Bridging may refer to:

Construction

* Building of bridges across a gap * Cross bracing used between joists to stabilize them

Electronics and computing

* In electronics, using a low source impedance to drive a large load impedance for maximum voltage transfer, called impedance bridging * In electronics, a method of connecting a load to two amplifiers to increase available voltage, called a

bridged amplifier Multiple electronic amplifiers can be connected such that they drive a single floating load (bridge) or a single common load (parallel), to increase the amount of power available in different situations. This is commonly encountered in audio applic ...

Bridging (networking) A network bridge is a computer networking device that creates a single, aggregate network from multiple communication networks or network segments. This function is called network bridging. Bridging is distinct from routing. Routing allows m ...

, a packet forwarding technique used in computer networks *

Bridging (programming) In computer science, bridging describes systems that map the runtime behaviour of different programming languages so they can share common resources. They are often used to allow "foreign" languages to operate a host platform's native object libr ...

, a system that allows different programming languages to share common resources * Communication

protocol bridge {{Use American English, date = March 2019 A protocol converter is a device used to convert standard or proprietary protocol of one device to the protocol suitable for the other device or tools to achieve the desired interoperability. Protocols are ...

, * In electronic assembly, a solder bridge is an (unintended) electrical connection between two conductors by means of a small blob of solder. PCB's use solder masks to prevent this from happening.

Transport

* The procedure by which oil products such as

diesel Diesel may refer to: * Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression * Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines * Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...

or petrol are moved ("bridged") by road tanker from one

oil depot An oil terminal (also called a tank farm, tankfarm, oil installation or oil depot) is an industrial facility for the storage of oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and from which these products are transported to end users or other stora ...

to another. * Using a transport ship to move infantry or armor across bodies of water in one turn in the board game

Axis and Allies ''Axis & Allies'' is a series of World War II strategy board games. The first version was initially published in 1981 and a second edition known colloquially as ''Axis & Allies: Classic'' was published in 1984. Played on a board depicting a Spr ...

Medicine

* The binding of an antigen molecule by two IgE

antibodies An antibody (Ab), also known as an immunoglobulin (Ig), is a large, Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique molecule of the ...

bound to a mast cell or basophil granulocyte, leading to

degranulation Degranulation is a cellular process that releases antimicrobial cytotoxic or other molecules from secretory vesicles called granules found inside some cells. It is used by several different cells involved in the immune system, including granulo ...

. *

Bridging vein Bridging veins are veins in the subarachnoid space that puncture the dura mater and empty into the dural venous sinuses. A rupture of a bridging vein causes a subdural hematoma A subdural hematoma (SDH) is a type of bleeding in which a Hematoma, ...

Education

* The bridging between international training and a country's requisites through a

bridge program (higher education) A bridge program is a partnership in Canada between two post-secondary institutions that allows students to transfer college credits from one institution to another. A bridge program student typically holds a two-year college degree and wants to ...

* The bridging between secondary and post-secondary studies at a university, such as the Academic Bridging Program at

Woodsworth College, Toronto Woodsworth College, named after politician and clergyman James Shaver Woodsworth (1874–1942), is a college within the University of Toronto in Canada. It is one of the largest colleges in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the St. George Camp ...

Sport

* Bridge (exercise) * In grappling, the technique of pushing the hips upwards to offbalance a top opponent, for instance by trying to escape the

mount Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

. * Supporting the cue stick near its tip for a shot in billiards either by hand or sometimes with the help of a mechanical bridge. * A climbing technique, used for climbing corners. * In basketball, the act of trying to box out an airborne opponent (while shooting or rebounding, for example), getting under the opponents legs, and causing them to become unbalanced & topple to the ground. * In

bench pressing The bench press, or chest press, is a weight training exercise in which the trainee presses a weight upwards while lying on a weight training bench. Although the bench press is a full-body exercise, the muscles primarily used are the pectoralis ...

, the technique of pushing the hips upward to gain a mechanical advantage allowing for favorable angling and synergy among the pectorals, deltoids, and triceps to press the weight upward while decreasing the distance the bar must travel to complete the lift.

Other uses

* A technique used in animal training * Bridged molecules (chemistry) * A compaction of material at the base of a storage silo which can interfere with the flow of the silo contents * In Unitarian Universalist communities, the passing from one age range and its group(s), on into another age range and the group(s) for those occupying it * In

Girl Scouts of the USA Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA), commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. Founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, it was organized a ...

, the move from one age grouping to another (Brownies to Juniors to Cadettes to Seniors) and completion of specific requirements