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elevator
thumb|Outside of typical elevators, shown in an office building in Portland, Oregon thumb|This elevator to the Berlin Alexanderplatz station|Alexanderplatz U-Bahn station in Berlin is built with glass walls and doors, exposing the inner workings.
paternoster
type of elevator
stairlift
mechanical device for people with needs
elevator pitch
short sales pitch
elevator music
subtype of background music, characterized by simple instrumental themes from "soft" popular music, or "light" classical music being performed by slow strings
Trampe bicycle lift
only bicycle lift in the world
Love in an Elevator
single
elevator operator
person specifically employed to operate an elevator
bucket elevator
material-handling equipment
elevator paradox
Veridical paradox
dumbwaiter
thumb|right|180px|A dumbwaiter also known as a lazy waiter (') in the oldest restaurant in Munich, the [[Hundskugel, with the hand-pulled cart in the "UP" position and only the rope visible]] A dumbwaiter''' is a small freight elevator or lift intended to carry food. Dumbwaiters found within modern structures, including both commercial, public and private buildings, are often connected between multiple floors. When installed in restaurants, schools, hospitals, retirement homes or private homes, they generally terminate in a kitchen.
Shabbat elevator
elevator running automatically to satisfy Jewish Sabbath law
car elevator
elevator for the vertical transportation of vehicles
sky lobby
intermediate interchange floor where people can change from an express elevator to a local elevator
double-deck elevator
elevator with two cabs stacked on top of each other
National Lift Tower
Lift Testing Tower in Northampton, England, UK