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Table that summarizes data from another table
A pivot table is a table of values which are aggregations of groups of individual values from a more extensive table (such as from a database, spreadsheet
Pivot_table
Spreadsheet component of LibreOffice
called DataPilot, Pivot Table provides similar functionality to the Pivot table found in Microsoft Excel. It is used for interactive table layout and dynamic
LibreOffice_Calc
Term in relational and entity–relationship theory
many-to-many resolver, map table, mapping table, pairing table, pivot table (as used in Laravel—not to be confused with the use of pivot table in spreadsheets)
Associative_entity
Table that displays the frequency of variables
expressed easily from the contingency table by the relative frequencies. A pivot table is a way to create contingency tables using spreadsheet software. Suppose
Contingency_table
Spreadsheet editor by Microsoft
It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications
Microsoft_Excel
Data analysis tool for Microsoft Excel
workbook. Power Pivot supports the use of expression languages to query the model and calculate advanced measures. Pivot tables or pivot charts may be used
Power_Pivot
Software developer
invented the pivot table, a "next-generation" spreadsheet concept that was released by Lotus in 1989, as Lotus Improv. In their book Pivot Table Data Crunching
Pito_Salas
Method of crop irrigation
Center-pivot irrigation (sometimes called central-pivot irrigation), also called water-wheel and circle irrigation, is a method of crop irrigation in which
Center-pivot_irrigation
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up pivot, pivoting, or pivots in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pivot may refer to: Pivot, the point of rotation in a lever system More generally
Pivot
Components included in all Microsoft Office products
Components. The following components are included: Spreadsheet Chartspace Pivot table Data source component The Office Web Components were discontinued in
Microsoft_Office_shared_tools
Cloud-based spreadsheet software
December to feature machine learning capable of automatically creating pivot tables. In October 2016, Google announced the addition of "Action items" to
Google_Sheets
Spreadsheet application by Apple
Numbers '09 includes a system for categorizing data similar to pivot tables. Pivots were introduced in Improv and were manipulated by dragging the category
Numbers_(spreadsheet)
reporting to or bidding with, to analyze the BOE more efficiently through pivot tables and other more streamlined features, including standardized reports and
Basis_of_estimate
Processing mode
usual interface to manipulate an OLAP cube is a matrix interface, like Pivot tables in a spreadsheet program, which performs projection operations along
Online_analytical_processing
Free and open-source productivity software suite
endnotes and styles Calc Adding support for pivot charts, which use data from pivot tables. When the table is updated, the chart is automatically updated
LibreOffice
African island country in the Indian Ocean
original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2011. "By Location | Pivot Table | Data Portal". "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2025: Edition
Madagascar
are: Query operations: tabular query pivot query Tabular query operations consist of standard operations on data tables. Among these operations are: search
Data_drilling
Open-source platform for building applications in Java
Free and open-source software portal Apache Pivot is an open-source platform for building rich web applications in Java or any JVM-compatible language
Apache_Pivot
Country in West Asia
original on 2 November 2023, retrieved 2 November 2023 "By Location | Pivot Table | Data Portal". "Facts and figures: UAE population by nationality, and
United_Arab_Emirates
SQL clause
every ship date?": The following code returns the data of the above pivot table which answers the question "How many units were sold in each region for
Group_by_(SQL)
2010 version of Microsoft Office
availability graphs Save as Excel Pivot Table has been deprecated; the ability to save directly into a Pivot Table is no longer available Various add-ins
Microsoft_Office_2010
Type of function in database management
function) Group by (SQL), SQL clause OLAP cube Online analytical processing Pivot table Relational algebra Utility functions on indivisible goods#Aggregates
Aggregate_function
Chatbot developed by Microsoft
Microsoft Excel spreadsheets by formatting data, creating graphs, generating pivot tables, identifying trends, and summarizing information, as well as guiding
Microsoft_Copilot
Server technology in SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2007
They can also interact with workbooks to explore data, and analyze Pivot Table reports and charts by using a browser. Excel Services supports workbooks
Excel_Services
Mechanical bearing connecting two objects
pivot hinge system, which consisted of pivots protruding from the edges of a door made either from dowels or carved as part of the door. These pivots
Hinge
Python library for data analysis
allow a single DataFrame to represent multiple dimensions, similar to a pivot table in Microsoft Excel, where each level can optionally carry its own unique
Pandas_(software)
Tool for converting data into reports and dashboards
utilize tables and pivot table charts in Looker. Users can display data with numbers, bars, or heatmaps. Users can then sort the data within these tables by
Data_Studio
Data analysis software
Statistical analysis. Calculations. Duplicate transaction identification. Pivot table creation. Cross tabulation. CAATs are the fundamental tool that is used
Computer-aided_audit_tools
Modernist table design
the table's total height from 15 inches (380 mm) to 15.75 inches (400 mm). Since the late 1980s, indexing pins have been installed on the pivot rod with
Noguchi_table
Multipurpose furniture piece
or hutch table is a piece of furniture where a tabletop is set onto a chest in such a way that when the table was not in use, the top pivots to a vertical
Monks_bench
Computer program for working with tabular data
worksheet. This permits actions later used in pivot tables, except that flexible manipulation of report tables, was but one of many capabilities supported
Spreadsheet
Database manager part of the Microsoft 365 package
including support for Access Data Projects (ADPs),[clarification needed] pivot tables, pivot charts, Access data collections, source code control, replication
Microsoft_Access
Spreadsheet program
the same file format .xlsx. The syntax of the formulas is identical, pivot tables are possible. Furthermore it can import SQLite databases. Macros and
PlanMaker
Type of school in New Zealand
school is $975 per year. Figures derived from the "New Zealand Schools Pivot Table 1996-2022" spreadsheet available at https://www.educationcounts.govt
State-integrated_school
Two different methods for presenting tabular data
python package provides a "pivot" method which provides for a narrow to wide transformation. Abstract data type Pivot table Table (information) Information
Wide_and_narrow_data
Software extending the spreadsheet paradigm
worksheet. This permits actions later used in pivot tables, except that flexible manipulation of report tables is but one of many capabilities supported by
Javelin_Software
Divide and conquer sorting algorithm
Quicksort is a divide-and-conquer algorithm. It works by selecting a "pivot" element from the array and partitioning the other elements into two sub-arrays
Quicksort
Former province of the Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1956)
between India and Bangladesh (India–Bangladesh enclaves). By Location | Pivot Table | Data Portal United Nations Thit Maung, Yebaw (1989). Civil Insurgency
East_Bengal
reporting, data editing, data import and export, as well as for building pivot tables and master-detail relations. In 2023, dbForge Edge was launched as a
DbForge
Health management software platform
includes built-in tools for analytics, including dashboards, charts, pivot tables and maps, as well as data validation and data quality features. It also
DHIS2
Version of Microsoft Office, a productivity suite
real-time co-authoring. In Excel, there is a Recommended Charts feature, and PivotTable Slicers. In PowerPoint, there are theme variants, which provide different
Microsoft_Office_2016
Project management software
selective data import and export, ability to save as Microsoft Excel pivot tables, Microsoft Project Map, Project menu and allowed user to consolidate
Microsoft_Project
Type of dropleaf table
[citation needed] Gateleg tables are a subset of the type known as a dropleaf. The hinged section, or flap, was supported on pivoted legs joined at the top
Gateleg_table
Statistical analysis software
relational database tables via ODBC and SQL. Statistical output is to a proprietary file format (*.spv file, supporting pivot tables) for which, in addition
SPSS
Fast approximate median algorithm
approximate median selection algorithm, frequently used to supply a good pivot for an exact selection algorithm, most commonly quickselect, that selects
Median_of_medians
Version of Microsoft Office
document PivotTables, which are used to create analysis reports out of sets of data, can now support hierarchical data by displaying a row in the table with
Microsoft_Office_2007
California Software Company
and analyzing market data. Centric Visual Boards: interactive visual pivot tables that combine data with 2D and/or 3D images. Centric Planning & Pricing:
Centric_Software
Information Graphical User Interface
Other tools Excel offers is the use of conditional formatting and basic pivot tables and charts. Excel allows the user to reference other cells which ultimately
Dashboard_(computing)
Pattern relating to the subject and object of verbs
verb differently. Such languages are said to operate with S/O syntactic pivot. This contrasts with nominative–accusative languages such as English, where
Ergative–absolutive_alignment
AJAX/XUL Web application framework
and the data and POJO. Application components, such as spreadsheet, pivot table, and calendar. Embedding scripting support with Java (Beanshell). This
ZK_(framework)
Details of the open standard for office documents
ranges, filters, and "data pilots" (known in Microsoft Excel contexts as "pivot tables"). Change tracking is available for spreadsheets as well. The graphics
OpenDocument technical specification
OpenDocument_technical_specification
Data analysis process
Online analytical processing (OLAP) for data in relational databases, pivot tables for data in spreadsheets, and Array DBMSs for general multi-dimensional
Multidimensional_analysis
OLAP database
connectivity, and OLE DB for OLAP interface which allows standard Excel pivot tables to serve as a client tool. Starting September 2011, Palo supports SDX
Palo_(OLAP_database)
Type of automotive suspension design
suspension system that uses the top of a telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot. It is widely used in the front suspension of modern vehicles. The name
MacPherson_strut
Water table aquifer beneath the Great Plains in the United States of America
center-pivot irrigation, nearly three million acres (12,000 km2) of land were irrigated. In some places in the Texas Panhandle, the water table has been
Ogallala_Aquifer
Database software
Only one primary index per table is allowed. X100_SI: Creates a secondary index on additional columns in an X100 table. Can also be specified as VWSI
Ingres_(database)
United Kingdom government portal for sharing non-personal public information
analysed data in a human-friendly format such as a PDF file containing a pivot table. data.gov.uk functions as a searchable data catalogue, with links to
Data.gov.uk
Electrical component
extension block, extension box, extension cord, power bar, plug board, pivot plug, trailing gang, trailing socket, plug bar, trailer lead, multiple socket
Power_strip
Manufacturing processes using tools that can move in 4 or more directions
The cam plates offered the ability to control the tooling device, the table in which the part is secured, as well as rotating the tooling or part within
Multiaxis_machining
to the water sector commitments, India, calculated from the following pivot table:Water focus charts: Disbursements 2004–2006 Gareth Price, Chatham House:India's
Water supply and sanitation in India
Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_India
Video-sharing platform
Liberation Front Data Transfer Project Developer Expert DigiKavach DigiPivot Digital Garage Digital News Initiative Digital Unlocked Dragonfly Founders'
YouTube
Skiing programme for women
DigiPivot is a skilling programme designed for women. It is launched by Google India. DigiPivot aims at equipping individuals with skills to excel in
DigiPivot
Ethical intimacy with multiple partners
relationship, a poly family of more than three people, one person as the pivot point of a relationship (a "vee"), a couple in a two-person relationship
Polyamory
same table 3b) (Noun) In duplicate bridge, a pivot table is a table where each pair will perform a pivot. This can only happen in a Howell movement, or
Glossary of contract bridge terms
Glossary_of_contract_bridge_terms
Safety device installed on woodworking saws
cross-cutting sheet materials that are wider than the cut length, which may pivot on the table and jam against the blade. If a proper cross-cutting jig is not being
Riving_knife
accounting period specifiers Dynamic Report Filters Report Wizards Table and Pivot Table Reporting Drilldown to Transactions Budget Reporting and Budget
F9_Financial_Reporting
Simplistic drawing of a person
majority of them being centered around stick figure animation. Pivot Animator (formerly Pivot Stickfigure Animator) was created in 2005 by software developer
Stick_figure
Croatian footballer (born 1985)
depending on the tactics, and his role was described as the second deep-lying pivot alongside Xabi Alonso in the 2012–13 season, a classic deep-lying playmaker
Luka_Modrić
Middleware to automate business processes
Business activity monitoring (BAM), which allows a dashboard, aggregated (PivotTable) view on how the Business Processes are doing and how messages are processed
Microsoft_BizTalk_Server
Free and open-source spreadsheet software
American edition of Microsoft Excel and many functions unique to Gnumeric. Pivot tables and Visual Basic for Applications macros are not yet supported. Gnumeric's
Gnumeric
Database function libraries
arraying data in rows and columns; performing certain basic tasks such as pivot table and aggregating values; and facilitating sharing, importing and exporting
XLeratorDB
Former software development company
The DataPivot code was later sold in the early 1990s to Borland and integrated into Quattro Pro. The essential idea of DataPivot (pivot tables) was also
Brio_Technology
German football manager (born 1973)
progressed the ball out wide through their wingers. He used an advancing double pivot of Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka to overload opposition spaces when building
Thomas_Tuchel
Context-free formal grammar
used to identify the pivot, and to know when to Shift or when to Reduce. Compute the Wirth–Weber precedence relationship table for a grammar with initial
Simple_precedence_grammar
American sports comedy-drama television series
the series had "devolv[ed] into ham-fisted, novelistic nonsense" in its pivot from its sitcom roots to a "prestige drama" in the third season. Sims lamented
Ted_Lasso
American multinational technology company
Alphabet Inc. is formed as the holding company 2016 Google announces plans to pivot towards Artificial intelligence 2023 Google officially unveils its AI Model
Online office suite based on LibreOffice
Calc, similar to Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Features include pivot tables, formulas, data validation, conditional formatting, advanced sorting
Collabora_Online
American electric vehicle and clean energy company
October 9, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2015. "Tesla drops Autopilot in pivot to FSD subscription model in US, Canada". Reuters. Lambert, Fred (December
Tesla,_Inc.
Range to estimate an unknown parameter
theorem Median unbiased Plug-in Interval estimation Confidence interval Pivot Likelihood interval Prediction interval Tolerance interval Resampling Bootstrap
Confidence_interval
Proportional multi-winner electoral system in US
"proportional, multi-member districts that give every community a seat at the table." Former Vice President Kamala Harris called for a "no bad ideas brainstorm"
Proportional representation in the United States
Proportional_representation_in_the_United_States
Email service provided by Google
Liberation Front Data Transfer Project Developer Expert DigiKavach DigiPivot Digital Garage Digital News Initiative Digital Unlocked Dragonfly Founders'
Gmail
Company logo
Liberation Front Data Transfer Project Developer Expert DigiKavach DigiPivot Digital Garage Digital News Initiative Digital Unlocked Dragonfly Founders'
Google_logo
2025 studio album by Lorde
Virgin marks a return to electronic-based sounds following an indie folk pivot on 2021's Solar Power. The album is built around pulsating synthesizers
Virgin_(Lorde_album)
Statistical hypothesis test
(two dimensions of the contingency table) are independent in influencing the test statistic (values within the table). The test is valid when the test
Chi-squared_test
American fantasy drama TV series (2011–2019)
December 7, 2023. Patches, Matt (January 2, 2024). "New Game of Thrones show pivoting to animation, says George R.R. Martin". Polygon. Retrieved January 8, 2024
Game_of_Thrones
Mechanical saw used to obtain precise angle cuts
equipped with a sliding rail system or have a pivot arm to cut wider work pieces when laid flat on the table of the saw and flush against the fence. This
Miter_saw
Australian physicist (1893–1977)
the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 21: 430–433. "Chatter from the Pivot". Table Talk. No. 1929. Victoria, Australia. 20 July 1922. p. 35. Retrieved
James_Stanley_Rogers
2024 mixtape by Doechii
Camper, Childish Major, Kal Banx, Devin Malik, Monte Booker, and DaedaePivot from Pivot Gang, as well as a guest appearance from rapper Kuntfetish. It is the
Alligator_Bites_Never_Heal
Country in Eastern Europe and North Asia
Retrieved 26 January 2022. Tiezzi, Shannon (21 July 2015). "Russia's 'Pivot to Asia' and the SCO". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 4 July
Russia
American online restaurant table reservation company
the Pandemic". Eater. "Alinea, Tock Owner Outlines Fine Dining's To-Go Pivot". foodondemand.com. "Squarespace is buying Tock for $400M". Restaurant Business
Tock_(company)
Times of Israel. 23 June 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026. "Gantz accused of pivoting toward Netanyahu as he seeks lifeline with right-wing allies". Ynet. 7
2026 Israeli legislative election
2026_Israeli_legislative_election
Probabilistic problem-solving algorithm
from pseudorandom number generators, which are far quicker to use than the tables of random numbers that had been previously employed. Monte Carlo methods
Monte_Carlo_method
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
Ukraine conflict, says Putin". Hindustan Times. 15 October 2022. "Russia's 'Pivot to Asia' and the SCO". The Diplomat. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2020
Vladimir_Putin
examples of follow: SS: The demonstration of pivot tables (S) helped me to learn how to set up the pivot for my project (S) II: This course (I) was excellent
Design-focused_evaluation
Statistical modeling method
theorem Median unbiased Plug-in Interval estimation Confidence interval Pivot Likelihood interval Prediction interval Tolerance interval Resampling Bootstrap
Linear_regression
Algorithm for solving systems of linear equations
Initialization of the pivot row */ k := 1 /* Initialization of the pivot column */ while h ≤ m and k ≤ n: /* Find the k-th pivot: */ i_max := argmax (i
Gaussian_elimination
Statistical measure of how far values spread from their average
{n+1}{2}}\right)^{2}\\[4pt]&={\frac {n^{2}-1}{12}}.\end{aligned}}} The following table lists the variance for some commonly used probability distributions. Variance
Variance
Football club
Monteiro 8 Winger Leo Pinheiro 10 Winger Cabreúva 11 Pivot Keké 13 Defender Gu Cardozo 17 Pivot Piter 18 Winger Gabrielzinho 21 Goalkeeper Diegão 25 Goalkeeper
Associação Desportiva Classista Intelli
Associação_Desportiva_Classista_Intelli
Online tool for synthesizing documents
the app includes slides, diagrams, charts, images, flashcards, and data tables. As of June 2026, NotebookLM runs on Gemini 3.5 models. NotebookLM was first
NotebookLM
Mechanical device to restrict movement
enough angle to restrain it. Pawls are often tapered, being widened at their pivot for anchoring and narrow at their tip. Anchor windlass A pawl is used in
Pawl
PIVOT TABLE
PIVOT TABLE
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pivot. Pole. Axis. Celebrity.
Boy/Male
Latin
Pilot of Aeneas's boat.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : occupational name denoting a servant who carried the ewer to guests at table so that they could wash their hands, Anglo-Norman French and Middle English ewerer (related to ewere ‘jug’), with the French definite article l’.Cornish : variant of Flower 4.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English chike ‘young fowl’ (a shortened form of chiken), applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who bred poultry for the table, or as a nickname from the same word used as a term of endearment.English : variant of Cheek.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : Anglicized form of the Welsh patronymic ap Heilyn ‘son of Heilyn’, which is probably a derivative of a word meaning ‘to serve at table’.English : habitational name from Palling in Norfolk or Poling in Sussex. These were named in Old English with the personal names Pælli and PÄl respectively, + -ingas ‘followers of’, ‘dependants of’.French : unexplained.A Palin, also written Palen and Pallin, from the Poitou region of France, is documented in Quebec City in 1692, with the secondary surname Dabonville.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Pilot, a Middle English pet form of the Old English personal name Pīla.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish (of Norman origin)
English and Irish (of Norman origin) : from the Old French personal name Picot, Pigot, a pet form of Pic (see Pike 6).
Boy/Male
Muslim
Pivot. Pole. Axis. Celebrity.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name of uncertain origin: probably from a lost settlement called Buddeley in Tabley Superior, Cheshire. Another possibility is Budleigh in Devon (Bodelie in Domesday Book), named with Old English budda ‘beetle’ (or the same word used as a byname) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim
Tall; Pivot; Pole; Axis; Celebrity; Polar Star's
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Boat Pilot
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a producer or seller of table linen, from Old French nappe ‘table cloth’.English : either a variant spelling of Knapp or a reduced variant of Scottish McNabb.Altered spelling of German Knapp.German : metonymic occupational name for a bowl and cup maker, from Middle Low German nap ‘bowl’, ‘mug’, or alternatively, from an old personal name formed with an element cognate with Old High German (gi-)nÄda ‘grace’, ‘benevolence’.
Surname or Lastname
Welsh
Welsh : Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhiddid ‘son of Rhiddid’, a personal name of unexplained etymology.Welsh : Anglicized form of ap Redith ‘son of Redith’, a short form of Meredith; the short form occurs only in this Anglicized spelling.Welsh : from the personal name Predyr, Peredur (perhaps from Old Welsh peri ‘spears’ + dur ‘hard’, ‘steel’), which was borne, in Arthurian legend, by one of the knights of the Round Table.Welsh : occupational name, from Welsh prydydd ‘bard’.English : habitational name from Priddy in Somerset, named probably with Celtic words meaning ‘earth house’.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English, Old French personal name Picot, Pigot, a pet form of Pic (see Pike 6). In Middle English, the form Piket (Old French Picquet) was also common.
Girl/Female
Assamese, Indian
Tall; Pivot; Pole; Axis
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit, Traditional
One who Holds Others by the Ear; A Leader; Pilot
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : occupational name from Old French tablier ‘joiner’.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Pivot; Pole; Axis; Celebrity; Personality
Boy/Male
Tamil
PIVOT TABLE
PIVOT TABLE
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Tranquil.
Biblical
God the Lord, the strong Lord (same as Elijah)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of numerous minor places named Greenfield, from Old English grēne ‘green’ + feld ‘pasture’, ‘open country’ (see Field).English : variant of Granville.English translation of German and Ashkenazic Jewish Grünfeld (see Grunfeld).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pradanya | பà¯à®°à®¤à®¨à¯à®¯à®¾
Girl/Female
Muslim
Diminutive of Husn, Beauty
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Name of Sage; Goodness in Life; Lord Shiva
Female
French
French feminine form of Latin unisex Cælestis, CÉLESTE means "heavenly."
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Sovereign Goddess of Desire
Boy/Male
Indian
Guidence
Boy/Male
American, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Teutonic
Winner; Rules the Home; Estate Ruler; Rules his Household; Variant of Henry
PIVOT TABLE
PIVOT TABLE
PIVOT TABLE
PIVOT TABLE
PIVOT TABLE
n.
A helmsman, a pilot.
n.
A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.
n.
The pivot pin of a hinge.
v. i.
To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.
imp. & p. p.
of Pilot
v. t.
To place on a pivot.
n.
A pilot.
a.
Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to, or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a battle.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Pivot
n.
An upright pivot pin
n.
A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.
n.
A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Pilot
n.
Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on which important results depend; as, the pivot of an enterprise.
n.
A pilot; a steersman.
imp. & p. p.
of Pivot
n.
See Divot.
n.
The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.
n.
The officer or soldier who simply turns in his place whike the company or line moves around him in wheeling; -- called also pivot man.