  • Gear, an image of a gear often symbolizes computer configuration (also known as settings, options, or preferences)
  • Gears (software) (formerly Google Gears), a browser plug-in from Google that enables development of off-line browser applications
  • Landing gear of an aircraft, referred to as gear in the aviation industry
  • Samsung Gear, a line of Samsung smartwatches

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

  • Gear (comics), a DC comics superhero
  • Gear (Static Shock), a DCAU superhero
  • Gears (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
  • Gears (Transformers), a character in the Transformers universe

Games

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Sports

  • Camping gear, supplies and apparel needed for camping
  • Hiking gear, supplies and apparel needed for camping

Other uses

  • Gear (name), including a list of people with the name
  • GEAR (Growth, Employment and Redistribution), a neo-liberal strategy of the South-African Government from 1996 to 2000
  • Gear, a UK slang for illegal narcotics
  • GEAR (Gender Equality Architecture Reform), Campaign, a campaign to create the UN Women organization
  • Geared or gearing, a term used in ship transport to indicate whether or not a vessel has cranes on board
  • Music gear, a term for musical instruments and sound reinforcement equipment
  • USS Gear (ARS-34), a 1942 U.S. Navy ship

See also

  • Gearing (disambiguation)
  • Top Gear (disambiguation)
  • Geare (disambiguation)
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