Editing Spade (section)

==Also called spades==
* In the [[oil industry|oil]] and [[chemical process]] industries, a spade is a round piece of metal with a small tab that is placed in between two pipe flanges to give positive isolation from the centre, usually to prevent cross-contamination between fluids or to allow work on the line. The name comes from the shape, which is a little like a garden spade.{{cn|date=December 2021}} The small tab shows that the spade is in place. 
* In [[kitchenware]], certain ice cream scoops are called spades due to the shape.  These scoops are used more in making hand-scooped milkshakes or desserts where a lot of ice cream can be scooped at once and the  typical "ball" shape of scooped ice cream (i.e., scoops on a [[ice cream cone|cone]]) is not needed. The spade-shaped head also helps scrape off the ice cream stuck to the sides of the cartons.