SMP
Encyclopedia
In technology
- Shape memory polymerShape Memory PolymerShape-memory polymers are polymeric smart materials that have the ability to return from a deformed state to their original shape induced by an external stimulus , such as temperature change....
s, in the field of chemical engineering. - Simulation Model PortabilitySimulation Model PortabilityThe Simulation Model Portability is a standard for simulation models developed by ESA together with various stakeholders in the European Space Industry....
: A standard developed by ESA and ECSSEuropean Cooperation for Space StandardizationThe European Cooperation for Space Standardization , established in 1993, is an organization which works to improve standardization within the European space sector. The ECSS frequently publishes standards, to which contractors working for ESA must adhere to.-References:*- External links :* * at...
for space mission simulators. - Socialist Millionaire ProblemSocialist millionaireThe Socialist Millionaire Problem is one in which two millionaires want to determine if their wealth is equal, without disclosing any information about their riches to each other...
: In cryptography, a protocol for two parties to verify the identity of the remote party through the use of a shared secret. - stable marriage problemStable marriage problemIn mathematics and computer science, the stable marriage problem is the problem of finding a stable matching between two sets of elements given a set of preferences for each element. A matching is a mapping from the elements of one set to the elements of the other set...
, in mathematics - Supplementary Multilingual Plane (Plane One), in the context of Unicode.
- Symbolic Manipulation ProgramSymbolic Manipulation ProgramSymbolic Manipulation Program, usually called SMP, was a computer algebra system designed by Chris A. Cole and Stephen Wolfram at Caltech circa 1979 and initially developed in the Caltech physics department under Wolfram's leadership with contributions from Geoffrey C. Fox, Jeffrey M. Greif, Eric...
: In computing, a computer algebra system and predecessor of MathematicaMathematicaMathematica is a computational software program used in scientific, engineering, and mathematical fields and other areas of technical computing...
. - Symmetric multiprocessingSymmetric multiprocessingIn computing, symmetric multiprocessing involves a multiprocessor computer hardware architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single shared main memory and are controlled by a single OS instance. Most common multiprocessor systems today use an SMP architecture...
/Symmetric Multiprocessor: In computing, the use of multiple homogeneous processors (CPUsCentral processing unitThe central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
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In popular culture
- Sarah Michelle Prinze, an actress best known for her role on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Send More ParamedicsSend More ParamedicsSend More Paramedics were a horror film-influenced crossover thrash band from Leeds in the north of England.-Biography:The name is a reference to the 1985 horror/comedy Return of the Living Dead...
, a defunct crossover thrashCrossover thrash__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...
band - Sounds of Mass ProductionSounds of Mass ProductionSounds of Mass Production is a cyberpunk/rap/nu metal/Industrial music band from Seattle, WA . The band name is often referred to by the acronym SMP...
, a Seattle-based industrial-rock band
In health and education
- School Mathematics ProjectSchool Mathematics ProjectThe School Mathematics Project is a developer of mathematics textbooks for secondary schools, based in Southampton in the UK.Now generally known as SMP, it began as a research project inspired by a 1961 conference chaired by Bryan Thwaites at the University of Southampton, which itself was...
(UK) - Sekolah Menengah Pertama, an Indonesian junior high school
- Skim Milk PowderPowdered milkPowdered milk is a manufactured dairy product made by evaporating milk to dryness. One purpose of drying milk is to preserve it; milk powder has a far longer shelf life than liquid milk and does not need to be refrigerated, due to its low moisture content. Another purpose is to reduce its bulk for...
, equivalent to NDM or Non-fat Dry Milk - St. Mary's Project: At St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's College of Maryland, established in 1840, is a public, secular liberal arts college located in St. Mary's City, Maryland. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and designated as a Public Honors College . St. Mary's College is a small college, with about 2,000...
, a senior project that most students must create in order to graduate. - Statutory Maternity Pay in the UK
Other
- Securities Markets Program a controversial policy tool allowing the European Central BankEuropean Central BankThe European Central Bank is the institution of the European Union that administers the monetary policy of the 17 EU Eurozone member states. It is thus one of the world's most important central banks. The bank was established by the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1998, and is headquartered in Frankfurt,...
to purchase distressed government bonds of the European periphery (Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Spain & Italy) - Scale Model Products a plastic promotional model company during the 1950s, purchased by AMT
- Shanghai Municipal PoliceShanghai Municipal PoliceThe Shanghai Municipal Police was the police force of the Shanghai Municipal Council which governed the Shanghai International Settlement between 1854 and 1943, when the settlement was retroceded to Chinese control....
, the police force of the International Settlement in Shanghai up to 1943 - Shannonville Motorsport ParkShannonville Motorsport ParkThe Shannonville Motorsport Park is a Canadian motorsport road course circuit. It is located 15 km east of Belleville, Ontario, roughly midway between Toronto and Montreal, Quebec, near Highway 401 and along the former Provincial Highway 2....
, a Canadian motorsport road course circuit - Significant Market PowerMarket powerIn economics, market power is the ability of a firm to alter the market price of a good or service. In perfectly competitive markets, market participants have no market power. A firm with market power can raise prices without losing its customers to competitors...
of a certain company or provider of a service - Single Member PluralityPlurality voting systemThe plurality voting system is a single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member constituencies...
, a variety of electoral system - Sipah-e-Muhammad PakistanSipah-e-Muhammad PakistanSipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan is a Shi'a militant group formed in the early 1990s as a response to sectarian violence against Pakistani Shia' orchestrated by militant Sunni movements such as Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi...
, a Shi'a Muslim militant organisation ("Finnish Rural PartyFinnish Rural PartyThe Finnish Rural Party was a Finnish populist party. Starting out as a breakaway faction of the Agrarian League in 1959, the party was identified with the person of Veikko Vennamo, a former Agrarian League Member of Parliament known for his opposition to the politics of President Urho Kekkonen...
"), a historical political party in Finland