Capstone Explained

Capstone may refer to:

• Cap stone, capstone or coping, part of the top of an exterior masonry wall or building
• Capstone, another name for a keystone in architecture

Brands and enterprises

• Capstone Partners, an investment banking firm
• Capstone Publishers, a children's educational book publisher
• Capstone Records, an American classical music record label
• Capstone Software, a computer game company
• Capstone Turbine, a microturbine manufacturer

Education

• Capstone Military Leadership Program, a training course for U.S. generals and admirals
• Capstone course or capstone unit, the culminating element of an educational program
  • Capstone Prize or Award, a prize awarded in the capstone course
• The Capstone, a nickname for the University of Alabama campus

Other uses

• Capstone (cryptography), a US government project for cryptographic standardization
• Capstone Farm Country Park, a nature reserve and park near Gillingham, Kent, United Kingdom
• CAPSTONE (spacecraft), a lunar orbiter

See also

• Caprock, a harder or more resistant rock type overlying a weaker or less resistant rock type
• Monadnock, an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain