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Clamping

Clamp \Clamp\ (kl[a^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clamped (kl[a^]mt; 215) p. pr. & vb. n. Clamping.]

  1. To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to place in a clamp.

  2. To cover, as vegetables, with earth. [Eng.]

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clamping

n. The act by which something is clamped. vb. (present participle of clamp English)

Wikipedia
Clamping (graphics)

In computer graphics, clamping is the process of limiting a position to an area. Unlike wrapping, clamping merely moves the point to the nearest available value.
To put clamping into perspective, pseudocode for clamping is as follows:

Pseudocode (clamping):

function clamp(x, min, max):

if (x < min) then
x = min;
else if (x > max) then
x = max;

return x;

end clamp

Usage examples of "clamping".

She screamed, electrified by the primitive bite, the sudden hard thrust, and everything in her body gathered, concentrating, pushing, clamping down until she broke apart in cataclysmic upheaval.

He came with the first stroke, his orgasm bursting from him in a powerful stream as he convulsed beneath her, clamping her to him with ruthless, implacable hands, until it was over for both of them and she lay limply on his chest.

Canyd thought that clamping the clip while still hot and malleable to the horse's hoof would seal it on.

To Helva's amazement she recognized an ancient Bach fugue just as Kira struck an angry discord, clamping both hands on the strings to keep them from resonating.

Cridi amulet power surrounded him with a rock-hard shell of invisible force, clamping him in place and forcing his arms down against his sides.

Tall Eyebrow said, clamping an imaginary prey between his large hands.

Ruth flipped the recorder and pulled the retractable electrode Goosegg net to his head, expertly clamping the metal discs on the circles of his scalp that had been permanently depilated.

She picked one up, turning the clamping surface so that the scratches picked up the light.

But as she went up the back steps he was suddenly there behind her, his hand clamping over her mouth and jerking her head back.

He found it, his mouth clamping down on it through the barriers of her dress and bra, but the sensation was still so exquisite that her breath caught on a moan and her back arched, pushing her breast against him.

His control broke, and he moved, fiercely clamping both hands on her hips and pulling her down hard even as he arched once more and thrust himself in her to the hilt.

And she moved, her hand clamping down over his and tugging it away from her thigh.

He lunged forward that extra inch, his hand clamping down on Neeley's, slowly forcing the gun back, back, until he literally broke it free as the bones in Neeley's thick fingers popped under the pressure.

She fought him too, not with her fists but with every muscle inside her, clamping down, trying to hold him, prevent him from going deeper and pushing her beyond control.

She did it again, lifting to take him deep, then clamping all her internal muscles on him and holding him tight as she pulled back, milking him with her body.