MIPS may refer to:

Technology

Million instructions per second Instructions per second (IPS) is a measure of a computer's processor speed. For complex instruction set computers (CISCs), different instructions take different amounts of time, so the value measured depends on the instruction mix; even for compa ...

, a measure of a computer's central processing unit performance * MIPS architecture, a RISC instruction set architecture * Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer, an instrument on the Spitzer Space Telescope *

Multi-directional Impact Protection System Mips (Multi-directional Impact Protection System) is a head-protection system designed to enhance the safety of various helmets. Rotational motion results in shearing and/or stretching of brain tissue and increases the risk of brain injuries. Mips ...

, a helmet safety technology *

Stanford MIPS MIPS, an acronym for Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages, was a research project conducted by John L. Hennessy at Stanford University between 1981 and 1984. MIPS investigated a type of instruction set architecture (ISA) now called ...

, a research project * MIPS-X, a follow-on project to the Stanford MIPS *

Molecularly imprinted polymer A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) is a polymer that has been processed using the molecular imprinting technique which leaves cavities in the polymer matrix with an affinity for a chosen "template" molecule. The process usually involves initiatin ...

* Maximum inner-product search, a problem in computer science

Organizations

Maharana Institute of Professional Studies Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), before 2015 as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU), is a public collegiate university in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established as the Uttar Pradesh Technical University ...

, an institution in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India *

Mansehra International Public School and College Mansehra International Public School and College (MIPS), is a private high school in Mansehra, Pakistan. It was founded in 1995 by Engr Sher Afzal Khan Swati. The school is situated, about 3400 feet above sea level, close to the Abbottabad Road in t ...

in Mansehra, Pakistan *

MIPS Technologies MIPS Technologies, Inc., formerly MIPS Computer Systems, Inc., was an American fabless semiconductor design company that is most widely known for developing the MIPS architecture and a series of RISC CPU chips based on it. MIPS provides proce ...

, formerly MIPS Computer Systems, the developer of the MIPS architecture * Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (MIPS) in Parkville, Victoria * Munich Information Center for Protein Sequences, a genomics research center in Germany

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Material input per unit of service Material input per unit of service (MIPS) is an economics, economic concept, originally developed at the Wuppertal Institute, Germany in the 1990s. The MIPS concept can be used to measure eco-efficiency of a product or service and applied in all s ...

, an economic efficiency indicator *

Menards Infiniti Pro Series Indy NXT, previously Indy Lights, is an American Minor league, developmental automobile racing series sanctioned by IndyCar, currently known as Firestone Indy NXT Series for sponsorship reasons. Indy Lights is the highest step on the Road to In ...

, a former name of an Indy Pro Series automobile race * Monthly income preferred stock, a financial instrument * MIPS, a rabbit in ''

Super Mario 64 is a platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in Japan and North America in 1996 and PAL regions in 1997. It is the first ''Super Mario'' game to feature 3D gameplay, combining traditional ''Su ...

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Minimum Ionizing Particle In nuclear and materials physics, stopping power is the retarding force acting on charged particles, typically alpha and beta particles, due to interaction with matter, resulting in loss of particle kinetic energy. Its application is important in ...

s, a term widely used in experimental particle physics * Merit-based Incentive Payment System, a part of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

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