Hinge Hinge A hinge is a mechanical bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited angle of rotation between them. Two objects connected by an ideal hinge rotate relative to each other about a fixed axis of rotation: all other translations or rotations being prevented, and thus a hinge has one degree of freedom. Hinges may be made of flexible material or of moving components. In biology, many joints function as hinges like the elbow joint. There are many types of door hinges. The main types include: Other types include: Since at least medieval times there have been
Power Pivot line. It included "Power Pivot for Excel" and "Power Pivot for SharePoint" While the product was associated with SQL Server, the add-in for Excel could be used independent of any server, and with various types of data sources. SQL Server 2012 contained the add-in PowerPivot for Microsoft Excel 2010, this was also made available as a free download for Microsoft Excel 2010. Sometime after that, the PowerPivot followed its own release cadence separate from SQL Server. As part of the July 8, 2013, announcement of the new Power BI suite of self-service tools, Microsoft renamed PowerPivot as "Power Pivot" (note