Capping may refer to:
* the creation of
five-prime (5') caps in a cell nucleus
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Capping enzyme
A capping enzyme (CE) is an enzyme that catalyzes the attachment of the 5' cap to messenger RNA molecules that are in the process of being synthesized in the cell nucleus during the first stages of gene expression. The addition of the cap occurs ...
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Cap (sport)
In sport, a cap is a player's appearance in a game at international level. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of rugby football and association football. In the e ...
, making an appearance in a game at international level
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Ambulance chasing
Ambulance chasing, also known as barratry, is an American term which refers to a lawyer soliciting for clients at a disaster site. The term "ambulance chasing" comes from the stereotype of lawyers who follow ambulances to the emergency room to fi ...
, the practice of lawyers seeking clients at a disaster site
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Jakugo
, or of a ''kōan'' is a proof of solution of the case riddle, but not the solution itself. In Zen Buddhism, kōan is used both as a meditation device and as an expression of – a radical experiential insight into the nature of things and t ...
, or capping phrase, a response to a Zen kōan
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Capping stunt
A capping stunt or capping is a New Zealand university tradition of student pranks wherein students perpetrate hoaxes or practical jokes upon an unsuspecting population. They traditionally take place in May during graduation.
Capping stunts ha ...
, a New Zealand university student prank
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Capping week
Capping Week is a term used in New Zealand for the week of graduation from university. This is when graduands of the university are presented with their degrees and ''capped''. Capping week may coincide with a period of practical jokes or cappin ...
, New Zealand universities' graduation week
* Frequency capping in Frequency (marketing)#Frequency capping, marketing
* Session capping in advertising
* Window capping in building construction
* In situ capping of subaqueous waste in environmental remediation
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Capitalization
Capitalization ( North American spelling; also British spelling in Oxford) or capitalisation (Commonwealth English; all other meanings) is writing a word with its first letter as a capital letter (uppercase letter) and the remaining letters in ...
in writing
* Capping, meaning lying; see
Glossary of Generation Z slang
Slang used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z; generally those born between 1997 and 2012 in the Western world) differs from slang of earlier generations; ease of communication via Internet social media has facilitated its rapid proliferatio ...
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