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  2. Inclined elevator - Wikipedia

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    Inclined elevator in Cuneo, Italy Inclined elevator of the Eiffel Tower, 1890s Double-lane inclined elevator in Kek Lok Si temple, Malaysia An inclined elevator [ 1 ] or inclined lift [ 2 ] is a form of cable railway that hauls rail cars up a steep gradient.

  3. Elevator algorithm - Wikipedia

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    The elevator algorithm, or SCAN, is a disk-scheduling algorithm to determine the motion of the disk's arm and head in servicing read and write requests.. This algorithm is named after the behavior of a building elevator, where the elevator continues to travel in its current direction (up or down) until empty, stopping only to let individuals off or to pick up new individuals heading in the ...