QP, Qp, or Q_''p'' may refer to:

Science, technology, and mathematics

Computing

Quoted-printable Quoted-Printable, or QP encoding, is a binary-to-text encoding system using printable ASCII characters (alphanumeric and the equals sign =) to transmit 8-bit data over a 7-bit data path or, generally, over a medium which is not 8-bit clean. Hist ...

, an encoding to send 8-bit data over 7-bit path '=09' * QP (Quantum Platform), a framework for building real-time embedded applications

Medicine

Qualified Person Under European Union (EU) law, the qualified person (QP) is responsible for certifying that each batch of a medicinal product meets all required provisions when released from a manufacturing facility within the EU, or imported into the EU. Such ...

, a technical term used in European Union pharmaceutical regulation * ATCvet code QP ''Antiparasitic products, insecticides and repellents'', a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System for veterinary medicinal products

Mathematics

* Q_''p'', the field of ''p''-adic numbers *

Quadratic programming Quadratic programming (QP) is the process of solving certain mathematical optimization problems involving quadratic functions. Specifically, one seeks to optimize (minimize or maximize) a multivariate quadratic function subject to linear constra ...

, a special type of mathematical optimization problem *

Quasi-polynomial time In computer science, the time complexity is the computational complexity that describes the amount of computer time it takes to run an algorithm. Time complexity is commonly estimated by counting the number of elementary operations performed by t ...

, relating to time complexity in computer science * QP or EQP, Exact Quantum Polynomial time in computational complexity theory

Other uses

qp ligature The qp ligature, ȹ, is a typographic ligature of Latin '' q'' and '' p'', and is used in some phonetic transcription systems, particularly for African languages, to represent a voiceless labiodental plosive The voiceless labiodental plosive ...

, a ligature of Latin *

Qp-Crazy Qp-Crazy is a Japanese hardcore punk band. The band was started by Crazy Skb in 1994. They usually perform in Japan, but they released their 9th Album タンク山の動物園(Tank Mountain Zoo) in the United States. Also, J. G. Thirlwell, who ...

, a Japanese hardcore punk and industrial metal band *

Quarter Pounder The Quarter Pounder is a hamburger sold by international fast food chain McDonald's, so named for containing a patty with a precooked weight of 4 oz, a quarter of a pound (113.4 g). It was first introduced in 1971. In 2013, the Quar ...

, a hamburger * Qatar Petroleum (today

QatarEnergy QatarEnergy ( ar, قطر للطاقة), formerly Qatar Petroleum (QP), is a state owned petroleum company of Qatar. The company operates all oil and gas activities in Qatar, including exploration, production, refining, transport, and storage. The ...

), an oil and gas company in Qatar {{Disambiguation