Clipping 40882 172885754 2007-11-21T10:22:36Z Graham87 194203 fix article title {{wiktionarypar|clipping}} '''Clipping''' has several meanings: * [[Coin clipping]], shaving off a small portion of precious metal for profit * [[Wing clipping]], trimming a bird's primary flight feathers to disable flight * [[Clipping (computer graphics)]], only drawing things that will be visible to the viewer * [[Clipping (gardening)]], or ''pruning'', removing unwanted portions from a plant * [[Clipping (hockey)]], hitting an opposing player below the knees * [[American_football_rules#Penalties_against_the_offense|Clipping (American football)]], an illegal block from behind, below the waist * [[Clipping (publications)]], the cutting-out of articles from a paper publication * [[Clipping (phonetics)]], shortening the articulation of a speech sound, usually a vowel * [[Clipping (morphology)]], the formation of a new word by shortening it, e.g. ''ad'' from ''advertisement'' * [[Clipping (medicine)]], 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. The clipped areas turn to pure white. ** [[soft clipping]] *[[Horse clipping]][http://www.horsemagazine.com/CLINIC/B/BROWN_ROBYN/clipping.htm] ==See also== *[[Clip (disambiguation)]] {{disambig}} [[de:Clipping]] [[nl:Clipping]]