Clip

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Clip may refer to:

In holding devices:

• Clip (ammunition), a device for storing multiple rounds together as a unit

• Sometimes confused with magazine (firearms)

• Paper clip, a device for holding several sheets of paper together
• Crocodile clip, a temporary electrical connector
• Circlip, a semi-flexible metal ring fastener used to hold a pin in place, cf. cotter pin
• Roach clip, a holder, used for smoking marijuana
• Bread clip, a device for closing bags

In cutouts or segments:

• Clip art
• Media clip
• Video clip

In other usage

• An automotive colloquialism meaning either:
  • a vehicle's sheetmetal from the firewall (construction) forward - also known as a "doghouse"
  • a sub frame used to attach the engine and front suspension to a car body
• Clip (compiler), a multi-platform for Linux and Windows
• Clips (clothing), clothing brand

The capitalized CLIP can refer to:

In biology

• Corticotropin-like intermediate peptide
• Class II-associated invariant chain peptide

In telecommunications

• Caller ID

In other usage

• CLIPS, a public-domain software tool for building expert systems
• confirmed line item performance, a measure of the reliability of supply chain delivery
• Cupertino Language Immersion Program, a K-8 program in the Cupertino Union School District, California

[edit] See also

• Clipping (disambiguation)
• Clipper (disambiguation)
• Clippy
• Clipped
• Clipped Tag
• Klip
• Klippe

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