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Shopping	The largest selection of DETENT products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France.
TV Shop	As seen on TV: beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products.

detent > noun, artifact
Meaning	A hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward.
Synonyms	pawl, click, dog
Part of	ratchet, rachet, ratch
Broader	catch, stop