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Hotchkiss may refer to:

Benjamin B. Hotchkiss - a 19th century American engineer
- Hotchkiss et Cie - Hotchkiss Company, a French arms and car manufacturer set up by Benjamin Hotchkiss; full name: Société Anonyme des Anciens Etablissements Hotchkiss et Cie
  - Hotchkiss gun - a product of the Hotchkiss company
  - Hotchkiss machine gun - a product of the Hotchkiss company
  - Hotchkiss (automobile) - a product of the Hotchkiss company
  - Hotchkiss drive - Automotive power transmission first used by the Hotchkiss company
  - Hotchkiss H35 (H38, H39) - a French light tank developed prior to World War II by the Hotchkiss company.
- Maria Bissell Hotchkiss - wife of Benjamin B. Hotchkiss and founder of Hotchkiss School and Hotchkiss Library
  - The Hotchkiss School - a preparatory school in Connecticut, USA
Jedediah Hotchkiss - a cartographer for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
William Hotchkiss III - former commanding general of the Philippine Air Force
Hotchkiss, Colorado - a town in the USA
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, two films, from 1990 and 2005

"Hotchkiss" （ホチキス or alternatively ホッチキス） is also the generic name for office staplers in Japan and Korea, probably deriving from the brand name stamped on the stapler, in much the same way as "Hoover" is used as a generic name for vacuum cleaners in the UK. The name derives from an American company named E H Hotchkiss which made staplers.

The surname "Hotchkiss" is a variant of Hodgkin.

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 * ''[[Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School]]'', two films, from 1990 and 2005
-"Hotchkiss" （ホチキス or alternatively ホッチキス） is also the generic name for office [[stapler]]s in [[Japan]] and [[Korea]], probably deriving from the brand name stamped on the stapler, in much the same way as "[[The Hoover Company|Hoover]]" is used as a generic name for vacuum cleaners in the UK. The name derives from an American company named [[E H Hotchkiss]] which made staplers. [http://www.jekai.org/entries/aa/00/np/aa00np69.htm]
+"Hotchkiss" （ホチキス or alternatively ホッチキス） is also the generic name for office [[stapler]]s in [[Japan]] and [[Korea]], probably deriving from the brand name stamped on the stapler, in much the same way as "[[The Hoover Company|Hoover]]" is used as a generic name for vacuum cleaners in the UK. The name derives from an American company named [[E H Hotchkiss]] which made staplers.
 The [[surname]] "Hotchkiss" is a variant of [[Hodgkin]].