Caliper (disambiguation)

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Caliper(s) or calliper(s) may refer to:

Mechanical devices

• Calipers (measuring tool)
• Compass (drawing tool), a technical drawing instrument
• Brace (orthopaedic), especially a leg brace
• Devices for stopping motion:
  • Caliper, the part of a disc brake assembly that squeezes the rotor
  • Caliper, the part of a bicycle brake assembly that squeezes the rim

Other senses

• Caliper, the measured (rather than expected) thickness of paper, in paper and ink testing
• Rotating calipers, an algorithm for solving computational geometry problems

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