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Note: the first piston pump (called [[sipho]]) was invented by [[Ctesibius]]<ref>[http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient_calendar.html Ctesibius]</ref>
Note: the first piston pump (called [[sipho]]) was invented by [[Ctesibius]]<ref>[http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient_calendar.html Ctesibius]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Plunger pump]]


==References==
==References==

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A piston pump compared to a plunger pump

A piston pump is a type of positive displacement pump where the high-pressure seal reciprocates with the piston.[1] Piston pumps can be used to move liquids or compress gases.

Types

Note: the first piston pump (called sipho) was invented by Ctesibius[2]

See also

References