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In linguistics, clipping, also called truncation or shortening, [1] is word formation by removing some segments of an existing word to create a diminutive word or a clipped compound. Clipping differs from abbreviation , which is based on a shortening of the written, rather than the spoken, form of an existing word or phrase.
It is a special case of a type of word formation called clipping. Clipped compounds are common in various slang and jargon vocabularies, [1] but they are not specific to those. Examples in English include sci fi, comp sci, lab tech, and surg tech. A clipped compound word is linguistically a type of blend word.
Back-formations are shortened words created from longer words, thus back-formations may be viewed as a sub-type of clipping. Each back-formation in this list is followed by the original word from which it was back-formed.
Back-formation is the process or result of creating a new word via morphology, typically by removing or substituting actual or supposed affixes from a lexical item, in a way that expands the number of lexemes associated with the corresponding root word. [1]
Clipping is a form of waveform distortion that occurs when an amplifier is overdriven and attempts to deliver an output voltage or current beyond its ... For example ...
In phonetics, clipping is the process of shortening the articulation of a phonetic segment, usually a vowel. A clipped vowel is pronounced more quickly than an unclipped vowel and is often also reduced .
Clipping, in the context of computer graphics, is a method to selectively enable or disable rendering operations within a defined region of interest. Mathematically, clipping can be described using the terminology of constructive geometry .
A clipping of an American newspaper article describing how a person escaped before the Battle of Wake Island in 1941. Clipping is the practice of cutting out articles from a paper publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine. [1] Clippings are commonly used for personal reference, archiving, or preservation of noteworthy events.