Capture may refer to: * Asteroid capture, a phenomenon in which an asteroid enters a stable orbit around another body *Capture, a software for lighting design, documentation and visualisation *"Capture" a song by Simon Townshend * Capture (band), an Australian electronicore band previously known as Capture the Crown * Capture (chess), to remove the opponent's piece from the board by taking it with one's own piece *

Capture effect In a radio receiver, the capture effect, or FM capture effect, is a phenomenon associated with FM reception in which only the stronger of two signals at, or near, the same frequency or channel will be demodulated. FM phenomenon The capture ...

, a phenomenon in which only the stronger of two signals near the same FM frequency will be demodulated * Capture fishery, a wild fishery in which the aquatic life is not controlled and needs to be captured or fished * ''Capture'' (TV series), a reality show * ''The Capture'' (TV series), UK drama series *

Electron capture Electron capture (K-electron capture, also K-capture, or L-electron capture, L-capture) is a process in which the proton-rich nucleus of an electrically neutral atom absorbs an inner atomic electron, usually from the K or L electron shells. ...

, a nuclear reaction *

Motion capture Motion capture (sometimes referred as mo-cap or mocap, for short) is the process of recording the movement of objects or people. It is used in military, entertainment, sports, medical applications, and for validation of computer vision and robo ...

, the process of recording movement and translating that movement onto a digital model *

Neutron capture Neutron capture is a nuclear reaction in which an atomic nucleus and one or more neutrons collide and merge to form a heavier nucleus. Since neutrons have no electric charge, they can enter a nucleus more easily than positively charged protons ...

, a nuclear reaction *

Regulatory capture In politics, regulatory capture (also agency capture and client politics) is a form of corruption of authority that occurs when a political entity, policymaker, or regulator is co-opted to serve the commercial, ideological, or political interests ...

, situations in which a government agency created to act in the public interest instead acts in favor of other interests * Renault Captur, automobile model * Rule of capture, common law that determines ownership of captured natural resources including groundwater, oil, gas and game animals * Schematic capture, a step in electronic design automation at which the electronic schematic is created by a designer ** Capture CIS, a software tool used for circuit schematic capture * Screen capture (disambiguation), an image taken by the computer to record the visible items *

Stream capture Stream capture, river capture, river piracy or stream piracy is a geomorphological phenomenon occurring when a stream or river drainage system or watershed is diverted from its own bed, and flows instead down the bed of a neighbouring stream. T ...

, a geomorphological phenomenon occurring when a stream or river is diverted from its own bed * Video capture, the process of converting an analog video signal to digital form

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