Turntable

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A turntable is generally a rotating platform, and may refer to:

  • A constant speed, motor driven phonograph/gramophone.
  • Turntable (rail), a device used at some railroad facilities to turn locomotives or other rolling stock around, or onto one of several radially arranged rail tracks (a rotary transfer table)
  • Turntable (motor vehicle), a motorized or manual device, usually installed in a driveway or on a garage floor, that rotates a motor vehicle to facilate an easier or safer egress of the vehicle
  • Turntable (display), a motorized turntable used for displaying items
  • A potter's wheel or pottery wheel, used for shaping spinning clay to produce circular pottery
  • A Lazy Susan, a rotating tray used on a large tabletop so that items can reached from any sitting position
  • A turntable hit is a hit vinyl single which is commonly more successful in the airplay charts than in sales.
  • Turntable (song), a TLC song from their album 3D.