CLAWS is a modular open-source software package that provides account and identity management functions in a heterogeneous computing environment. Developed at Rochester Institute of Technology, CLAWS was designed to simplify the process of managing user accounts across multiple systems.

sharp retractable digits on the end of a cats paws

The CLAWS , is a Wiki-centered Web application framework written in Haskell

The part of the casing that secures the stone in place. Cleaving The term given to the division of a stone such as diamond into segments suitable for shaping into the final jewel. It is essential to determine the natural cleavage planes, for if these are not followed the whole stone may shatter into fragments.

two or three claws, armed with teeth, at the tip of each walking leg