A permission to have access to sensitive or secret documents or other information
The distance or space that is needed for one thing to avoid touching another thing
The maximum cylinder volume on a working side of the piston minus the piston displacement volume per stroke It is usually expressed as a percentage of the displace volume
Limiting dimensions of a rail shipment that allow it to clear tunnels and bridges
the unobstructed space provided on or under a bridge superstructure for the free passage of vehicular and pedestrian traffic, a river or stream with its surface burden of floating debris, or a navigation craft Clearance is also provided for the free assembly and adjustment of the elements or members of a structure and for the variations in dimension due to workmanship, temperature changes, and minor irregularities Clearance is sometimes described as go-and-come or play allowance See also clear headway
Clearance is the minimum distance between two conductors, between conductors and supports or other objects, or between conductors and ground
The post-trade and pre-settlement matching of trade details for the purpose of confirming the trade and allowing settlement
The space or distance allowed for anchorage or erection purposes or to accommodate dimensional variations in a building structure
The process of determining accountability for the exchange of money and securities between counterparties in a trade which creates statements of obligation for securities and/or funds due; a trade that does not clear properly is said to fail
The clearance of a bridge is the distance between the lowest point of the bridge and the road or the water under the bridge. The lowest fixed bridge has 12.8m clearance
The distance by which one object clears another, as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at the end of a stroke in a steam engine, or the least distance between the point of a cogwheel tooth and the bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it engages