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 case
    Computer case
    A 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:...

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