Shaping can refer to: * In baking, shaping refers to the process step directly preceding proofing or final fermentation. * In electricity generation, maintaining reliable delivery, for example by use of

pumped storage hydroelectricity Pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH), or pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing. The method stores energy in the form of gravitational potential ...

. * In archeology, the shaping (archeology) is the process of giving a stone a desired shape. * In psychology,

shaping (psychology) Shaping is a conditioning paradigm used primarily in the experimental analysis of behavior. The method used is differential reinforcement of successive approximations. It was introduced by B. F. Skinner with pigeons and extended to dogs, dolphins ...

, is the reinforcement of successive approximations to train a type of behavior. * In communications,

Traffic shaping Traffic shaping is a bandwidth management technique used on computer networks which delays some or all datagrams to bring them into compliance with a desired ''traffic profile''. Traffic shaping is used to optimize or guarantee performance, improv ...

, is the internet traffic management. * In mechanics, shaping is a material removal process in which a cutting tool takes mass and shapes a stationary object to produce a sculpted or plane surface. **

Gear shaper A gear shaper is a machine tool for cutting the teeth of internal or external gears, it is a specialised application of the more general shaper machine. The name shaper relates to the fact that the cutter engages the part on the forward stroke and ...

, the shaping process used specifically for gear manufacturing. * Shaping (audio), modifications both additive and subtractive that alter the final timbre of the initial audio wave whether this is produced as an acoustic sound wave or an electric signal.

Chinese places

Towns

* Shaping, Dianjiang County (沙坪镇), town in Dianjiang County, Chongqing * Shaping, Lechang (沙坪镇), town in Guangdong * Shaping, Lingshan County (沙坪镇), town in

Lingshan County Lingshan County ( postal: Lingshan; ) is a county under the administration of Qinzhou City in southeastern Guangxi, China. Administration Lingshan's executive, legislature and judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicat ...

, Guangxi * Shaping, Taoyuan (沙坪镇), town in

Taoyuan County Taoyuan County () is under the administration of Changde, Hunan, Hunan Province, China. The Yuan River, a tributary of the Yangtze, flows through Taoyuan. It covers an area of 4441 square kilometers, of which is arable land. It is from Zhangji ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to ...

. ;subdistrict * Shaping, Changsha (沙坪街道), a subdistrict of Kaifu District,

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, an ...

Villages

Shaping Village, Dali Shaping can refer to: * In baking, shaping refers to the process step directly preceding proofing or final fermentation. * In electricity generation, maintaining reliable delivery, for example by use of pumped storage hydroelectricity. * In arch ...

(沙坪村), a village of Shangguan town (上关镇) in

Dali City Dali City () is the county-level seat of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan. Dali City is administered through 12 township-level districts, two of which are also commonly referred to as Dali. Xiaguan () formerly k ...

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

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Shaping Village, Daguan Shaping can refer to: * In baking, shaping refers to the process step directly preceding proofing or final fermentation. * In electricity generation, maintaining reliable delivery, for example by use of pumped storage hydroelectricity. * In arch ...

(沙坪村), a village of Ruile town (悦乐镇) in

Daguan County Daguan County () is located in Zhaotong Prefecture in northeastern Yunnan Province, China. Administrative divisions Daguan County has 8 towns and 1 ethnic township. ;8 towns ;1 ethnic township * Shanggaoqiao Hui, Yi and Miao, Yunnan, Shanggaoqi ...

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