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Garage door opener

<p>A <b>garage door opener</b> is a motorized device that opens and closes a <a href="/en/Garage_door" title="Garage door" class="wl">garage door</a> controlled by switches on the garage wall.  Most also include a handheld radio <a href="/en/Remote_control" title="Remote control" class="wl">remote control</a> carried by the owner, which can be used to open and close the door from a short distance.</p>

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<figure class="mw-default-size wiki-thumb"><a href="/en/File:Garage_door_opener.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Garage_door_opener.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Garage_door_opener.jpg/220px-Garage_door_opener.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="1410" data-file-height="872" data-file-type="bitmap" height="136" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Garage_door_opener.jpg/330px-Garage_door_opener.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Garage_door_opener.jpg/440px-Garage_door_opener.jpg 2x" alt="Garage_door_opener.jpg"></a><figcaption>A residential garage door opener. The motor is in the box on the upper-right.</figcaption></figure>


A garage door opener is a motorized device that opens and closes a garage door controlled by switches on the garage wall.  Most also include a handheld radio remote control carried by the owner, which can be used to open and close the door from a short distance. 