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==Terminology== Excavators are also called diggers, scoopers, mechanical shovels, or 360-degree excavators (sometimes abbreviated simply to "360"). Tracked excavators are sometimes called "trackhoes" by analogy to the [[backhoe]].<ref>{{cite web|last=-F|first=Kevin|title=Types of Excavators and Their Uses|date=31 July 2009|url=http://www.brighthubengineering.com/building-construction-design/44424-types-of-excavators-and-their-uses/|access-date=29 December 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019163238/http://www.brighthubengineering.com/building-construction-design/44424-types-of-excavators-and-their-uses/|archive-date=19 October 2012}}</ref> In the [[UK]], wheeled excavators are sometimes known as "rubber ducks".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heservices.co.uk/plant/komatsupw130.php|title=Komatsu PW130-7|publisher=H.E. Services|access-date=13 April 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329094520/http://www.heservices.co.uk/plant/komatsupw130.php|archive-date=29 March 2010}}</ref>
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