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DCT

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001579

A Dual-Clutch Transmission, an automated manual transmission that uses two separate clutches for odd and even gear sets. This design allows the next gear to be pre-selected while the current gear is still engaged, enabling extremely fast and smooth gear changes. DCTs are commonly found in performance vehicles and many modern passenger cars.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001579
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectAutomotive
See alsoMCT; CVT; DAT
TranslationsGerman: DCT; Spanish: DCT; French: DCT
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001579",
  "term": "DCT",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A Dual-Clutch Transmission, an automated manual transmission that uses two separate clutches for odd and even gear sets. This design allows the next gear to be pre-selected while the current gear is still engaged, enabling extremely fast and smooth gear changes. DCTs are commonly found in performance vehicles and many modern passenger cars.",
  "subject": "Automotive",
  "see_also": [
    "MCT",
    "CVT",
    "DAT"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "DCT",
    "es": "DCT",
    "fr": "DCT"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/dct/"
}

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