Clipping

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Clipping may refer to:

Words

• Clipping (morphology), the formation of a new word by shortening it, e.g. "ad" from "advertisement"
• Clipping (phonetics), shortening the articulation of a speech sound, usually a vowel
• Clipping (publications), cutting out articles from a paper publication

Science and technology

• Coin clipping, shaving off a small portion of precious metal for profit
• Clipping (computer graphics), only drawing things that will be visible to the viewer
• Noclip mode, or "Noclipping", when the player or another object in a video game unrealistically passes through another object
• Clipping (gardening), pruning, removing unwanted portions from a plant
  • Clippings, the portions that are removed in this process
• Clipping (media), creating short-form content from long-form content
• Clipping (medicine), surgical treatment used to treat an aneurysm
• Clipping (signal processing), a form of distortion that limits a signal once it exceeds a threshold. Some forms include:
  • Clipping (audio), the clipping of the top and bottom of a sound wave, referred to as "distortion" or "overdrive"
  • Clipping (photography), the clipping of overexposed area by digital cameras and film
  • Soft clipping

Animals

• Horse clipping, trimming all or part of a horse's fur
• Sheep shearing
• Wing clipping, trimming a bird's primary flight feathers to disable flight

Sports

• Clipping (climbing), the process of protecting against a fall
• Clipping (gridiron football), a penalty in gridiron football
• Clipping (ice hockey), hitting an opposing player below the knees

Other uses

• Clipping the church, an ancient custom
• Clipping (band), an experimental hip-hop group
  • CLPPNG, their debut album

See also

• Clip (disambiguation)

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