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'''Pip''' may refer to:
==Noun and name==
===People===
* Pip, any of the backup singers for Gladys Knight in the American R&B group ''[[Gladys Knight & the Pips]],'' active from 1953 to 1989
* Pip, short for [[Philip Pirrip]], the name given by [[Charles Dickens]] to the protagonist of the semi-autobiographical novel ''[[Great Expectations]]''
* [[Pip (South Park)]], a recurring ''South Park'' character, clearly inspired by the Dickens character (see above)
* [[Pip (South Park episode)]], an episode of ''South Park'', in which Pip is the main character
* [[Pip the Troll]], Adam Warlock's friend in Marvel Comics
* Pip, the hero and playing character of the ''[[Grailquest]]'' gamebooks
* Francis "Pip" Pumphandle, a one-shot character on ''[[Animaniacs]]'', voiced by Ben Stein
* [[Pip (Chrono Cross)]], a character from the SquareSoft RPG ''Chrono Cross''
* [[Pip (minidrag)]], the pet of Flinx from the Humanx Commonwealth science fiction novels
*Pip, the cabin boy of the Pequod in the novel ''[[Moby-Dick]]''
*Pip, nickname of [[Chiana]] on the television series, [[Farscape]].
* Pip, [[Pip Williams]] the British record producer
* Pip, a character in the Japanese manga ''[[Hellsing (manga)|Hellsing]]''
* Pip, a fictional persona created by Tori Amos on her album [[American Doll Posse]], her embodiment of Athena
===Numerics and counting ===
* [[Pips|Pip]], a dot indicating a unit of numerical value on dice or dominoes
* Pip, a mark indicating the suit or numerical value of a [[playing card]]
* [[Percentage in point|Pip]] in forex trading is the smallest unit by which a currency may change value
* Pip, The distance between 2 spaces on a [[Backgammon]] board.
===Rank insignia===
* Pip, an informal name for the [[star]] of the [[Order of the Bath]] when used as a rank insignia in the British army and police force
===Other===
* Pip, the [[seed]] of several fruits such as apples and oranges
* Pip, the [[Greenwich Time Signal]]
* [[Peripheral Interchange Program]] or PIP, the file copy program for CP/M and PDP-11 computers, which was replaced by COPY in MS-DOS
* [[In Praise of Pip]] an episode from ''The Twilight Zone''
==Acronym==
'''PIP''' is a [[three letter acronym]] with numerous meanings. It may refer to:
===Political Parties===
* [[Puerto Rican Independence Party]]
=== Computer technology ===
*[[Parallel interface port]]
*[[Peripheral Interchange Program]] (PDP, VAX, CP/M)
*[[Prefix notation|Prefix]], [[Infix notation|infix]] and [[Postfix notation|postfix]] [[mathematical notation]]s
*[[Point in polygon]] algorithm (computer graphics)
*[[Private IP]]
*Personal Identity Provider, another term for [[OpenID]] provider.
*[[Priority inheritance]] protocol
=== Biology and medicine ===
*[[Peak Inspiratory Pressure]]
*[[Phosphatidylinositol]]
*[[Prolactin-induced protein]]
*[[Proximal interphalangeal joint]]
===Other===
*[[Palisades Interstate Parkway]], a parkway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York
*[[Personal injury protection]], an extension of car insurance available in some American states, which covers medical expenses, lost wages and other damages.
*[[Performance improvement plan]]
*[[Picture-in-picture]], feature from some televisions.
*[[Policy Ineffectiveness Proposition]] (Economics)
*[[Predicted impact point]] (missiles)
*[[Process Industry Practices]], Chemical process industry standardized requirement specifications and guidelines (e.g.: Petrochemical)
*[[Profile ignition pickup]]
* Royal Mail's [[Pricing in Proportion]] initiative
*[[Pug Impression Pad]] (Wildlife: Pugmark Tracking)
*Partner Interface Processes ([[Rosettanet]])
*[[Percentage in point]] (finance)
==See also==
*[[Pips (disambiguation)]]
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