Casting (disambiguation)
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Casting is a manufacturing process using a fluid medium in a mould, so as to produce a casting.
- Casting (metalworking) is one notable variant of this, using molten metal.
Casting can also refer to:
- A process in sculpture of converting plastic materials into more solid form, prior to patination or other surface treatment
- Casting, Moulting or Shedding of hair in most breeds of dog and other mammals
- In bookkeeping, casting or footing is a method of summing a table of numbers by column (down)
- Casting (performing arts), a pre-production process for selecting a cast of actors and other talent for a live or recorded performance, or models for a photo shoot or showing
- Casting (fishing), the process whereby a bait, fly or lure is placed into or onto the water to catch fish
- Casting (falconry), anything given to a hawk to purge and cleanse its gorge
- Casting, a synonym for Internet webcast broadcasting
- Excretions from an earthworm, and the end product of vermicomposting
- Type conversion in computer programming
See also
- Cast (disambiguation)
- Castang (disambiguation)
- Castaing
- Fach, the German opera casting system
- Caster (disambiguation)
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