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[[File:Hoffman clip clamp.jpg|thumb|320px|An old nickel-plated steel Hoffman clip]]
A '''Hoffman clip''' (also called '''Hoffman screw clip''', '''Hoffman screw compressor tubing clamp''' or  '''screw tubing clamp''') is a tubing clamp with a screw swivel lower jaw which is used to control the flow through tubing.

==General==
Hoffman clips have an approximate square frame, with an inner screw-operated jaw, similar in function to a vice or a holding clamp, albeit this type is closed and not open. Hoffman clips are made of [[brass]] or [[steel]], which is [[nickel]] or [[zinc]]-plated.

==Availability==
Hoffman clips can be bought from lab suppliers. They are also found on eBay and Amazon.

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