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'''If''' is a [[Most common words in English|very common English word]] used in the [[Protasis (linguistics)|protasis]] of a [[conditional sentence]] and the [[antecedent (logic)|antecedent]] of a [[proposition]]. It is often used in computer languages to indicate a [[conditional (programming)|conditional]].
'''If''' is also
* [[If (island)]], a small island in the Bay of Marseille, France
* [[If (band)]], 1970s British progressive jazz-rock band
* [[If (magazine)|''If'' (magazine)]], subtitled "Worlds of Science Fiction"
* [[If (song)]], any of several songs
* [[if (Mindless Self Indulgence album)|if]], an album recorded by [[Mindless Self Indulgence]]
When followed by various forms of punctuation, '''If''' can refer to:
* "[[If—]]", the Rudyard Kipling poem
* [[If?]], a dance band of the late 1980s and early '90s
* [[If... (comic)]], a political comic strip which appears in the UK newspaper ''The Guardian''
* [[If... (TV series)]], a series of BBC drama-documentaries
* [[if....]], a 1968 Lindsay Anderson film starring Malcolm McDowell
* [[Shin Megami Tensei if...]], a 1994 video game in the Shin Megami Tensei series for the Super Famicom
As an abbreviation, '''IF''' can refer to
* [[IF (x86 flag)]], the Interrupt Flag in the x86 architecture
* [[Immunofluorescence]], a form of labeling substances with radioactive antibodies
* [[Impact Factor]], a measure of the importance of scientific journals
* [[In Flames]], a melodic death metal band from Sweden
* [[Initiation factor]], an important component in protein synthesis
* [[Intelligent falling]], alternative theory of gravitation
* [[Interactive fiction]], text-based computer games featuring interactive stories and environments
* [[Intermediate filament]], a component of the cytoskeleton
* [[Intermediate frequency]], an intermediate step in radio transmission or reception
* [[Internal focusing]], a lens technology in which focusing occurs only with internal elements
* [[Interstitial fluid]], the liquid outside of a cell
Businesses named "If" or abbreviated "IF" include:
* [[If (insurance company)]], in the Nordic countries
* [[IF? Records]], a Tokyo-based electronic music label
* [[Intelligent Finance]], a bank
* [[International Forum Design]] (iF), a society best-known for its iF design awards
* [[InvisionFree]], an Internet service provider
* [[Islas Airways]] ('''IF''' is its IATA airline designator)
* [[Independent Fabrication]], a bicycle manufacturer
==See also==
*[[If and only if]], ''iff'', indicating necessary and sufficient conditions
*[[IFF]]
*[[IFS (disambiguation)]]
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