endcap

See also: end cap

English

Etymology 1

From end +‎ cap.

Noun

endcap (plural endcaps)

  1. Alternative spelling of end cap: a cap placed on the end of something.
  2. Alternative spelling of end cap: a product display at the end of a supermarket aisle
    • 2009 July 22, Motoko Rich, “Target Can Make Sleepy Titles Into Best Sellers”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 March 2025:
      Another endcap featured Breakout books under a sign that read “Hand-Picked Titles From Emerging Authors” and showed a picture of a small chick pecking its way out of a broken eggshell.

Verb

endcap (third-person singular simple present endcaps, present participle endcapping, simple past and past participle endcapped)

  1. To add an endcap to. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (organic chemistry) To modify a reactive end of a polymer, typically by adding a trimethylsilyl group to a hydroxyl.

Etymology 2

From end caption.

Noun

endcap (plural endcaps)

  1. (television) A logo or visual sequence immediately following a programme, identifying the broadcaster or production company.
    Coordinate term: frontcap
This page is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.