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Wishbone

Wishbone can refer to any of the following:

  • A wishbone is a sternum bone found in birds which is shaped like the letter, Y. It is used as an attachment point for the wing muscles. It is so named because of a tradition: Two people pull on each side of such a bone, and when it breaks, the one who gets the larger part is said to have a wish granted.
  • In automobiles, a wishbone is a suspension component which resembles the avian bone. It is used to control lateral and longitudinal wheel motion. A common suspension design is the double wishbone suspension.
  • There is a Wishbone television show.
  • The Wishbone Offense is an offensive formation in American football.
  • The Wishbone_Bus is a non-proprietary (open) system bus/system-on-chip (SoC) interconnect architecture designed for reuse.







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