STP
Encyclopedia
Commercial
- Straight Through ProcessingStraight Through ProcessingStraight-through processing enables the entire trade process for capital markets and payment transactions to be conducted electronically without the need for re-keying or manual intervention, subject to legal and regulatory restrictions...
, banking term where a financial transaction is automatically completed without manual intervention - Segment, Target and Position, a marketing acronym
- South Texas Nuclear Generating StationSouth Texas Nuclear Generating StationThe South Texas Project Electric Generating Station , is a nuclear power station southwest of Bay City, Texas, United States. The STP occupies a 12,200 acre site on the Colorado River about 90 miles southwest of Houston...
, aka South Texas Project, nuclear power station located southwest of Bay City, Texas - STP (motor oil company)STP (motor oil company)STP is an American brand and trade name for the automotive additives, lubricants and performance division of Armored AutoGroup.Founded in 1953 in Saint Joseph, Missouri, the company’s name, STP, was derived from “Scientifically Treated Petroleum”...
, a brand name and trade name for the automotive additives and performance division of Armored AutoGroup - STP, New York Stock Exchange symbol for Suntech PowerSuntech PowerSuntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. is the world's largest producer of solar panels, with 1,800MW of annual production capacity by the end of 2010. With offices or production facilities in every major market, Suntech has delivered more than 13,000,000 solar panels to thousands of companies in more...
Holdings, a Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaic cells
Geographical
- STP, IATA airport code for St. Paul Downtown AirportSt. Paul Downtown AirportSt. Paul Downtown Airport , also known as Holman Field, is an airport just across the Mississippi River from downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is one of several reliever airports in the Twin Cities operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission...
in Saint Paul, Minnesota - STP, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code, IOC country code, and FIFA country code for São Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and PríncipeSão Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
- STP, National Rail code for London St Pancras (Domestic) railway stationSt Pancras railway stationSt Pancras railway station, also known as London St Pancras and since 2007 as St Pancras International, is a central London railway terminus celebrated for its Victorian architecture. The Grade I listed building stands on Euston Road in St Pancras, London Borough of Camden, between the...
Music
- Stone Temple PilotsStone Temple PilotsStone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
, an American rock band - The Rolling Stones American Tour 1972The Rolling Stones American Tour 1972The Rolling Stones American Tour 1972, often referred to as the S.T.P. Tour , was a much-publicized and much-written-about concert tour of The United States and Canada in June and July 1972 by The Rolling Stones...
, popularly referred to as the "STP Tour" for "Stones Touring Party" - "S.T.P.", a song on the album Robbin' the HoodRobbin' the HoodRobbin' the Hood is the second album by the Southern California ska punk band Sublime, which was released in 1994.- Context and production values :...
by ska punk/reggae band Sublime
Sports and recreation
- 25 metre standard pistol, a shooting sport
- STP, a brand of bicycles marketed by Giant Bicycles
- Seattle to Portland Bicycle ClassicSeattle to Portland Bicycle ClassicThe Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, or STP, is an annual one- and two-day supported bicycle ride from Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon in the United States. The STP "is considered one of the 10 biggest recreational bicycle rides in the country, drawing riders from across the nation and...
, an annual one- and two-day supported bicycle ride from Seattle, Washington to Portland, Oregon
Medicine
- Status post, sometimes abbreviated as st.p., used to discuss sequelae with reference to their cause
- Sternal puncture, a form of bone marrow examination
- Scientist Training Programme, the postgraduate training for Healthcare scientists in the UK introduced under Modernising Scientific CareersModernising Scientific CareersModernising Scientific Careers , led by the Chief Scientific Officer, is UK-wide government initiative to address the training and education needs of the whole healthcare science workforce in the National Health Service...
Science, math and technology
- Scalar triple product
- Sewage treatment plant
- Shielded twisted pair, a type of cable
- Shovel test pitShovel test pitA shovel test pit is a standard method for Phase I of an Archaeological survey. It is usually a part of the CRM methodology and a popular form of rapid archaeological survey in the United States of America and Canada.It designates a series of A shovel test pit (STP) is a standard method for Phase...
, method for archaeological survey - Signal Transfer PointSignal Transfer PointA Signal Transfer Point is a router that relays SS7 messages between signaling end-points and other signaling transfer points . Typical SEPs include service switching points and service control points . The STP is connected to adjacent SEPs and STPs via signaling links...
, an SS7 packet switch - Sodium tripolyphosphateSodium tripolyphosphateSodium triphosphate is an inorganic compound with formula Na5P3O10. It is the sodium salt of the polyphosphate penta-anion, which is the conjugate base of triphosphoric acid. It is produced on a large scale as a component of many domestic and industrial products, especially detergents...
, a preservative - Space Test ProgramSpace Test ProgramThe Space Test Program is the primary provider of spaceflight for the United States Department of Defense space science and technology community. STP is conducted by the Space Development and Test Wing of the United States Air Force...
, a program conducted by the USAF Space Development and Test Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base - Spanning tree protocolSpanning tree protocolThe Spanning Tree Protocol is a network protocol that ensures a loop-free topology for any bridged Ethernet local area network. The basic function of STP is to prevent bridge loops and ensuing broadcast radiation...
, a network protocol providing a loop free topology for a LAN or bridged network - Standard conditions for temperature and pressureStandard conditions for temperature and pressureStandard condition for temperature and pressure are standard sets of conditions for experimental measurements established to allow comparisons to be made between different sets of data...
, a scientific term which represents a convention of designating standard conditions - Steiner tree problem in graphs
- Strategic Technology PlanStrategic Technology Plan- What is a Strategic Plan? :A strategic plan lets an organization know where they are now and where they want to be some time in the future.-I...
- Standard Temperature and Pressure, 0 degrees Celsius and 101.325 kPa
- ISO 10303-21ISO 10303-21STEP-File is the most widely used data exchange form of STEP. Due to its ASCII structure it is easy to read with typically one instance per line. The format of a STEP-File is defined in ISO 10303-21 Clear Text Encoding of the Exchange Structure....
, the STEP CAD exchange format, uses the file extension .stp - STP, slang name for the psychedelic 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine is a psychedelic and a substituted amphetamine...
, also known as DOM
Other uses
- Sacrae Theologiae Professor, or Professor of Sacred Theology (possibly archaic)
- Society for Threatened PeoplesSociety for Threatened PeoplesSociety for Threatened Peoples is an international NGO and human rights organization based in Göttingen, Germany. It seeks to create awareness of and protect minority peoples around the world who are threatened by oppressive governments. The group states on its website that it "campaigns against...
a human rights group based in Göttingen, Germany