Caliper (disambiguation)
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Caliper or calipers may refer to:
Mechanical devices
- Calipers (measuring tool)
- Compass (drawing tool), a technical drawing instrument
- Brace (orthopaedic), especially a leg brace
- For friction-mediated arrest:
- Caliper, the part of a disc brake assembly that squeezes the rotor
- Caliper, the part of a bicycle brake assembly that squeezes the rim
- For friction-mediated arrest:
Other senses
- Caliper, measured (rather than expected) thickness of paper
- Rotating calipers, an algorithm for solving computational geometry problems
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