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'''Shaping''' can refer to: {{TOC right}}
* In baking, shaping refers to the process step directly preceding proofing or final fermentation. * In electricity generation, maintaining reliable delivery, for example by use of pumped storage hydroelectricity. * In archeology, the shaping (archeology) is the process of giving a stone a desired shape. * In psychology, shaping (psychology), is the reinforcement of successive approximations to train a type of behavior. * In communications, Traffic shaping, is the internet traffic management. * In underwear, a shaping product is an undergarment designed to impermanently alter the wearer's body shape. * In mechanics, shaping is a material removal process in which a cutting tool takes mass and shapes a stationary object to produce a sculpted or plane surface. ** Gear shaper, the shaping process used specifically for gear manufacturing. * Shaping (audio), modifications both additive and subtractive that alter the final timbre of the initial audio wave whether this is produced as an acoustic sound wave or an electric signal.
== Chinese places == ===Towns=== * Shaping, Dianjiang County (沙坪镇), town in Dianjiang County, Chongqing * Shaping, Lechang (沙坪镇), town in Guangdong * Shaping, Lingshan County (沙坪镇), town in Lingshan County, Guangxi * Shaping, Taoyuan (沙坪镇), town in Taoyuan County, Hunan. ;subdistrict * Shaping, Changsha (沙坪街道), a subdistrict of Kaifu District, Changsha.
===Villages=== * Shaping Village, Dali (沙坪村), a village of Shangguan, Dali, Yunnan. * Shaping Village, Daguan (沙坪村), a village of Ruile town (悦乐镇) in Daguan County, Yunnan.
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