# Shaping

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'''Shaping''' can refer to:
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* In baking, [shaping](/source/Straight_dough) refers to the process step directly preceding [proofing](/source/Proofing_(baking_technique)) or final fermentation.
* In electricity generation, maintaining reliable delivery, for example by use of [pumped storage hydroelectricity](/source/pumped_storage_hydroelectricity).
* In archeology, the [shaping (archeology)](/source/shaping_(archeology)) is the process of giving a stone a desired shape.
* In psychology, [shaping (psychology)](/source/shaping_(psychology)), is the reinforcement of successive approximations to train a type of behavior.
* In communications, [Traffic shaping](/source/Traffic_shaping), is the internet traffic management.
* In underwear, a [shaping product](/source/foundation_garment) is an [undergarment](/source/undergarment) designed to impermanently alter the wearer's [body shape](/source/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](/source/Gear_shaper), the shaping process used specifically for gear manufacturing.
* [Shaping (audio)](/source/Timbre), 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](/source/Shaping%2C_Dianjiang_County) (沙坪镇), town in [Dianjiang County](/source/Dianjiang_County), Chongqing
* [Shaping, Lechang](/source/Shaping%2C_Lechang) (沙坪镇), town in Guangdong
* [Shaping, Lingshan County](/source/Shaping%2C_Lingshan_County) (沙坪镇), town in [Lingshan County](/source/Lingshan_County), Guangxi
* [Shaping, Taoyuan](/source/Shaping%2C_Taoyuan) (沙坪镇), town in [Taoyuan County](/source/Taoyuan_County), [Hunan](/source/Hunan).
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* [Shaping, Changsha](/source/Shaping%2C_Changsha) (沙坪街道), a subdistrict of [Kaifu District](/source/Kaifu_District%2C_Changsha), [Changsha](/source/Changsha).

===Villages===
* [Shaping Village, Dali](/source/Shaping_Village%2C_Dali) (沙坪村), a village of [Shangguan, Dali](/source/Shangguan%2C_Dali), Yunnan.
* [Shaping Village, Daguan](/source/Shaping_Village%2C_Daguan) (沙坪村), a village of Ruile town (悦乐镇) in [Daguan County](/source/Daguan_County), [Yunnan](/source/Yunnan).

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