n (engineering) Any intermediate object that connects a smaller part to a larger part, the smaller part typically projecting sideways from the larger part.
n Generically, any of "(", ")", "[", "]", "{", "}", and, in the area of computer languages, "<", ">".
n "(" and ")" specifically, the other forms above requiring adjectives for disambiguation.
n (context|technical) "[" and "]" specifically - opposed to the other forms of which have their own technical names.
v (photography) To take multiple images of the same subject, using a range of exposure settings, in order to help ensure that a satisfactory image is obtained.
v (philosophy|phenomenology) In the philosophical system of w:Edmund Husserl | Edmund Husserl and his followers, to set aside metaphysical theories and existential questions concerning what is real in order to focus philosophical attention simply on the actualcontent of experience.