CLIP

Clip

A Stripper clip is a device that is used to store multiple rounds of ammunition together as a unit, ready for insertion into the magazine or cylinder of a firearm. This speeds up the process of loading and reloading the firearm as several rounds can be loaded at once, rather than one round being loaded at a time. Several different types of clips exist, most of which are made of inexpensive metal stampings that are designed to be disposable, though they are often re-used.

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CLIP

Crosslinking immunoprecipitation was developed in 2003 by the laboratory of Robert B. Darnell as a means of generating genome-wide maps of the binding sites of the Nova RNA binding protein to its RNA targets without disturbing cells . CLIP uses UV light to penetrate cells or tissues, inducing a covalent crosslink between proteins and nucleic acids that are within ~one Ângstrom resolution. The crosslinked RNA protein complexes are then purified, typically using purification with antibodies, the protein then removed with proteinase K, and the RNA sequenced and mapped back to the transcriptome to identify interaction sites. CLIP is in many ways analogous to DNA-ChIP ...

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clip

Noun

  1. Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
    Use this clip to attach the check to your tax form.
  2. An unspecified but normally understood as rapid speed or pace.
    She reads at a pretty good clip.
  3. An embrace.
  4. A frame containing a number of bullets which is intended to be inserted into a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
  5. A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. Something which has been clipped; a small portion of a larger whole, especially an excerpt of a larger work.
    They played a clip of last night's debate.
  2. An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
    I went into the salon to get a clip.
  3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop of wool.
  4. A speed or pace.
    He was walking at a pretty good clip and I was out of breath trying to keep up.
  5. The condition of something, its state.
    Deeky the clip of that aad wife ower thor!
  6. A blow with the hand.
    Give him a clip round the ear!

Verb

  1. To grip tightly.
  2. To fasten with a clip.
    Please clip the photos to the pages where they will go.
  3. To hug, embrace.
  1. To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
    She clipped my hair with her scissors.
    Please clip that coupon out of the newspaper.
  2. To curtail; to cut short.
  3. To strike with the hand.
    I'll clip ye round the lugs!
  4. An illegal tackle: Throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
  5. to cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value
  6. To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.


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