IP is the usual abbreviation for
Internet ProtocolThe Internet Protocol is a protocol used for communicating data across a packet-switched internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite, also referred to as TCP/IP....
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IP is the usual abbreviation for
Internet ProtocolThe Internet Protocol is a protocol used for communicating data across a packet-switched internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite, also referred to as TCP/IP....
. It is also a common abbreviation for different things in different fields.
IP may refer to:
Biology
- Immunoprecipitation
Immunoprecipitation is the technique of precipitating a protein antigen out of solution using an antibody that specifically binds to that particular protein. This process can be used to isolate and concentrate a particular protein from a sample containing many thousands of different proteins...
, an antibody-based protein extraction technique
- Isoelectric point
The isoelectric point , sometimes abbreviated to IEP, is the pH at which a particular molecule or surface carries no net electrical charge....
, pH where a chemical molecule carries no net charge
- Infundibulopelvic ligament (ligament)
- Incontinentia pigmenti
Incontinentia Pigmenti is a genetic disorder that affects the skin, hair, teeth, and nails. It is also known as Bloch-Sulzberger disease, Bloch Siemens syndrome, melanoblastosis cutis and naevus pigmentosus systematicus....
, a genetic disorder
- Peritoneum
The peritoneum is the serous membrane that forms the lining of the abdominal cavity or the coelom — it covers most of the intra-abdominal organs — in higher vertebrates and some invertebrates...
, or intra-peritoneal, an anatomical/medical descriptor, or intraperitoneal injection
- Finger
A finger is a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the hands of humans and other primates.Normally humans have five digits, termed phalanges, on each hand . The first digit is the thumb, followed by index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger or pinky...
, or Inter-Phalangeal, an anatomical/medical term
Chemistry
- Immunoprecipitation
Immunoprecipitation is the technique of precipitating a protein antigen out of solution using an antibody that specifically binds to that particular protein. This process can be used to isolate and concentrate a particular protein from a sample containing many thousands of different proteins...
, an antibody-based protein extraction technique
- Ion plating
Ion plating is a physical vapor deposition process that is sometimes called ion assisted deposition or ion vapor deposition and is a version of vacuum deposition. Ion plating utilizes concurrent or periodic bombardment of the substrate and depositing film by atomic-sized energetic particles...
, an especial way to plate a surface
Computer science
- Instruction pointer, or program counter in computer processing
- Integer programming
An integer programming problem is any mathematical optimization or feasibility program in which some or all of the variables are restricted to be integral. In many settings the term integer program is used as short-hand for integer linear programming....
, a special case of linear programming
- IP (complexity)
In computational complexity theory, the class IP is the class of problems solvable by an interactive proof system. The concept of an interactive proof system was first introduced by Goldwasser, et al. in 1985...
, a particular complexity class of languages that have interactive proofs
Internet
- Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol is a protocol used for communicating data across a packet-switched internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite, also referred to as TCP/IP....
, the computer networking protocol used on the Internet
- Internet protocol suite
The Internet Protocol Suite is the set of communications protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks. It is named from two of the most important protocols in it: the Transmission Control Protocol and the Internet Protocol , which were the first two networking protocols defined in...
or TCP/IP protocol suite, Internet communications protocols
- IP address
An Internet Protocol address is a numerical label that is assigned to devices participating in a computer network utilizing the Internet Protocol for communication between its nodes....
(Internet Protocol address), a computer's network address
- ip (struct)
ip is a struct in the C programming language. The ip struct is used as a template to form an IPv4 header in a raw socket. The structure can be found in the default include files of most Unix distributions. It is most commonly located in the
header file.- Definition :
, a C structure used to construct an Internet Protocol header
Medicine
- Idiopathic Parkinsonism, Parkinsonism, or Parkinson's Disease, where the cause of the disease is unknown
Business
- Integrated business planning
Integrated business planning refers to the technologies, applications and processes of connecting the planning function across the enterprise to improve organizational alignment and financial performance...
, planning through different functional areas in an organization
Geography
- Clipperton Island
Clipperton Island is a nine-square-kilometre coral atoll in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, southwest of Mexico and west of Central America, at...
(FIPS territory code)
- Induced polarization
Induced polarization is a geophysical imaging technique used to identify subsurface materials, such as ore. The method is similar to electrical resistivity tomography, in that an electric current is induced into the subsurface through two electrodes, and voltage is monitored through two other...
, a geophysical imaging technique
- Ip, Sălaj
Ip or Ipp is a village in Sălaj County, Romania. It is the site of the 1940 Ip massacre.-Population:* 1981 Hungarians * 1466 Romanians * 383 Roma * 111 Slovaks * 5...
, a village in Romania
Law
- Insolvency practitioner
In the United Kingdom, only an authorised or licensed Insolvency Practitioner may be appointed in relation to formal insolvency procedures.Quite often IPs have an accountancy background...
, a specialist in formal insolvency cases
- Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a number of distinct types of legal monopolies over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial, and the corresponding fields of law...
, a legal concept to describe intangible property that attaches to certain names, written and recorded media, and inventions
- Imperial Police, the former name of the Indian Police Service
The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India; other two being the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Forest Service...
in British India
- injured person, abbreviation used by police in England and Wales and in industrial injury
An industrial injury is any disease or bodily damage resulting from working.In the United States in 2007, 5,488 workers died from job injuries, and 49,000 died from work-related injuries. NIOSH estimates that 4 million workers in the U.S...
reports.
Politics
- Independence Party (Iceland)
The Independence Party is a centre-right political party in Iceland. It was formed in 1929 through a merger of the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party. The party supports Icelandic membership of NATO but is opposed to the idea of joining the European Union. The party's position on EU...
, the leading political party in Iceland
- Independence Party of Minnesota
The Independence Party of Minnesota , formerly the Reform Party of Minnesota, is the third largest political party in Minnesota, behind the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and Republican Party. It is the political party of former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura , and endorsed former U.S...
, a political party in Minnesota
- and a number of other Independence Party
Independence Party can refer to various political parties past and present throughout the world, such as:*Independence Party *Estonian Independence Party*Independence Party *Independence Party...
s
- Independent Party
The Independent Party is a social democratic and christian socialist political party in Uruguay. The party is leadered by Pablo Mieres, who was presidential candidate in the 2004 national elections and will be again in 2009.-Aims:Its goal is to build a third way away from the heterodox left-wing...
- Workers' Initiative
The Workers' Initiative is a Polish anarcho-syndycalist trade union. IP was established in the second half of 2001 as an informal anarchists group whose objective was the common struggle for workers' rights...
(Polish: Inicjatywa Pracownicza), a Polish anarchist trade union
Other
- Information professional
An information professional or an information specialist is a person who works with information science, libraries, museums, or archives, although the field is changing rapidly to include other disciplines...
, a professional dealing with information, such as a librarian, network administrator or database administrator
- A variation of Yip (surname), a Chinese surname
- Integrated project, an instrument to support objective-driven research, within European research activities
- Integrated Programme
The Integrated Programme , also known as through-train programme , is a scheme which allows the brightest pupils at secondary schools in Singapore to bypass the "O" levels and take the "A" levels, International Baccalaureate or an equivalent examination directly at the age of 18 after six years of...
, a specialized education route in Singapore
- Iraqi Police
The Iraqi Police Service are the uniformed Territorial police force responsible for the enforcement of civil law within Iraq. The current organisation, structure and recruitment practice was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority following the 2003 invasion of Iraq...
- International Paper
International Paper is an American pulp and paper company, the largest pulp and paper company in the world. It has approximately 51,500 employees. Its global headquarters are currently in Memphis, Tennessee.-History:...
, a world leader in pulp and paper making/distribution
- India Post
Other
- Atyrau Air Ways
Atyrau Airways is an airline based in Atyrau, Kazakhstan. It operates charter flights within the CIS and scheduled flights to destinations in Europe. Its main base is Atyrau Airport.-History:...
IATA airline designator
- Image processing
In electrical engineering and computer science, image processing is any form of signal processing for which the input is an image, such as photographs or frames of video; the output of image processing can be either an image or a set of characteristics or parameters related to the image...
- Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
, a pitcher's statistic in baseball
- Integrated production
A farming system that produces high quality food and other products by using natural resources and regulating mechanisms to replace polluting inputs and to secure sustainable farming...
, natural farming
- IP Casino Resort Spa, a casino resort located in Biloxi, MS