Gripper
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A person who or thing which grips something.
"In a method for guiding a thread onto an empty reel after a first reel in a continuously operating spooler has become full, utilizing a moving finger on the spooler in cooperation with a gripper rotating with the empty reel […]"
- 2 A cover on a handle that makes it easier to grip.
- 3 A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.
- 4 A ticket collector. slang
- 5 A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
"To move the options bar from its default location at the top of the screen to a new location, click the gripper on the option bar's left edge and drag it to its new location."
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- 6 A foot. plural-normally, slang
"Put those grippers away!"
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More examples"In a method for guiding a thread onto an empty reel after a first reel in a continuously operating spooler has become full, utilizing a moving finger on the spooler in cooperation with a gripper rotating with the empty reel […]"
Etymology
From grip + -er.
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