Casing
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Casing may refer to:
- Cartridge (firearms)Cartridge (firearms)A cartridge, also called a round, packages the bullet, gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the firing chamber of a firearm. The primer is a small charge of impact-sensitive chemical that may be located at the center of the case head or at its rim . Electrically...
, shell enclosing the explosive propellant in ammunition - Casing (borehole), metal tube used during the drilling of a well
- Casing (molding), decorative molding surrounding door or window openings
- Casing (sausage)Casing (sausage)Casing, sausage casing, or sausage skin is the material that encloses the filling of a sausage. Casings are divided into two categories, natural and artificial...
, thin covering holding the food contents of sausage - Casing (submarine)Casing (submarine)The casing of a submarine is a light metal structure, usually incorporating a deck, built-up and-over the upper surface of the vessel's pressure hull....
, platform attached to the upper side of a submersible vehicle - Casing stone, smooth stone covering for a structure such as those on the Giza Necropolis
- Casing (mycology), top layer of soil used during the fruiting stage in mycological cultivation
- Computer caseComputer caseA computer case is the enclosure that contains most of the components of a computer...
See also
- Cas (disambiguation), French for "case"
- Case (disambiguation)
- Casting (disambiguation)Casting (disambiguation)Casting is a manufacturing process using a fluid medium in a mould, so as to produce a casting.* Casting is one notable variant of this, using molten metal.Casting can also refer to:...