Clasp, clasper or CLASP may refer to:
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Book clasp, fastener for a book cover
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Folding clasp, a device used to close a watch strap
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Lobster clasp, fastener for jewellery
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Wrist clasp, a dressing accessory
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Medal bar
A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal. It most commonly indicates the Military campaign, campaign or Military operation, operation the recipient received t ...
, an element in military decoration
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Fastener
A fastener (US English) or fastening (UK English) is a hardware device that mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together. In general, fasteners are used to create non-permanent joints; that is, joints that can be removed or disman ...
, a hardware device that mechanically joins objects together
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CLASP (British Rail), a prefabricated building system
* "Clasp", a song by Jethro Tull from ''
The Broadsword and the Beast''
* Clasp, a
Common Lisp
Common Lisp (CL) is a dialect of the Lisp programming language, published in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard document ''ANSI INCITS 226-1994 (S2018)'' (formerly ''X3.226-1994 (R1999)''). The Common Lisp HyperSpec, a hyperli ...
implementation
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Clasper, an anatomical structure in male cartilaginous fish
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Clasper (mathematics), a surface (with extra structure) in a 3-manifold on which surgery can be performed
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Grasp
A grasp is an act of taking, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand. An example of a grasp is the handshake, wherein two people grasp one of each other's like hands.
In zoology
Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of an ...
, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand
Acronyms and initialisms
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Center for Law and Social Policy, an American organization, based Washington, D.C., that advocates for policies aimed at improving the lives of low-income people
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CLASP1 and
CLASP2, cytoplasmic linker associated proteins
* Classic ASP, a nostalgic term for
Active Server Pages
Active Server Pages (ASP) is Microsoft's first server-side scripting language and engine for dynamic web pages.
It was first released in December 1996, before being superseded in January 2002 by ASP.NET.
History
Initially released as an a ...
in computing
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Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program
CLASP is an international nonprofit organization which provides technical and policy support to governments worldwide and works to implement energy Minimum energy performance standard, efficiency standards and labels (S&L) for appliances, light ...
, an international nonprofit organization
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Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme, an association in England for the development of prefabricated school buildings
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