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A sleeve is the part of a garment that covers the arm, or through which the arm passes or slips.
Sleeve may also refer to:
- Arm coverings:
- Cylindrical mechanical protective liners:
- A sleeve (construction), used by electricians and plumbers to create an opening in cast concrete to permit the passage of a wires or pipes
- A cylinder sleeve lining the bore of a piston engine
- A sleeve valve, a type of valve mechanism for piston engines
- A sleeve bearing to hold a rotating shaft
- Generally, any tube into which another tube is inserted; in the case of small tubes it is called a thimble
- Other protective covers:
- A sleeve gastrectomy, a surgical weight-loss procedure
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