Hoist may refer to:

Hoist (device), a machine for lifting loads Hoist controller, a machine for raising and lowering goods or personnel by means of a cable Hydraulic hooklift hoist, another machine Hoist (mining), another machine Hoist (flag), the half of a flag nearer to the flagpole Hoist (album), by Phish USS Hoist (ARS-40), a Bolster class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II Hoist (motion), a parliamentary procedure used in Canadian legislative bodies Patient lift, for lifting people Outliner, filter for viewing

Computing In computing, hoisting may refer to: Loop-invariant code motion, a compiler optimization Variable hoisting, scope rule in JavaScript

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