Clipping
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'''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)]]
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