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Common meanings

* Pip, colloquial name for the star(s) worn on military uniform as part of rank badge, as in the
British Army officer rank insignia Listed in the table below are the insignia—emblems of authority—of the British Army. Badges for field officers were first introduced in 1810 and the insignia was moved to the epaulettes in 1880. On ceremonial or parade uniforms these ranks co ...
or with many Commonwealth police agencies * The
seed A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiospe ...
of some fruits *
Pip (counting) Pips are small but easily countable items, such as the dots on dominoes and dice, or the symbols on a playing card that denote its suit and value. Dice On dice, pips are small dots on each face of a common six-sided die. These pips are typica ...
, a small but easily countable item, such as the dots on dice or symbols on playing cards **
Pip (dominoes) The following is a glossary of terms used in dominoes. Besides the terms listed here, there are numerous regional or local slang terms. Terms in this glossary should not be game-specific, i.e. specific to one particular version of dominoes, but a ...
, a dot on a domino tile


Arts, entertainment and media

* "Pip" (''South Park''), a 2000 episode of ''South Park'' * The Pips, the backup singers in the musical group
Gladys Knight & the Pips Gladys Knight & the Pips were an American R&B, soul and funk family music group from Atlanta, Georgia, that remained active on the music charts and performing circuit for over three decades starting from the early 1950s. Starting out as simpl ...
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Providence Initiative for Psychogeographic Studies {{more footnotes, date=November 2009 Providence Initiative for Psychogeographic Studies (PIPS), sometimes referred to as "People Interested in Participatory Societies," is a small collective of artists in Providence, Rhode Island which promotes art ...
, an art group *
PiP Animation Services PiP Animation Services Inc. is a Canadian full-service animation studio. Its most recent work includes the CBC series ''Wandering Wenda'' and the WNET series ''Cyberchase''. Animation accomplishments Somewhere between 2000 and 2002, Pip did so ...
, a Canadian animation studio *
The Pip The Pip (a nickname given by radio listeners) is a shortwave radio station that broadcasts on the frequency 5448 kHz by day, and 3756 kHz during the night. It broadcasts short, repeated beeps at a rate of around 50 per minute, for 24 ...
, the nickname of a clandestine radio station of Russian origin *
BBC Pips The Greenwich Time Signal (GTS), popularly known as the pips, is a series of six short tones (or "pips") broadcast at one-second intervals by many BBC Radio stations. The pips were introduced in 1924 and have been generated by the BBC since 1990 ...
or ''The Pips'', a timing signal broadcast by the BBC


Finance and management

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Percentage in point In finance, specifically in foreign exchange markets, a percentage in point or price interest point (pip) is a unit of change in an exchange rate of a currency pair. The major currencies (except the Japanese yen) are traditionally priced to fou ...
, a currency exchange rate fluctuation *
Performance improvement plan A performance is an act of staging or presenting a play, concert, or other form of entertainment. It is also defined as the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function. Management science In the work place ...
, a management technique *
Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment (abbreviated to PIP and usually pronounced as one word) is a welfare benefit in the United Kingdom that is intended to help working age adults with the extra costs of living with a health condition or a disability. ...
, a welfare benefit in the United Kingdom *
Personal injury protection Personal injury protection (PIP) is an extension of car insurance available in some U.S. states that covers medical expenses and, in some cases, lost wages and other damages. PIP is sometimes referred to as "no-fault" coverage, because the statute ...
, a type of car insurance *
Policy-ineffectiveness proposition The policy-ineffectiveness proposition (PIP) is a new classical theory proposed in 1975 by Thomas J. Sargent and Neil Wallace based upon the theory of rational expectations, which posits that monetary policy cannot systematically manage the levels o ...
, an economic theory


People

* Pip (nickname), a list of people with the nickname * Pip (musician) (born 1992), contestant on Season 2 of NBC's TV show ''The Voice'' *
Pip Millett Pip Millett (born Georgia Willacy) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. Early Life and Career Beginnings Born in Manchester, England, Georgia Willacy was raised on the music of artists such as Joni Mitchell, John Martyn and Bobby Wom ...
, English musician Georgia Willacy *
Pip Simmonds Pip Simmonds is a New Zealand freestyle skier. She was the New Zealand freestyle and half-pipe champion for many years. Simmonds represented New Zealand as a finalist at the US Open. Pip is not only a freeskier. She also makes jewelry out of ...
, New Zealand freestyle skier *
Scroobius Pip David Peter Meads (born 3 August 1981), known professionally and personally as Scroobius Pip (Dave), is an English actor and podcaster as well as a former spoken word poet and hip hop recording artist from Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. He first g ...
(born 1981), alias of rapper David Meads *
Josef Priller Josef "Pips" Priller (; 27 July 1915 – 20 May 1961) was a German military aviator and wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 101 enemy aircraft shot down in 307 combat missions. All of his v ...
(1915–1961), German fighter ace nicknamed "Pips"


Fictional characters

* Pip (''Great Expectations''), Philip Pirrip from the Charles Dickens' novel ''Great Expectations'' *
Pip Pirrup ''South Park'' is an American animated series, animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central cable television, television network. The ongoing narrative revolves around five children, Stan Marsh, Eric Ca ...
, a student at South Park Elementary in ''South Park'' * Pip (''Moby-Dick'' character) *
Peregrin Took Peregrin Took, commonly known simply as Pippin, is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel ''The Lord of the Rings''. He is closely tied with his friend and cousin, Merry Brandybuck, and the two are together during most of th ...
, in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy ''The Lord of the Rings'' * Pip, a major character in ''The Railway Series'' of books * Pip, in the British newspaper strip cartoon ''
Pip, Squeak and Wilfred ''Pip, Squeak and Wilfred'' was a British strip cartoon published in the ''Daily Mirror'' from 1919 to 1956 (with a break c. 1940–1950), as well as the '' Sunday Pictorial'' in the early years. It was conceived by Bertram Lamb, who took the ro ...
'' * Pip (''Chrono Cross'') *
Pip the Troll Pip the Troll is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Eternals'' (2021), voiced by Patton Oswalt. Publication history Pip the T ...
, a Marvel Comics character * Pip, in the ''
Grailquest GrailQuest is a series of gamebooks by J. H. Brennan. The books are illustrated by John Higgins. The stories follow the adventures of a young hero named Pip, who is often called upon by Merlin to right wrongs and save the realm from evil. The ser ...
'' gamebook series *
Pip Bernadotte ''Hellsing,'' is a manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It tells the story of a powerful vampire named Alucard and his battle against supernatural forces in service of the Hellsing Organization. The series takes place primaril ...
, in the manga ''Hellsing'' * Pip, an ''Animaniacs'' character * Pip, in the Nickelodeon animated show ''
Back at the Barnyard ''Back at the Barnyard'' (also known as ''Barnyard: The Series'') is an American CGI animated television series based on the 2006 film ''Barnyard''. The second and final installment in the ''Barnyard'' franchise, the series aired from Septemb ...
'' * Pip, a nickname of Chiana, in the Australian television series ''
Farscape ''Farscape'' is an Australian-American science fiction television series, produced originally for the Nine Network. It premiered in the US on Sci-Fi Channel's SciFi Friday, 19 March 1999, at 8:00 pm EST as their anchor series. The series was c ...
'' * Pip, in the film ''
The Halloween Tree ''The Halloween Tree'' is a 1972 fantasy novel by American author Ray Bradbury, which traces the history of Samhain and Halloween. Plot summary A group of eight boys set out to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, only to discover that a ninth ...
'' * Pip, a persona featured on the Tori Amos album ''
American Doll Posse ''American Doll Posse'' is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos, released in 2007 by Epic Records. A concept album, ''American Doll Posse'' sees Amos assuming the identity of five different female personalities inspire ...
'' * Pips, a fictional fairy in the animated film '' FernGully: The Last Rainforest'' and its sequel * Pip, an animated chipmunk in the Disney live-action/animated film '' Enchanted'' * Pip, an otter in the television series ''
Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...
'' * Pip the Penguin, in the animated series ''
T.O.T.S. ''T.O.T.S.'' (also known as ''Tiny Ones Transport Service'') is an American computer-animated children's television series created by Travis Braun, The series debuted on Disney Junior on June 14, 2019. It focuses on Pip and his friend Freddy wh ...
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Schools

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Pakistan International Public School and College Pakistan International Public School & College (Urdu:پاکستان انٹرنیشنل پبلک سکول اینڈ کالج), usually abbreviated to its acronym PIPS is a private residential school situated in Abbottabad city of the Khyber Pakhtunkh ...
(PIPS), a private residential school in Abbottabad, Pakistan *
Pakistan Institute of Physics Pakistan Institute of Physics (PIP) of the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore is a national research institute in Pakistan. It is a scientific charity devoted to increase the practice and understanding of physics. PIP is controlled by ...
, a physics research institute of the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore in Pakistan


Politics and government

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Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) ( ur, ) was established in December 2008 by the Parliament of Pakistan and is located in Islamabad. پاکستان In May 2012, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs T ...
, a Pakistani government institution * Police information point, a kiosk run by British police *
Peruvian Investigative Police , battles = , native_name = Policía de Investigaciones del Perú The Peruvian Investigative Police ( es, Policía de Investigaciones del Perú, PIP) was a Peruvian plainclothes police unit, similar to the United States Federal Bureau o ...
, a plainclothes police unit *
Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party ( es, Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from the United States. Those who follow the PIP ...
, a political party *
Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment (abbreviated to PIP and usually pronounced as one word) is a welfare benefit in the United Kingdom that is intended to help working age adults with the extra costs of living with a health condition or a disability. ...
, a British welfare benefit


Science and technology

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Greenwich Time Signal The Greenwich Time Signal (GTS), popularly known as the pips, is a series of six short tones (or "pips") broadcast at one-second intervals by many BBC Radio stations. The pips were introduced in 1924 and have been generated by the BBC since 199 ...
, popularly known as the pips *
Predicted impact point The predicted impact point (PIP) is the location that a ballistic projectile (e.g. bomb, missile, bullet) is expected to strike if fired. The PIP is almost always actively determined by a targeting computer, which then projects a PIP marker (a "pi ...
, the location at which a projectile is expected to strike *
Profile ignition pickup A crank sensor (CKP) is an electronic device used in an internal combustion engine, both petrol and diesel, to monitor the position or rotational speed of the crankshaft. This information is used by engine management systems to control the fuel ...
, a term in automotive technology * Proper indecomposable past set, a causal relation in a Lorentzian manifold *
Picture-in-picture Picture-in-picture (PiP) is a feature that can be found in television receivers, personal computers and smartphones, consisting of a video stream playing within an inset window, freeing the rest of the screen for other tasks. For televisions, pic ...
, a video stream playing within an inset window of a TV or device screen


Biology and medicine

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Peak inspiratory pressure Peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) is the highest level of pressure applied to the lungs during inhalation. In mechanical ventilation Mechanical ventilation, assisted ventilation or intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV), is the medical term f ...
(PIP), in mechanical ventilation * Plasma membrane intrinsic protein, a class of plant
aquaporins Aquaporins, also called water channels, are channel proteins from a larger family of major intrinsic proteins that form pores in the membrane of biological cells, mainly facilitating transport of water between cells. The cell membranes of a v ...
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Poly Implant Prothèse Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) was a French company founded in 1991 that produced silicone gel breast implants. The company was preemptively liquidated in 2010 following the revelation that they had been illegally manufacturing and selling breast ...
, a former French breast implants manufacturer *
Polymerization induced phase separation Polymerization-induced phase separation (PIPS) is the occurrence of phase separation in a multicomponent mixture induced by the polymerization of one or more components. The increase in molecular weight of the reactive component renders one or more ...
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Prolactin-induced protein Prolactin-inducible protein also known as gross cystic disease fluid protein 15 (GCDFP-15), extra-parotid glycoprotein (EP-GP), gp17 seminal actin-binding protein (SABP) or BRST2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''PIP'' gene. It is u ...
, a protein in humans * Proximal interphalangeal joints,
interphalangeal joints of the hand The interphalangeal joints of the hand are the hinge joints between the phalanges of the fingers that provide flexion towards the palm of the hand. There are two sets in each finger (except in the thumb, which has only one joint): * "proximal in ...
* Pairwise-invasibility plot in
evolutionary invasion analysis Evolutionary invasion analysis, also known as adaptive dynamics, is a set of mathematical modeling techniques that use differential equations to study the long-term evolution of traits in asexually reproducing populations. It rests on the foll ...
* Psychosis-intermittent hyponatremia-polydipsia (PIP) syndrome *
Pug impression pad A pug impression pad (PIP) is made by preparing a layer of fine soil about 2 cm thick on forest paths so that animals will leave good footprint impressions. PIPs are widely used in India for the census of tigers.Choudhury, S. R. (1970) The Tige ...
, an object used for the census of tigers


Computing

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Peripheral Interchange Program Peripheral Interchange Program (PIP) was a utility to transfer files on and between devices on Digital Equipment Corporation's computers. It was first implemented on the PDP-6 architecture by Harrison "Dit" Morse early in the 1960s. It was subse ...
, a DEC and CP/M file transfer utility *
Point in polygon In computational geometry, the point-in-polygon (PIP) problem asks whether a given point in the plane lies inside, outside, or on the boundary of a polygon. It is a special case of point location problems and finds applications in areas that deal ...
, a concept in computational geometry * Policy Information Point, in eXtensible Access Control Markup Language * Private Internet Protocol *
pip (package manager) Pip is a package-management system written in Python and is used to install and manage software packages. The Python Software Foundation recommends using pip for installing Python applications and its dependencies during deployment. Pip con ...
, a Python package installer *
P.I.P.S. Is POSIX on Symbian P.I.P.S. is a term (recursive acronym) for Symbian software libraries, and means "P.I.P.S. Is POSIX on Symbian OS". It is intended to help C language programmers in migration of desktop and server middleware, applications to Symbian OS base ...
, known as P.I.P.S. *
Precision Time Protocol Industry Profile Industrial automation systems consisting of several distributed controllers need a precise synchronization for commands, events and process data. For instance, motors for newspaper printing are synchronized within some 5 microseconds to ensure th ...
, an IEC 62439-3 standard


Other uses

* Battle of the Pips, an incident in World War II *
Palisades Interstate Parkway The Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) is a limited-access highway in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York (state), New York. The parkway is a major commuter route into New York City from Rockland County, New York, Rockland and Orange County ...
, a highway in New York and New Jersey, United States * Pip Cliffs, Graham Land, Antarctica * IATA code for
Pilot Point Airport Pilot Point Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located in Pilot Point, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to King Salmon Airport is provided by Grant Aviation.Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate Phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (PtdIns3''P'') is a phospholipid found in cell membranes that helps to recruit a range of proteins, many of which are involved in protein trafficking, to the membranes. It is the product of both the class II and II ...
, also known as PI(3)P *
Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PtdIns4''P'', PI-4-P, PI4P, or PIP) is a precursor of phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate. PtdIns4''P'' is prevalent in the membrane of the Golgi apparatus. In the Golgi apparatus, PtdIns4''P'' binds to the GT ...
, also known as PI(4)P *
Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate Phosphatidylinositol 5-phosphate (PtdIns5P) is a phosphoinositide, one of the phosphorylated derivatives of phosphatidylinositol (PtdIns), that are well-established membrane-anchored regulatory molecules. Phosphoinositides participate in signaling ...
, also known as PI(5)P * The Pip-Boy, a wrist computer in the ''
Fallout Nuclear fallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave has passed. It commonly refers to the radioac ...
'' video games * * * Pipp (disambiguation), including pipps {{Disambiguation