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Clamp

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Clamp may refer to:

Tools and devices

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Biology and medicine

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Clamp, a character in the television show Galactik Football
  • Clamps, a member of the Robot Mafia in Futurama

Other uses

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