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A piston is an engineering component of engines and pumps.

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• Science and technology
• People and groups
• Other

Piston(s) may also refer to:

Science and technology

• Misnomer for a hydraulic cylinder
• Piston (optics)
• Piston (subcellular structure)
• Piston valve
• Fire piston, an ancient device for kindling fire
• Gas-operated reloading, sometimes referred to as a gas piston.
• Piston, the working name for the Steam Machine gaming platform

People and groups

• Pist.On, an American heavy metal band
• Detroit Pistons, an American basketball team
• Steinbach Pistons, a Canadian ice hockey team
• Walter Piston, an American composer
• PISTON (transport group), a national federation of public transport associations in the Philippines

Other

• Piston (music), a type of oboe
• Piston controls the combination action on a pipe organ

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