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• 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
• Clipping (gardening), or pruning, removing unwanted portions from a plant
• Clipping (hockey), hitting an opposing player below the knees
• Clipping (publications), the cutting-out of articles from a paper publication
• Clipping (phonetics), shortening the articulation of a speech sound, usually a vowel
• Clipping (lexicography), the formation of a new word by shortening it, e.g. ad from advertisement
• Clipping (medicine), in the treat of an aneurysm
• 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.

Coins showing milled (left) and engraved (right) edges, anti-clipping measures Coin clipping is the act of shaving off a small portion of the precious metal for profit. ... In rendering, clipping refers to an optimization where the computer only draws things that might be visible to the viewer. ... In gardening, clipping is equivalent to pruning, the practice of removing diseases, overmature or otherwise unwanted portions from a plant. ... Clipping is a penalty in the sport of ice hockey. ... Clipping is the cutting-out of articles from a paper publication. ... In phonetics, clipping is the process of shortening the articulation of a phonetic segment, usually a vowel. ... In linguistics, clipping is the word formation process in which a portion of a longer word is used to produce a clipped word. ... Clipping is a surgical procedure performed to treat an aneurysm. ... Clipping is one form of distortion that occurs when an amplifier is overdriven, which happens when it attempts to increase voltage or current beyond its limits. ... Clipping is when a part of a photograph is brighter than what the imaging device can handle. ...

See also

• Clip (disambiguation)

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