Handicapped or handicap may refer to:

In sports and games

Handicapping Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning. The word also applies to the various methods by which th ...

, various methods of levelling the outcome in a competitive sport or game: **

Handicap race (disambiguation) Handicap race may refer to: * Handicap (horse racing), a race in which horses carry different weights * Handicap (greyhound racing), a race in which greyhounds start from different starting traps * Bracket racing, in drag racing, where cars, motor ...

Handicap (chess) Handicaps (or "odds") in chess are handicapping variants which enable a weaker player to have a chance of winning against a stronger one. There are a variety of such handicaps, such as material odds (the stronger player surrenders a certain piece ...

Handicap (golf) A golf handicap is a numerical measure of a golfer's potential that is used to enable players of varying abilities to compete against one another. Better players are those with the lowest handicaps. Historically, rules relating to handicaps have v ...

Handicap (go) Within most systems and at most levels in the game of Go, a handicap is given to offset the strength difference between players of different ranks. Forms of handicaps In the game of Go, a handicap is given by means of stones and compensation po ...

Handicap (sailing) Handicap forms for sailing vessels in Yacht racing, sailing races have varied throughout history, and they also vary by country, and by sailing organisation. Sailing handicap standards exist internationally, nationally, and within individual sailin ...

Handicap (shogi) In shogi, a handicap game (駒落戦 ''koma ochisen,'' 駒落ち ''koma ochi,'' ハンデキャップ ''handekyappu,'' 手合割 ''teaiwari'') is a game setup used between players of disparate strengths, in which one or more pieces are removed fr ...

*Handicapping, various methods of outcome prediction or levelling outcome predictions: **

Asian handicap Asian handicap betting is a form of betting on football in which teams are handicapped according to their form so that a stronger team must win by more goals for a bet on them to win. The system originated in Indonesia and has gained popularity in ...

, bookmakers' technique to level odds **

Political handicapping The terms horse race and handicapping the horse race, have been used to describe media coverage of elections. The terms refer to any news story or article whose main focus is describing how a particular candidate or candidates is faring during the ...

, the news process of trying to predict election outcomes, especially rather than focusing on the political issues *"

The Handicapped "The Handicapped" is a science fiction short story by Larry Niven, originally published in the December 1967 issue of ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' as "Handicap". Set in the ''Known Space'' universe, the story introduces the Grogs, the sessile but se ...

", short story by Larry Niven originally published in 1967 as "Handicap"

Human condition

Disability Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be Cognitive disability, cognitive, Developmental disability, dev ...

, an impairment that substantially affects a person's life activities, and may be present at birth or arise later in life *

Self-handicapping Self-handicapping is a cognitive strategy by which people avoid effort in the hopes of keeping potential failure from hurting self-esteem. It was first theorized by Edward E. Jones and Steven Berglas, according to whom self-handicaps are obstacles ...

, a psychological method for preserving self-esteem

Biology

Handicap principle The handicap principle is a hypothesis proposed by the biologist Amotz Zahavi to explain how evolution may lead to "honest" or reliable signalling between animals which have an obvious motivation to bluff or deceive each other. It suggests that ...

, an evolutionary theory (also known as handicap theory) {{disambiguation