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The word cylinder has several meanings:

Cylinder (algebra) , the cartesian product of a set with its superset

Cylinder (geometry) , a three-dimensional geometric surface

Cylinder (engine) , the space within which a piston travels in an engine

Cylinder (disk Drive) , a unit of data division on a hard disk drive

Gas Cylinder , containers used to store compressed gases or compressed air

Graduated Cylinder , glassware used for measurement of liquids in laboratories

Phonograph Cylinder , the dominant medium of audio storage from the 1870s to the 1910s and in limited use (such as in the dictaphone) through the mid 20th century

Cylinder (firearms) , the cylinder is the rotating device that contains the firing chambers of a Revolver

A type of Lens and a form of Refraction Error .