Hoist

Hoist may refer to:


 * Hoist (device), a machine for lifting loads
 * Hoist controller, a machine for raising and lowering goods or personnel by means of a cable
 * Hydraulic hooklift hoist, another machine
 * Hoist (mining), another machine
 * Hoist (flag), the half of a flag nearer to the flagpole
 * Hoist (album), by Phish
 * USS Hoist (ARS-40), a Bolster class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II
 * Hoist (motion), a parliamentary procedure used in Canadian legislative bodies
 * Patient lift, for lifting people
 * Outliner, filter for viewing

Computing
In computing, hoisting may refer to:
 * Loop-invariant code motion, a compiler optimization
 * Variable hoisting, scope rule in JavaScript