Casting (disambiguation)

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Casting is a manufacturing process using a fluid medium in a mould, so as to produce a casting. For casting metal, see casting (metalworking).

Casting may also refer to:

Creating a mold

  • Casting, forming a protective orthopedic cast
  • Casting, a process in sculpture of converting plastic materials into more solid form

Science and healthcare

  • Casting (falconry), anything given to a hawk to purge and cleanse its gorge
  • Casting, excretions from an earthworm
  • Casting, moulting or shedding of hair in most breeds of dog and other mammals
  • Casting, forming a protective orthopedic cast

Other uses

  • Casting (fishing), the process of propelling a lure to catch fish
  • Casting (performing arts), the process of selecting a cast of actors, or other visual talent such as models for a photo shoot
  • Casting or footing, in bookkeeping, a method of summing a table of numbers by column
  • Casting, to distribute a stream of data, images, sound, or voice, as in
    • Broadcasting
    • Podcasting
    • Webcasting
  • Screen mirroring:
    • Miracast
    • Google Cast
    • AirPlay
  • Casting, incantation of magical spells
  • Casting, type conversion in computer programming

See also

  • Cast (disambiguation)
  • Castang (disambiguation)
  • Castaing, a surname
  • Caster (disambiguation)
  • Recast (disambiguation)
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