HEP
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HEP or hep can mean:
- Hep RecordsHep RecordsHep Records is a Scottish record label specializing in both new and reissued jazz music. The label was founded in 1974 by Alastair Robertson in Edinburgh.-Past and present artists:*Don Lanphere*Jessica Williams*Jim Mullen*Tommy Smith*Michael Hashim...
, a jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
record label in ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... - Head end powerHead end powerHead end power or electric train supply is a rail transport term for the electrical power distribution system on a passenger train. The power source, usually a locomotive at the front or “head” of a train or a generator car, generates all the electricity used for lighting, electrical and other...
, a method for providing electricity to train carriages - Healthy eating pyramidHealthy eating pyramidThe healthy eating pyramid is a nutrition guide developed by the Harvard School of Public Health, suggesting how much of each food category one should eat each day...
- Hep, a synonym for hip (slang)Hip (slang)Hip is a slang term meaning fashionably current and in the know. Hip is the opposite of square or prude.Hip, like cool, does not refer to one specific quality. What is considered hip is continuously changing. The term hip is said to have originated in African American Vernacular English in the...
- HepatitisHepatitisHepatitis is a medical condition defined by the inflammation of the liver and characterized by the presence of inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. The name is from the Greek hepar , the root being hepat- , meaning liver, and suffix -itis, meaning "inflammation"...
, a gastroenterological disease - Heterogeneous Element ProcessorHeterogeneous Element ProcessorThe Heterogeneous Element Processor was introduced by Denelcor in 1982 as the world's first commercial MIMD computer. A HEP system, as the name implies, was pieced together from many heterogeneous components -- processors, data memory modules, and I/O modules...
, the first commercial MIMDMIMDIn computing, MIMD is a technique employed to achieve parallelism. Machines using MIMD have a number of processors that function asynchronously and independently. At any time, different processors may be executing different instructions on different pieces of data...
computer, introduced by Denelcor in 1982. - High-energy physics
- High Explosive Plastic general purpose ammunition, US Army terminology, also called high explosive squash headHigh explosive squash headHigh explosive squash head is a type of explosive ammunition that is effective against buildings and is also used against tank armour. It was fielded chiefly by the British Army as the main explosive round of its main battle tanks during the Cold War...
(HESH) - Homotopy extension propertyHomotopy extension propertyIn mathematics, in the area of algebraic topology, the homotopy extension property indicates when a homotopy defined on a subspace can be extended to a homotopy defined on a larger space.-Definition:Let X\,\! be a topological space, and let A \subset X....
, a property in algebraic topology. - Housing equity partnershipHousing equity partnershipEquity sharing, also known as shared ownership or in the US as housing equity partnership , allows a person to purchase a share in their home even if they cannot afford a mortgage on the whole of the current value...
- Hotel Electric PowerHotel Electric PowerHotel Electric Power is a maritime term referring to electricity generated and used aboard a ship for purposes other than propulsion such as lighting, communications, climate control, refrigeration, water desalination and treatment, entertainment, etc...
Electricity generated and used aboard a ship for general purposes. - Hydroelectric power generation is a means of producing electrical energy through the use of moving water.
- Allegedly a war cryWar cryWar Cry or Warcry may refer to:* A battle cry — yell or chant taken up in battle, usually by members of the same military unit.* WarCry , a Spanish power metal band* The War Cry, official newspaper of the Salvation Army...
of the CrusadersCrusadesThe Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
, described as an acronym for Hierosolyma est perdita (LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
for "Jerusalem is lost") - The Hep-Hep riotsHep-Hep riotsThe Hep-Hep riots were early 19th century pogroms against German Jews. The antisemitic communal violence began on August 2, 1819 in Würzburg and soon reached as far as regions of Denmark, Poland, Latvia and Bohemia. Many Jews were killed and much Jewish property was destroyed.-Historical...
- a series of antisemitic riots in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and neighbouring countries in 1819. - Hrvatska elektroprivredaHrvatska elektroprivredaHrvatska elektroprivreda is a national power company in Croatia which has been engaged in electricity production, transmission and distribution for more than one century, and with heat supply and gas distribution for the past few decades...
- a Croatian power company - Hep - Egyptian mythology
- People's Labor Party (HEP), pro-Kurdish political party in Turkey