"end cap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: end caps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} end cap (plural end caps)
  1. A display of goods for sale situated at an end of an aisle in a shop, perpendicular to the goods in the aisle.
    Sense id: en-end_cap-en-noun-HERvXHQL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 27 27
  2. Any of various capping devices that fit over the end of something, either as protection or to prevent loss of contents.
    Sense id: en-end_cap-en-noun-6fruQkT5
  3. Any of various capping devices that fit over the end of something, either as protection or to prevent loss of contents.
    A piece of packaging insulation that surrounds one side of an object.
    Sense id: en-end_cap-en-noun-YBoorbSq

Inflected forms

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