Clipping

Clipping has several meanings:

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
Clipping (gardening), or pruning, removing unwanted portions from a plant
Clipping (hockey), hitting an opposing player below the knees
Clipping (publications), the cutting-out of articles from a paper publication
Clipping (phonetics), shortening the articulation of a speech sound, usually a vowel
Clipping (lexicography), the formation of a new word by shortening it, e.g. ad from advertisement
Clipping (medicine), in the treat of an aneurysm
Clipping (audio), the clipping of the top and bottom of a sound wave, referred to as distortion or overdrive

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