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A '''pedal''' (from the Latin ''[[wikt:pes#Latin|pes]]'' ''pedis'', "foot") is a [[lever]] designed to be operated by foot and may refer to:<br />
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== Computers and other equipment ==<br />
* [[Footmouse]], a foot-operated computer mouse<br />
* In [[medical transcription]], a pedal is used to control playback of voice dictations<br />
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== Geometry ==<br />
* [[Pedal curve]], a curve derived by construction from a given curve<br />
* [[Pedal triangle]], a triangle obtained by projecting a point onto the sides of a triangle<br />
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== Music ==<br />
=== Albums ===<br />
* [[Pedals (Rival Schools album)|''Pedals'' (Rival Schools album)]]<br />
* [[Pedals (Speak album)|''Pedals'' (Speak album)]]<br />
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===Other music===<br />
* [[Bass drum pedal]], a pedal used to play a bass drum while leaving the drummer's hands free to play other drums with drum sticks, hands, etc.<br />
* [[Effects pedal]], a pedal used commonly for electric guitars<br />
* [[Pedal keyboard]], a musical keyboard operated by the player's feet<br />
* [[Pedal harp]], a modern orchestral harp with pedals used to change the tuning of its strings<br />
* [[Pedal point]], a type of nonchord tone, usually in the bass<br />
* [[Pedal tone]], a fundamental tone played on brass instruments<br />
* [[Piano pedals]], typically three pedals used to soften, sustain, or selectively sustain notes played on a piano <br />
* [[Pedal piano]], a kind of piano that includes a pedalboard<br />
* [[Player piano]], a kind of piano which plays prerecorded music, some designs of which are driven by pedals<br />
* The [[Vibraphone#Damper mechanism|damper mechanism]] on a vibraphone, also known as a "pedal"<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
* [[Bicycle pedal]], the part of a bicycle that the rider pushes with their foot to propel the vehicle<br />
* [[Pedalo]], a small boat, usually for recreation, propelled by one or more occupants using bicycle style pedals<br />
* Automobile pedal, such as the accelerator, brake, and clutch, see [[car controls]]<br />
* [[Pedals (The Nottingham Cycling Campaign)]], a cycling advocacy group in Nottingham, England<br />
* [[Rudder pedal]], to control yaw on an airplane<br />
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==Other uses==<br />
* [[Pedal bin]], a container with a lid operated by a foot pedal<br />
* [[Pedal bone]] or ''coffin bone'', the last phalanx and most distal bone in the front and rear legs of horses, cattle, pigs, and other ruminants<br />
* [[Pedals (bear)]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pedal boat (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Pedal Pusher (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Peddle]], to sell something by going from place to place<br />
* [[Peddle (surname)]]<br />
* [[Petal (disambiguation)]]<br />
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