Pivot

Pivot may refer to:
* Pivot, the fulcrum as part of a lever
* Pivot joint, a kind of joint between bones in the body
* Pivot turn, a dance move

In mathematics:
* Pivot element, the first element distinct from zero in a matrix in echelon form
* Pivotal quantity, in statistics

In music:
* Pivot (Australian band)
* Pivot (US band)

In computing:
* Pivot, an element of the quicksort algorithm
* Pivot Stickfigure Animator, stick-figure animation software
* Morrow Pivot and Morrow Pivot II, laptop computers
* Pivot display, function in displays
* Pivot table, a data summarization tool in spreadsheets

In linguistics:
* Syntactic pivot, the argument of the verb around which the sentence "revolves"
* Pivot language, an artificial or natural language used as an intermediary language for translation

In sport:
* Pivot turn (skiing)
* Pivot (card game)
* Pivot, a player position in the sport of basketball, also known as a post or center
* Pivot foot, in basketball, the foot that must remain on the floor when a player has possession of the ball and is not dribbling
* Pivot, a player position in the sport of roller derby
* Pivot, a slang term for a quarterback in American football