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[clamp]
CLAMP may refer to: [TOC right]
** Tools and devices
- Brick clamp , an early method of baking bricks - Clamp (tool) , a device or tool used to hold objects in a fixed relative position (many types listed) - C-clamp - C-clamp (stagecraft) - Riser clamp , a device used to support vertical piping - Hose clamp , a device to secure a hose to a fitting - Nipple clamp , a sex toy - Storage clamp , an agricultural root crop storage - Wheel clamp , a device used with road vehicles to prevent theft or enforce parking restrictions
** Biology and medicine
- CLAMP (Climate leaf analysis multivariate program), a method for characterizing past climates - Clamp (zoology) , an attachment structure found in some parasitic flatworms - Clamp connection , a structure formed by hyphal cells of certain fungi - DNA clamp , a ring-like structure associated with DNA replication and other phenomena - Glucose clamp technique , a method for quantifying insulin secretion and resistance - Patch clamp , a technique used to hold a natural cell membrane or artificial lipid bilayer
** Electronics and software
- Clamp (function) , the process of limiting a value to a particular range - Clamper (electronics) , an electrical circuit that limits one extreme of a signal by offsetting the signal - Clipper (electronics) , an electrical circuit that limits one extreme of a signal by holding the signal back - Current clamp , a device for measuring electric current - Voltage clamp , a technique and device used to measure ion transport across cells
** Fictional characters
- Clamp , a character in the television show _Galactik Football_ - Clamps , a member of the Robot Mafia in _Futurama_
** Other uses
- CLAMP , an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid-1980s - Clamp (surname) , a surname - [Clamp] (90+) - [Clamp] (includes redirects) [Disambiguation]