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