IPS, ips, or iPS may refer to:

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

* ''Ips'' (genus), a genus of bark beetle * Induced pluripotent stem cell or iPS cells * Intermittent photic stimulation, a neuroimaging technique * Intraparietal sulcus, a region of the brain

Computing

* IPS (in-plane switching), screen technology for liquid-crystal displays * Image Packaging System, OpenSolaris software * Instructions per second, a measure of a computer's processor speed * Internet Provider Security * Interpreter for Process Structures, used in AMSAT satellites * International Patching System file extension, see ROM hacking * Indoor positioning system, for wireless location indoors * Intrusion prevention system, network security appliance

Mathematics

* Inner product space, a vector space with an additional structure called an inner product

Other uses in science and technology

* Inboard propulsion system, for watercraft by Volvo Penta *

Inch per second The inch per second is a unit of speed or velocity. It expresses the distance in inches (''in'') traveled or displaced, divided by time in seconds (''s'', or ''sec''). The equivalent SI unit is the metre per second. Abbreviations include in/s, ...

, a unit of speed * Inch–pound–second system of units, a system of measurement sometimes used in engineering (i.e. CAD design) * Inclined plate settler, a type of clarifier used in water purification; See Lamella clarifier * Interplanetary Superhighway, a collection of gravitationally determined pathways through the Solar System *

Introductory Physical Science Physical science is a branch of natural science that studies abiotic component, non-living systems, in contrast to life science. It in turn has many branches, each referred to as a "physical science", together called the "physical sciences". ...

* IPS/UPS, an electric power transmission grid of some CIS countries *

Iron pipe size Iron Pipe Size (IPS or I.P.S.) pipe sizing system based on the inside diameter (ID) of pipe. It was widely used from the early 19th century to the mid 20th century and is still in use by some industries, including major PVC pipe manufacturers, as we ...

Organizations

International

* Industrial and provident society, in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand *

Industrial Promotion Services Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) is the industrial development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED). AKFED is a member of the Aga Khan Development Network. Location IPS is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and has subsidiar ...

of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development *

Institute of Professional Sound The Institute of Professional Sound, previously the Institute of Broadcast Sound, is an organisation for audio professionals. The organisation provides opportunities for training and conferencing to assist in maintaining high standards in all are ...

Inter Press Service Inter Press Service (IPS) is a global news agency headquartered in Rome, Italy. Its main focus is news and analysis about social, political, civil, and economic subjects as it relates to the Global South, civil society and globalization. Hist ...

, a global news agency *

International Parliamentary Scholarship The International Parliamentary Scholarship of the German Bundestag (IPS, Internationales Parlaments-Stipendium des Deutschen Bundestages) is an internship program organized annually by the German Bundestag. The IPS enables politically engaged youn ...

International Planetarium Society The International Planetarium Society, Inc. (IPS) is the global association of planetarium professionals. Its more than 600 members come from 42 countries around the world. They represent schools, colleges and universities, museums, and public fac ...

International Polarisation Scale IPS (International Pol Scale) is a price adjustment scale described in the rules of the Sugar Association of London. It defines incremental price premiums and penalties applied to sugar above 96 degrees polarisation. This scale equates that the su ...

International Primatological Society The International Primatological Society (IPS) is a scientific, educational, and charitable organization focused on non-human primates. It encourages scientific research in all areas of study, facilitates international cooperation among researcher ...

International Professional Surfers The International Professional Surfing (IPS) organization was the original world governing body of professional surfing that existed between 1976 and 1982. The IPS brought together a loose affiliation of surf contests around the world by forming o ...

* International Pyrotechnics Society

United States

* Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies * Indianapolis Public Schools * Institute for Policy Studies * Institute for the Psychological Sciences * Invision Power Services * I Promise School, elementary school in Akron, Ohio

Other organizations

* Identity and Passport Service, United Kingdom * Indian Police Service * Insectivorous Plant Society, Japan *

Institute for Palestine Studies The Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) is the oldest independent nonprofit public service research institute in the Arab world. It was established and incorporated in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1963 and has since served as a model for other such inst ...

, Lebanon * Institute for Politics and Society, Czech Republic *

Iraqi Police Service The Iraqi Police (IP) is the uniformed police force responsible for the enforcement of civil law in Iraq. Its organisation, structure and recruitment were guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and it is ...

* Irish Prison Service * Israel Prison Service

Other uses

* IPS Supported Employment, for people who have a severe mental illness * Investment policy statement, stipulating how an investor's money is to be managed * International Parcel Service, a fictional delivery company featured on the sitcom '' The King of Queens''