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| | Backlash vs. lost motion - 8/5/2002 - Design News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | In particular, backlash and lost motion are often erroneously believed to be synonymous in describing the relative motion of the gearhead output position in relation to the input movement. |
 | | Backlash, which is sometimes termed slop, lash, free-play, or simply play, is an angular quantity due to the gear's circular geometry. |
 | | Backlash, or lost motion, is not an issue in the case of continuous single direction motion. |
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