Clipping
# Clipping

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), the cutting-out of 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 (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 horse short
* 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
