clamper
Tool that secures
A clamper is a device that clamps—specifically, a wheel clamp or boot attached to illegally parked vehicles to immobilize them until fines are paid.
In British usage, clamper also refers to the person who attaches such devices: The clampers got my car while I was in the shop.
In electronics, a clamper is a circuit that shifts a waveform's voltage level without changing its shape.
Mounted clamping tool
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- vice gripSelf-locking adjustable pliers
- fasteningJoining two parts together
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
locking pliers · metalwork · workbench · carpentry · machinist · jaw · grip · tightening
High shoe or startup
- immobilizerDevice preventing movement
- parking enforcementRegulating where cars sit
- towingPulling another vehicle along
- vehicle impoundOfficial car confiscation
traffic warden · penalty · fine · ticket · violation · Denver boot
Seize or understand
- holdMaintain in grasp
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
fasten · secure · latch · tighten · compress · pinch · lock · anchor
Combined electrical measuring device
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- voltmeterElectrical potential difference gauge
- ohmmeterInstrument measuring electrical resistance
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
current · voltage · resistance · probe · test lead · continuity · electrical testing · diagnostics
vise
Mounted clamping tool
- pliersHinged metal gripping tool
- vice gripSelf-locking adjustable pliers
- fasteningJoining two parts together
locking pliers · woodworking · metalwork · workbench · carpentry · machinist · jaw · grip · tightening · fixture
boot
High shoe or startup
- immobilizerDevice preventing movement
- parking enforcementRegulating where cars sit
- towingPulling another vehicle along
vehicle impound · traffic warden · penalty · fine · ticket · violation · Denver boot
grasp
Seize or understand
squeeze · fasten · secure · latch · tighten · compress · pinch · lock · anchor · fixture
multimeter
Combined electrical measuring device
- ammeterElectrical flow gauge
- voltmeterElectrical potential difference gauge
- ohmmeterInstrument measuring electrical resistance
circuit · current · voltage · resistance · probe · test lead · continuity · electrical testing · diagnostics · measurement
- analog circuitstransistor, amplifier, resistor, capacitor, inductor
- clamp downEnforce restrictions suddenly
- clamp down onImpose strict limits
- wheel clampTire-locking penalty device
- hose clampBand securing flexible tubing
- clamp connectionJunction secured by squeezing
- alligator clampToothed spring connector