Clasp
# Clasp

Clasp, clasper or CLASP may refer to:

* Wrist clasp, a dressing accessory
* Folding clasp, a device used to close a watch strap
* Medal bar, an element in military decoration
* Fastener, a hardware device that mechanically joins objects together
* CLASP (British Rail), a prefabricated building system
* "Clasp", a song by Jethro Tull from The Broadsword and the Beast
* Clasp, a Common Lisp implementation
* Clasper, an anatomical structure in male cartilaginous fish
* Clasper (mathematics), a surface (with extra structure) in a 3-manifold on which surgery can be performed
* Grasp, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand

## Acronyms and initialisms

* Center for Law and Social Policy, an American organization, based Washington, D.C., that advocates for policies aimed at improving the lives of low-income people
* CLASP1 and CLASP2, cytoplasmic linker associated proteins
* Classic ASP, a nostalgic term for Active Server Pages in computing
* Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP), an international nonprofit organization
* Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme, an association in England for the development of prefabricated school buildings
