Bop
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BOP or bop may refer to:
- bop, a smack, strikeStrike (attack)A strike is an attack with an inanimate object, such as a weapon, or with a part of the human body intended to cause an effect upon an opponent or to simply cause harm to an opponent. There are many different varieties of strikes...
, or punchPunch (strike)A punch is a striking blow with the fist. It is the most commonly used attack in hand to hand combat. It is used in some martial arts and combat sports, most notably boxing where it is the only type of technique allowed... - bop, (to bop or boppin') a style to danceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
solo to rockabillyRockabillyRockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
or blues music, common since the 1950s1950sThe 1950s or The Fifties was the decade that began on January 1, 1950 and ended on December 31, 1959. The decade was the sixth decade of the 20th century... - bop, shortened form of BebopBebopBebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
, an early modern jazz developed in the 1940s- hard bopHard bopHard bop is a style of jazz that is an extension of bebop music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz which incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano...
, a style of jazz music that is extension of bebop (or "bop") music
- hard bop
- bop, organised partyPartyA party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well....
or club night at many British universities - bop, west coast U.S. slang for whore
- Bop (magazine) an American magazine for teens
- Bop (Dan Seals song)Bop (Dan Seals song)"Bop" is the second single released from Dan Seals' 1985 album Won't Be Blue Anymore. It reached #1 on the Country singles chart in early-1986 - his second number one hit, but his first as a solo artist. It was a major crossover hit as well, peaking at #42 on the US Hot 100, and at #10 on the US...
, a single by Dan SealsDan SealsDanny Wayland "Dan" Seals was an American musician. The younger brother of Seals & Crofts member Jim Seals, he first gained fame as the "England Dan" half of the soft rock duo England Dan and John Ford Coley, which charted nine pop and adult contemporary singles between 1976 and 1980, including...
, released in 1986
Abbreviations
- Border Observation Post - United States Military Boarder Observation Post.
- Bureau of Prisons - United States Bureau of Prisons.
- Blow Out PreventerBlowout preventerA blowout preventer is a large, specialized valve used to seal, control and monitor oil and gas wells. Blowout preventers were developed to cope with extreme erratic pressures and uncontrolled flow emanating from a well reservoir during drilling. Kicks can lead to a potentially catastrophic...
- a large valve used in oil or natural gas drilling - Business Owners Policy
- Bird of paradise - a family of birds
- Border outpostBorder outpostA border outpost, border out post, border observation post or BOP is an outpost maintained by a sovereign state on its border, usually one of a series placed at regular intervals, to watch over and safeguard its border with a neighboring state with whom it may or may not have cordial relations...
/ Border out post or Border observation post - Bird of preyBird of preyBirds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily on the wing, using their keen senses, especially vision. They are defined as birds that primarily hunt vertebrates, including other birds. Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing flesh....
, eagles, owls and other raptors - BOP reagentBOP reagentBOP-reagent is a reagent commonly used in the synthesis of peptides. Its use is discouraged because coupling using BOP liberates HMPA which is carcinogenic, although for small scale use in an organic laboratory this is not a great disadvantage as it is in large scale industrial usage....
, Benzotriazole-1-yl-oxy-tris-(dimethylamino)-phosphonium hexafluorophosphate - Breach of the peaceBreach of the peaceBreach of the peace is a legal term used in constitutional law in English-speaking countries, and in a wider public order sense in Britain.-Constitutional law:...
(common law) - Brew on Premises
- Big Open Party, name of university-wide parties organized by the college common rooms at the University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. - Best Operating Practice (used by Thames WaterThames WaterThames Water Utilities Ltd, known as Thames Water, is the private utility company responsible for the public water supply and waste water treatment in large parts of Greater London, the Thames Valley, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Kent, and some other areas of in the United Kingdom...
to describe operation of water and waste water treatment plants in the UK) - Bind on Pickup, Items that become bound to a character in MMORPGS upon looting
- Basic Oxygen ProcessBasic oxygen steelmakingBasic oxygen steelmaking , also known as Linz-Donawitz-Verfahren steelmaking or the oxygen converter process is a method of primary steelmaking in which carbon-rich molten pig iron is made into steel. Blowing oxygen through molten pig iron lowers the carbon content of the alloy and changes it into...
- a method of steelmaking
In economics
- Balance of paymentsBalance of paymentsBalance of payments accounts are an accounting record of all monetary transactions between a country and the rest of the world.These transactions include payments for the country's exports and imports of goods, services, financial capital, and financial transfers...
, measure of payments that flow between any individual country and all other countries. - Base or bottom of pyramidBottom of the pyramidIn economics, the bottom of the pyramid is the largest, but poorest socio-economic group. In global terms, this is the 2.5 billion people who live on less than $2.50 per day. The phrase “bottom of the pyramid” is used in particular by people developing new models of doing business that deliberately...
, the largest, but poorest socio-economic group.
Places
- Bay of PigsBay of PigsThe Bay of Pigs is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones on the southern coast of Cuba. By 1910, it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then instead to Las Villas Province by 1961, but in 1976, it was re-assigned to Matanzas Province, when the original six provinces of Cuba were re-organized into...
, in Cuba; the site of the abortive Bay of Pigs InvasionBay of Pigs InvasionThe Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful action by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba, with support and encouragement from the US government, in an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro. The invasion was launched in April 1961, less than three months...
by ex-Cubans, supported by the U.S. - The Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
- The Bay of PlentyBay of PlentyThe Bay of Plenty , often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name...
, for which the region is named
- The Bay of Plenty
- BophuthatswanaBophuthatswanaBophuthatswana , officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana was a Bantustan – an area set aside for members of a specific ethnicity – and nominal parliamentary democracy in the northwestern region of South Africa...
, South Africa - Border Pacific RailroadBorder Pacific RailroadThe Border Pacific Railroad is a short-line railroad headquartered in Rio Grande City, Texas, United States.BOP operates a line from Rio Grande City to an interchange with Union Pacific at Mission, Texas....
, a short-line railroad headquartered in Rio Grande City, Texas, United States - Bowes Park railway stationBowes Park railway stationBowes Park railway station is in the London Borough of Haringey in north London, and is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 3 and Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by First Capital Connect, on the Hertford Loop Line...
, London, England; National Rail station code BOP
Entities
- Brown Opera ProductionsBrown Opera ProductionsBrown Opera Productions is dedicated to the promotion and performance of classical vocal music both on campus and in the greater Providence, Rhode Island community and is a space for singers and musicians to collaborate on exciting classical performance projects...
, a student-run opera company at Brown University - balance of paymentsBalance of paymentsBalance of payments accounts are an accounting record of all monetary transactions between a country and the rest of the world.These transactions include payments for the country's exports and imports of goods, services, financial capital, and financial transfers...
, measures the payments that flow between any individual country and all other countries - bleeding on probingBleeding on probing250px|right|thumb|Straight [[periodontal probe]] at left, and Nabers probe on the right.Bleeding on probing which is also known as bleeding gums or gingival bleeding is a term used by dentists and dental hygienists when referring to bleeding that is induced by gentle manipulation of the tissue at...
, expression used by dentists to signify gingival (gum) bleeding on mechanical stimulation by a probe - Bottom of the PyramidBottom of the pyramidIn economics, the bottom of the pyramid is the largest, but poorest socio-economic group. In global terms, this is the 2.5 billion people who live on less than $2.50 per day. The phrase “bottom of the pyramid” is used in particular by people developing new models of doing business that deliberately...
(or Base of the Pyramid, or Bottom of the Pile); a reference to the large class of those in extreme poverty - BuickBuickBuick is a premium brand of General Motors . Buick models are sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, and Israel, with China being its largest market. Buick holds the distinction as the oldest active American make...
, OldsmobileOldsmobileOldsmobile was a brand of American automobile produced for most of its existence by General Motors. It was founded by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. In its 107-year history, it produced 35.2 million cars, including at least 14 million built at its Lansing, Michigan factory...
, and PontiacPontiacPontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the...
. An acronym denoting common parts and specifications across engine and automobile offerings from these three General Motors divisions. - Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal Bureau of PrisonsThe Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...
, a branch of the U.S. Justice Department - Businessowners policy, a type of insurance policy
- Balance of Power
- Balance of Plant, a logical section in nuclear power plantNuclear power plantA nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
s - Bond Order PotentialBond order potentialBond order potential is a class of empirical potentials used, e.g., in molecular dynamics and molecular statics simulations. Examples include the Tersoff potential, the Brenner potential, the Finnis-Sinclair potentials...
, a form of interatomic potential used, for example, in molecular dynamics simulations