Clamp may refer to:
Tools and devices Brick clamp, an early method of baking bricks Clamp (tool), a device or tool used to hold objects in a fixed relative position (many types listed) C-clamp C-clamp (stagecraft) Riser clamp, a device used to support vertical piping Hose clamp, a device to secure a hose to a fitting Nipple clamp, a sex toy Storage clamp, an agricultural root crop storage Wheel clamp, a device used with road vehicles to prevent theft or enforce parking restrictions
Biology and medicine CLAMP (Climate leaf analysis multivariate program), a method for characterizing past climates Clamp (zoology), an attachment structure found in some parasitic flatworms Clamp connection, a structure formed by hyphal cells of certain fungi DNA clamp, a ring-like structure associated with DNA replication and other phenomena Glucose clamp technique, a method for quantifying insulin secretion and resistance Patch clamp, a technique used to hold a natural cell membrane or artificial lipid bilayer
Electronics and software Clamp (function), the process of limiting a value to a particular range Clamper (electronics), an electrical circuit that limits one extreme of a signal by offsetting the signal Clipper (electronics), an electrical circuit that limits one extreme of a signal by holding the signal back Current clamp, a device for measuring electric current Voltage clamp, a technique and device used to measure ion transport across cells
Fictional characters Clamp, a character in the television show Galactik Football Clamps, a member of the Robot Mafia in Futurama
Other uses CLAMP, an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid-1980s Clamp (surname), a surname (90+) (includes redirects)