Pip
Encyclopedia
Biology and medicine
- Phosphatidylinositol phosphatePhosphatidylinositol phosphatePhosphatidylinositol phosphate may refer to:* Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate, also known as PIP* Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate, also known as PIP* Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate, also known as PIP...
- Prolactin-induced proteinProlactin-induced proteinProlactin-inducible protein also known as gross cystic disease fluid protein 15 or BRST2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PIP gene...
- Proximal interphalangeal joint
- Patient intelligence panel
Business and finance
- Percentage in pointPercentage in pointIn finance, a percentage in point is the smallest commonly quoted change of an exchange rate of a currency pair.The major currencies, except the Japanese yen, are priced to four decimal places. For these currencies a pip is one unit of the fourth decimal point, or 1/100th of one percent...
(pip), a currency exchange rate fluctuation - Performance improvement plan, a management technique
- Personal injury protectionPersonal injury protectionPersonal Injury Protection is an extension of car insurance available in some U.S. states that covers medical expenses and, in some cases, lost wages and other damages. PIP is sometimes referred to as "no-fault" coverage, because the statutes enacting it are generally known as no-fault laws, and...
, a type of car insurance - Policy Ineffectiveness PropositionPolicy Ineffectiveness PropositionThe Policy Ineffectiveness Proposition is a new classical theory proposed in 1976 by Thomas J. Sargent and Neil Wallace based upon the theory of rational expectations...
, an economic theory - Personal Independence Payment, a welfare benefit proposed in 2010 and part of the Welfare Reform Bill 2011 which is to be paid to disabled people in the United Kingdom as a replacement for the Disability Living AllowanceDisability Living AllowanceDisability living allowance is a non-means-tested, non-contributory benefit which can be claimed by a UK resident aged under 65 years who has care and/or mobility needs as a result of a mental or physical disability...
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Computing
- Peripheral Interchange ProgramPeripheral Interchange ProgramPeripheral Interchange Program was a utility to transfer files on and between devices on Digital Equipment Corporation's computers. It was first implemented on the PDP-6 architecture by Harrison "Dit" Morse early in the 1960s...
, a file transfer utility under CP/M - Point in polygonPoint in polygonIn computational geometry, the point-in-polygon problem asks whether a given point in the plane lies inside, outside, or on the boundary of a polygon...
, a concept in computational geometry - Policy Information Point, a term used in eXtensible Access Control Markup Language
- Private Internet Protocol
- a PythonPython (programming language)Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...
package installer, pip
Fiction, television and film
- Pip, a character from Charles Dicken's novel, "Great ExpectationsGreat ExpectationsGreat Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens. It was first published in serial form in the publication All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It has been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times....
". - Pip, a character in Herman Melville's novel Moby-DickMoby-DickMoby-Dick; or, The Whale, was written by American author Herman Melville and first published in 1851. It is considered by some to be a Great American Novel and a treasure of world literature. The story tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod,...
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- Pip (Chrono Cross).
- Pip the TrollPip the TrollPip the Troll is a fictional character who appears in publications of Marvel Comics.-Publication history:Pip the Troll was introduced by Jim Starlin in Strange Tales vol 2 #179 to be a comic foil to the story's main protagonist, Adam Warlock...
, a Marvel Comics character. - Pip, a character in the GrailquestGrailquestGrailQuest is a series of gamebooks by J. H. Brennan. The books are illustrated by John Higgins.The series is set in King Arthur's realm of Avalon, and follows the adventures of a young hero named Pip...
gamebook series. - Pip Bernadotte, a character in the manga Hellsing.
- "Pip", an episode of South ParkSouth ParkSouth Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
, featuring Pip Pirrup, a character in South Park. - Pip, an Animaniacs character.
- Pip, a Back at the Barnyard character.
- Chiana, a character in the Australian television series FarscapeFarscapeFarscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
played by Gigi EdgleyGigi EdgleyGigi Edgley is an Australian actress and recording artist. She is best known for her roles as Chiana on the series Farscape and Lara Knight in Rescue: Special Ops.-Early life:...
, who is nicknamed "Pip" by lead character John Crichton (played by Ben BrowderBen BrowderRobert Benedic "Ben" Browder is an American actor and writer, best known for his roles as John Crichton in Farscape and Cameron Mitchell in Stargate SG-1.-Early life:...
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- Pip, a character in the film Enchanted'.
- Pip, a character in the film The Halloween Tree (film).
- Pip, a persona featured on the Tori Amos album American Doll PosseAmerican Doll PosseAmerican Doll Posse is the ninth studio album by singer-songwriter Tori Amos; it was released in 2007. Like her previous albums Strange Little Girls and Scarlet's Walk , American Doll Posse is a concept album, which entails five female personae Amos developed based on Greek mythology. Musically,...
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People
- Pip WilliamsPip WilliamsPip Williams, is a record producer, arranger and guitarist, best known for producing albums for Status Quo and The Moody Blues.-Career:...
, British musician and record producer - Pip CarterPip Carter-Career:Before starting his professional career, Carter trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he appeared in productions of The Cosmonaut's Last Message..., Platonov, In The Jungle of Cities, The Good Soldier and Assassins....
, British actor - The backup singers in the musical group Gladys Knight & the PipsGladys Knight & the PipsGladys Knight & The Pips were an R&B/soul family musical act from Atlanta, Georgia, active from 1953 to 1989. The group was best known for their string of hit singles on Motown's "Soul" record label and Buddah Records from 1967 to 1975, including "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Midnight...
- Scroobius Pip, alias of rapper David Meads
- Pip Filkins, (aka Prof. kieran Filkins) Proffessor of alternative dance
Science and technology
- Plastic Irrigation Pipe, a designation for plastic pipe sizes used in agricultural irrigationIrrigationIrrigation may be defined as the science of artificial application of water to the land or soil. It is used to assist in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and revegetation of disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of inadequate rainfall...
- Predicted impact pointPredicted impact pointThe predicted impact point is the location that a ballistic projectile is expected to strike if fired. The PIP is almost always actively determined by a targeting computer, which then projects a PIP marker onto a Head-Up Display...
, the location at which a projectile is expected to strike - Profile ignition pickupProfile ignition pickupProfile ignition pickup is the term used for the signal sent from the Ford EDIS to the electronic control module . This signal is the digitally modified signal that originated from the Crank Angle Sensor in an alternating current format. The PIP signal into the ECM is a squarewave switched at 12...
, a term in automotive technology - Proper indecomposable past set, a concept in the study of causal structures of spacetime
- The seedSeedA seed is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant...
of some fruits, such as the orange - Pakistan Institute of PhysicsPakistan Institute of PhysicsThe Pakistan Institute of Physics of the University of Engineering and Technology of Lahore, is a national research institute in Pakistan...
- a physics research institute of University of Engineering and Technology of Pakistan.
Other uses
- PipsPipsPips are small but easily countable items. The term is used to describe the dots on dominoes, dice, denote suits, and is the name for the small seeds of some fruits. It could be used as a synonym for dot in most situations, for example morse code....
, small but easily countable items, such as the dots on dice or dominoes or the markings on playing cards - Palisades Interstate ParkwayPalisades Interstate ParkwayThe Palisades Interstate Parkway is a long limited-access highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland and Orange counties in New York and Bergen County in New Jersey...
- Picture-in-picturePicture-in-picturePicture in Picture is a feature of some television receivers and similar devices. One program is displayed on the full TV screen at the same time as one or more other programs are displayed in inset windows. Sound is usually from the main program only.Picture in Picture requires two independent...
, a television feature - Pilot Point AirportPilot Point AirportPilot Point Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located in Pilot Point, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska...
, an airport with the IATA code "PIP" - Police Information PointPolice Information PointA Police Information Point is a manned or unmanned place of information about local policing that are run by British police forces for the benefit of local residents.- About :...
, a kiosk run by British police - Puerto Rican Independence PartyPuerto Rican Independence PartyThe Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....
, a political party - Peruvian Investigative PolicePeruvian Investigative PoliceThe Policía de Investigaciones del Perú or Peruvian Investigative Police were a Peruvian plainclothes police unit, similar to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation , whose function was to investigate crimes, gather intelligence, and fight subversion...
, plainclothes police unit - Pug Impression PadPug Impression PadPug Impression Pads are made by preparing a layer of fine soil about 2 cm thick on forest paths and animal tracks, situated so that animals will leave good footprint impressions. PIPs are widely used in India for the census of tigers...
, an object used for the census of tigers - Greenwich Time SignalGreenwich Time SignalThe Greenwich Time Signal , popularly known as the pips, is a series of six short tones broadcast at one-second intervals by many BBC Radio stations to mark the precise start of each hour...
- PIPsPipsPips are small but easily countable items. The term is used to describe the dots on dominoes, dice, denote suits, and is the name for the small seeds of some fruits. It could be used as a synonym for dot in most situations, for example morse code....
- A decoration worn on a military uniform to denote rank, such as on British Army officer rank insigniaBritish Army officer rank insignia-Origins:The first British Army rank insignia were introduced in 1760. According to the Royal Clothing Warrant, General Officers were distinguished by the pattern and arrangement of laces on the cuff.Badges for field officers were first introduced in 1810...