plural of pairing

(cricket) Describing the status of a batsman who has made a duck in the first innings, and is yet to score in the second.

In groups of two individuals or items.

A surname.

plural of Pair

simple past tense and past participle of pair off

(genetics) Any of the short sequences, at the 5’ and 3’ ends of a DNA fragment, that are sufficiently unique (theoretically) so as to exist together only once in a genome, therefore making the sequence of the DNA in between them available upon search.

plural of paired-end tag

A tool for drawing accurate circles or arches, usually consisting of two arms joined at one end in such a way that the arms can be opened and closed; one of the arms is pointed at its free end while the other holds a pencil, pencil lead or some other implement for making marks.

(cricket) The score of zero runs, having been out on the first ball faced in each innings of a two-innings match; a golden duck in each innings