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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典
 de·tent /ˈdiˌtɛnt, dɪˈ/
 爪,掣子,扳手
From: Taiwan MOE computer dictionary
 detent
 掣
From: Network Terminology
 detent
 掣動
From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 De·tent n.  Mech. That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 detent
      n : a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a
          wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward [syn: pawl,
           click, dog]