Endcap

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cap placed on the end of something.
  2. 2
    A logo or visual sequence immediately following a programme, identifying the broadcaster or production company.
  3. 3
    A product display at the end of a supermarket aisle

    "Another endcap featured Breakout books under a sign that read “Hand-Picked Titles From Emerging Authors” and showed a picture of a small chick pecking its way out of a broken eggshell."

Verb
  1. 1
    To add an endcap to.
  2. 2
    To modify a reactive end of a polymer, typically by adding a trimethylsilyl group to a hydroxyl.

Example

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"Another endcap featured Breakout books under a sign that read “Hand-Picked Titles From Emerging Authors” and showed a picture of a small chick pecking its way out of a broken eggshell."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From end + cap.

Etymology 2

From end caption.

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