Trap

A trap is a device or tactic intended to catch an intruder, enemy, error, or substance.

Trap, traps, and similar terms may also refer to:

Science

Trap (car), a secret compartment in an automobile
Trap (carriage), a type of horse-drawn carriage
Trap (computing), a code or signal designed to capture errors and reveal where they are
Trap (plumbing), a U-shaped pipe located below a drain; also called a water seal
Trap (printing), a commercial printing technique to overcome registration problems
Deep-level trap, a crystalline defect in a semiconductor material
Ink trap, a feature of some typefaces that are spaces where printing ink can accumulate

Trap (novel), a novel by Peter Mathers
Trap (music genre), a subgenre of hip hop music
Trap (poker), a poker strategy
Trap room, a part of a theater
Trap run, an American football play
Trap shooting, a form of competitive clay pigeon shooting
Traps (1994 film), Australian film directed by Pauline Chan
Bat and trap, an old game related to cricket
Neutral zone trap, an ice hockey defensive strategy
Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian association football coach and former player also known as sometimes known as "Trap" or "Il Trap"
A Trap, a 1997 Polish film
Trap (Henry Lau album), first EP by Henry Lau
- "Trap" (feat. Taemin and Kyuhyun), lead single from the EP

Trap, Carmarthenshire, a hamlet in Wales
Deccan Traps, a large igneous province located on the Deccan Plateau of west-central India and one of the largest volcanic features on Earth
Emeishan Traps, a large igneous province in southwestern China, centered in Sichuan province
Paraná and Etendeka traps, a dismembered large igneous province in Brazil and Angola/Namibia
Siberian Traps, a large igneous province in Russia, roughly equal to western Europe in land area

Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel, a U.S. military term for a rescue mission to retrieve a downed aircraft
TRAP law ("Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers"), a type of legislation used to restrict abortion providers