Trap
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A trap
Trap (tactic)
A trap is a device intended to catch an intruder or prey. "Trap" may also refer to the tactic of catching or harming an adversary. Conversely it may also mean a hindrance for change, being caught in a trap.-Device:*Animal trapping*Bird trapping...

is a device or tactic intended to catch an intruder, enemy, error, or substance.

Trap may also refer to:
  • Giovanni Trapattoni
    Giovanni Trapattoni
    Giovanni Trapattoni , sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap", is an Italian football coach and former player, considered the most successful club coach in the history of Serie A. As a player he was part of Italy's squad at the 1962 FIFA World Cup....

    , Italian association football coach and former player known by this name
  • Bat and trap
    Bat and trap
    Bat and trap, also known as knurl and spell is an English ball game related to cricket and played at country pubs in the county of Kent....

    , an old game related to cricket
  • Deccan traps
    Deccan Traps
    The Deccan Traps are a large igneous province located on the Deccan Plateau of west-central India and one of the largest volcanic features on Earth. They consist of multiple layers of solidified flood basalt that together are more than thick and cover an area of and a volume of...

     (trap), a term used in geology for some rock formations shaped like steps, derived from the Dutch word for stair.
  • Deep-level trap
    Deep-level trap
    Deep-level traps or deep-level defects are a generally undesirable type of electronic defect in semiconductors. They are "deep" in the sense that the energy required to remove an electron or hole from the trap to the valence or conduction band is much larger than the characteristic thermal energy...

    , a crystalline defect in a semiconductor material.
  • Drain trap
  • Ink trap
    Ink trap
    An ink trap is a feature of certain typefaces, where the corners or details are removed from the letterforms. When the type is printed, ink naturally spreads into the removed area. Without ink traps, the excess ink would blob and ruin the crisp edge....

    , a feature of some typefaces that are spaces where printing ink can accumulate
  • Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP), US military acronym for a rescue mission retrieving a downed aircraft.
  • Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase
    Tartrate resistant acid phosphatase
    Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase or acid phosphatase 5, tartrate resistant is a glycosylated monomeric metalloenzyme expressed in mammals. It has a molecular weight of approximately 35kDa, a basic isoelectric point , and optimal activity in acidic conditions. TRAP is synthesized as latent...

     (TRAP), in biology
  • TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome
    TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome
    TNF receptor associated periodic syndrome is a periodic fever syndrome associated with mutations in a receptor for the molecule tumor necrosis factor that is inheritable in an autosomal dominant manner...

     (TRAPS), an acronym for the cutaneous condition tumor necrosis factor receptor associated periodic syndrome
  • Trap (carriage), a type of horse-drawn carriage
  • TRAP transporter
    Tripartite ATP-independent periplasmic transporter
    Tripartite ATP-independent periplasmic transporters are a large family of solute transporters found in bacteria and archaea, but not in eukaryotes, that appear to be specific for the uptake of organic acids...

    , a type of prokaryotic solute transport in biology.
  • Trap (computing)
    Trap (computing)
    In computing and operating systems, a trap, also known as an exception or a fault, is typicallyThere is a wide variation in the nomenclature...

    , a code or signal designed to capture errors and reveal where they are
  • Technology Recovery Action Plan (Trap), in software change management process
  • Trap, common Internet slang
    Internet slang
    Internet slang is a type of slang that Internet users have popularized, and in many cases, have coined. Such terms often originate with the purpose of saving keystrokes. Many people use the same abbreviations in texting and instant messaging, and social networking websites...

     for a particularly convincing pre-operative, Male-to-Female transexual or cross-dresser
    Cross-dressing
    Cross-dressing is the wearing of clothing and other accoutrement commonly associated with a gender within a particular society that is seen as different than the one usually presented by the dresser...

  • Trap (novel)
    Trap (novel)
    Trap is a Miles Franklin Award winning novel by Australian author Peter Mathers....

    , a novel by Peter Mathers
  • Trap (plumbing)
    Trap (plumbing)
    In plumbing, a trap is a U-, S-, or J-shaped pipe located below or within a plumbing fixture. An S-shaped trap is also known as the S-bend invented by Alexander Cummings in 1775 but became known as the U-bend following the introduction of the U-shaped trap by Thomas Crapper in 1880. The new U-bend...

    , a U-shaped pipe located below a drain; also called a water seal
  • Trap (poker), a poker strategy
  • Trap (printing), a commercial printing technique to overcome registration problems
  • Trap, Carmarthenshire
    Trap, Carmarthenshire
    Trap, or Trapp, is a hamlet in the county of Carmarthenshire in southwest Wales, located on the western border of the Brecon Beacons National Park, around four miles from the town of Llandeilo. Its name often appears as Trapp on maps, though the spelling with a single p is to be preferred...

    , a hamlet in Wales
  • Trap basalt (flood basalt
    Flood basalt
    A flood basalt or trap basalt is the result of a giant volcanic eruption or series of eruptions that coats large stretches of land or the ocean floor with basalt lava. Flood basalts have occurred on continental scales in prehistory, creating great plateaus and mountain ranges...

    ), a type of rock formation
  • TRAP law
    TRAP law
    A TRAP law is legislation specifically designed to restrict abortion providers. TRAP is an acronym for Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers. The term is used mainly within the pro-choice movement....

    , a type of legislation used to restrict abortion providers
  • Trap room, a part of a theater
  • Trap run
    Trap run
    In American football, a trap play, or trap run, is a run consisting of a defender on the line of scrimmage getting trap blocked by an offensive lineman or back from the opposite side of the ball...

    , an American football play
  • Trap shooting
    Trap shooting
    Trap shooting is one of the three major forms of competitive clay pigeon shooting . The others are skeet shooting and sporting clays. There are many versions including Olympic trap, Double trap , Down-The-Line, and Nordic trap. American trap is most popular in the United States and Canada...

  • Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP), a twin pregnancy abnormality
  • Magnetic trap (disambiguation), various meanings, in physics

See also

  • Ambush
    Ambush
    An ambush is a long-established military tactic, in which the aggressors take advantage of concealment and the element of surprise to attack an unsuspecting enemy from concealed positions, such as among dense underbrush or behind hilltops...

  • Sand trap (disambiguation)
  • The Trap (disambiguation)
  • Trapdoor
    Trapdoor
    A trapdoor is a door set into a floor or ceiling .Originally, trapdoors were sack traps in mills, and allowed the sacks to pass up through the mill while naturally falling back to a closed position....

  • Trapezius muscle
    Trapezius muscle
    In human anatomy, the trapezius is a large superficial muscle that extends longitudinally from the occipital bone to the lower thoracic vertebrae and laterally to the spine of the scapula...

  • Trapped (disambiguation)
  • Trapper (disambiguation)
  • Trapping (disambiguation)
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