"ratchet effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ratchet effects [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ratchet effect (plural ratchet effects)
  1. An instance of the restrained ability of human processes to be reversed once a specific thing has happened.
    Sense id: en-ratchet_effect-en-noun-Mh9DShl7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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