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Elevator

Elevator is a transportation device that carries people and freight to the floors of a building. The word elevator usually means the car in which the people or freight travel. But the term also refers to the entire system that controls the car's movement. The car travels up and down in a shaft that has steel guide rails to prevent movement sideways. In the United Kingdom and some other countries, an elevator is called a lift. More »

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