Shifter

Shifter

Shifter may mean:
* Shifter (bicycle part), or gear lever, a bicycle part that selects which gear the chain rests on
* Shifter (tool), an adjustable wrench/spanner
* Shifter (Justice League Unlimited), a former superhero featured in the animated television series
* Shifter (Dungeons & Dragons), a prestige class in the role-playing game
* Shifter (Eberron), a race in the Eberron campaign setting of the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game
* The Gear stick lever, gearstick or gear lever of an automatic or manual transmission
* A shapeshifting character in science fiction, fantasy fiction, and role-playing games
* A switcher in the terminology of the Pennsylvania Railroad
* Jenny Everywhere aka The Shifter, open source webcomic character

Computer Games

* Shifter (Series), an Indie action-roleplaying game series currently in production
** Shifter (Robotic Uprising), the first episode in the Shifter series

Shifter is also the name of several mods for a number of computer games, including:
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  • Shifter — Shift er, n. 1. One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener. [1913 Webster] T was such a shifter that, if truth were known, Death was half glad when he had got him down. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shifter — A device for changing the gearing on a transmission. See column shifter dash shifter floor shifter friction shifter hurst six speed shifter index shifter index shifters J gate transmission shifter, an …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • shifter — shift ► VERB 1) move or change from one position to another. 2) Brit. informal move quickly. 3) (shift oneself) Brit. informal move or rouse oneself. 4) Brit. remove (a stain). 5) informal sell (goods) quickly or in large quantities. 6) …   English terms dictionary

  • shifter/brake lever — Shifter and brake lever are a single unit. Shimano units are available in this layout, or with the shifter and brake lever as separate units …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • shifter-brake lever — Shifter and brake lever are a single unit. Shimano calls them STI and Campagnolo calls them Ergo Power …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • Shifter (bicycle part) — A bicycle shifter or gear control or gear levers is a component used to control the gearing mechanisms and select the desired gear ratio. Typically, they operate either a derailleur mechanism or an internal hub gear mechanism. In either case, the …   Wikipedia

  • Shifter (Robotic Uprising) — Infobox VG title = Shifter: Robotic Uprising developer = Not released publisher = Not released engine = Proprietary release = Unknown genre = Action role playing game modes=single player platforms = Mac OS X, Linux and Microsoft Windows media =… …   Wikipedia

  • Shifter (Series) — Infobox VG title = Shifter developer = Liger series = Shifter engine = Proprietary version = Pre Alpha released = Unconfirmed genre = Action role playing game modes = Single Player platforms = Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X LinuxCharacterscott… …   Wikipedia

  • shifter, bar end — see bar end shifter …   Dictionary of automotive terms

  • shifter, down tube — down tube shifter …   Dictionary of automotive terms

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