title: Clipping
text: # 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
  