Clasp, clasper or CLASP may refer to:
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Wrist clasp
A wrist clasp is a mechanism made of a metal hook and an eye closure, used for closing the wrist opening on a tunic. Wrist clasps are considered to be an important piece of dress accessories for both Vikings and Anglo Saxons.Folding clasp
A folding clasp or deployant clasp or deployant buckle is a device used to close a watch strap.
Variations
* Butterfly clasps have a symmetrical appearance
File:Butterfly-Faltschließe.jpg, Leather watch strap with a butterfly clasp closure
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, a device used to close a watch strap
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Medal bar, an element in military decoration
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Fastener, a hardware device that mechanically joins objects together
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CLASP (British Rail)
The CLASP (Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programme) system was a scheme developed in the 1950s by English local authorities to devise a method of designing and assembling prefabricated buildings for use in the public sector. The former ...
, 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 ANSI standard document ''ANSI INCITS 226-1994 (S20018)'' (formerly ''X3.226-1994 (R1999)''). The Common Lisp HyperSpec, a hyperlinked HTML version, has been derived fro ...
implementation
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Clasper, an anatomical structure in male cartilaginous fish
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Clasper (mathematics) In the mathematical field of low-dimensional topology, a clasper is a surface (with extra structure) in a 3-manifold on which surgery can be performed.
Motivation
Beginning with the Jones polynomial, infinitely many new invariants of knots, li ...
, 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 particularly, prehensility is the quality of an ap ...
, holding or seizing firmly with (or as if with) the hand
Acronyms and initialisms
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Center for Law and Social Policy
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) is an American organization, based in Washington, D.C., that advocates for policies aimed at improving the lives of low-income people.
History
The Center for Law and Social Policy was founded ...
, 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
Cytoplasmic linker associated protein 1, also known as CLASP1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the ''CLASP1'' gene.
Function
CLASP1 belongs to a family of microtubule-associated proteins involved in attachment of microtubules to the ...
and
CLASP2, cytoplasmic linker associated proteins
* Classic ASP, a nostalgic term for
Active Server Pages in computing
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Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP)
CLASP (the Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program) is an international nonprofit organization which provides technical and policy support to governments worldwide and works to implement energy efficiency standards and labels (S& ...
, 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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