Brace
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Brace may refer to:
[edit] Medical
- Brace (orthopaedic), a device used to restrict or assist body movement
- Back brace, a device limiting motion of the spine
- Milwaukee brace, a kind of back brace used in the treatment of spinal curvatures
- Cervical collar, also called a neck brace, used to restrict neck movement
- Dental braces, a device used to reposition teeth
[edit] Construction and industrial arts
- Brace (tool), a hand tool
- Brace (theatre), a stabilizer for a piece of scenery
- A reinforcement used in architecture, such as in timber framing
[edit] Other meanings
- Brace position, a body stance used to prepare for a crash
- Braces (punctuation), the "{" and "}" symbols
- Curly bracket programming language, a programming language that uses braces.
- Military brace, a body posture primarily used in military schools
- Braces (clothing), known in American English as suspenders, elastic fabric straps used to support trousers
- Brace (singer) (born 1986), a Dutch singer
- Braces (sailing), the lines used to rotate the yards around the mast
- Bracer, a strap or sheath used in archery
- Brace (sports), a term in a number of sports for "two"
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