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 | | elevator, in machinery, device for transporting people or goods from one level to another. |
 | | The term is applied to the enclosed structures as well as the open platforms used to provide vertical transportation in buildings, large ships, and mines; it is also applied to devices consisting of a continuous belt or chain with attached buckets for handling bulk materials. |
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