A harness is a looped restraint or support. Specifically, it may refer to one of the following harness types:
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Bondage harness
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Child harness
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Climbing harness
A climbing harness is a device which allows a climber access to the safety of a rope. It is used in rock and ice climbing, abseiling, and lowering; this is in contrast to other activities requiring ropes for access or safety such as industrial r ...
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Dog harness
A dog harness is a piece of equipment consisting in part of straps that surround the dog’s torso. It is used to guide, hold, and lift the dog or to utilise its pulling power. It reduces tension on the neck when they pull, and provides fre ...
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Pet harness
A pet harness is equipment consisting of straps of webbing that loop nearly around—that fasten together using side release buckles—the torso of an animal.
These harnesses generally are made to have both a strap on the chest in front of the f ...
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Five-point harness
A five-point harness is a form of seat belt that contains five straps that are mounted to the car frame. It has been engineered for an increase of safety in the occurrence of an automobile accident. As a result, this form of seat belt has been ...
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Horse harness
Horse harness is a device that connects a horse to a vehicle or another type of load.
There are two main categories of horse harness: (1) the "breaststrap" or "breastcollar" design, and (2) the collar and hames design. For light work, such as ho ...
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Parrot harness
A parrot harness or bird flight harness is a type of pet harness that is specifically designed to be worn by a parrot.
Purpose and use
A parrot harness may enable a companion parrot to be taken outdoors while restraining it and preventing it f ...
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Safety harness
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Windsurfing harness
* The backpack straps of a
breathing apparatus
Harness may also refer to:
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Cable harness
A cable harness, also known as a wire harness, wiring harness, cable assembly, wiring assembly or wiring loom, is an assembly of electrical cables or wires which transmit signals or electrical power. The cables are bound together by a durable mat ...
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Test harness In software testing, a test harness or automated test framework is a collection of software and test data configured to test a program unit by running it under varying conditions and monitoring its behavior and outputs. It has two main parts: the t ...
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Harness racing, horse racing
* Loom harness, a component of a
loom
* Harness, a type of clinch in
grappling
Grappling, in hand-to-hand combat, describes sports that consist of gripping or seizing the opponent. Grappling is used at close range to gain a physical advantage over an opponent, either by imposing a position or causing injury. Grappling ...
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Harness, Arkansas, a ghost town
* Full harness restraints, see
belly chain
Belly may refer to:
Anatomy
* The abdomen, the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax; or the stomach
** A beer belly, an overhang of fat above the waist, presumed to be caused by regular beer drinking
** Belly dance
* The fleshy, cen ...
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