If 272369 224007358 2008-07-06T22:30:33Z Postrach 154288 repair iw cs {{wiktionarypar|if}} '''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)]] *{{lookfrom|If}} {{disambig}} [[cs:IF]] [[de:IF]] [[eo:If]] [[fr:If]] [[ko:IF]] [[it:IF]] [[he:If]] [[nl:If]] [[ja:IF]] [[no:If]] [[pl:IF]] [[ksh:IF (Watt ėßß datt?)]] [[ro:If (dezambiguizare)]] [[ru:Если]] [[simple:If]] [[fi:If]] [[sv:If]]