ramp An inclined plane, also known as a ramp, is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle from the vertical direction, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load. The inclined plane is one of the six clas ...

, or inclined plane, is a simple machine. Ramp, Ramps, RAMP, may also refer to:

People

* James J. Ramp (died 1978), Philadelphia police officer * Jenny Ramp (born 2003), Filipina beauty pageant titleholder * Pieter Ramp (1592–1660), Dutch Golden Age member of the Haarlem schutterij *

Mark Ramprakash Mark Ravin Ramprakash (born 5 September 1969) is an English former cricketer and cricket coach. Outside of cricket, Ramprakash won the Strictly Come Dancing series 4, fourth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2006. He is currently the Pr ...

(born 1969), English cricketer nicknamed "Ramps"

Places

* Ramp, West Virginia, USA; an unincorporated community * Ramp Creek Formation, a geologic formation in Indiana and Kentucky, in the USA * Ramp Run, a stream in Ohio, USA * Ramp Rocks, Willis Islands, South Georgia Islands, Antarctic Ocean; a group of islets * The Ramp (Alaska), United States; a mountain summit * The Ramp (Antarctica), Ross Island, Antarctica; a rocky slope near Cape Evans * Ramp Covered Bridge, Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; a historic bridge

Computing, electronics

* RAMP Simulation Software for Modelling Reliability, Availability and Maintainability * RAMP software for producing synthetic demand timeseries in

open energy system models Open energy-system models are energy-system Energy modeling, models that are open source software, open source. However, some of them may use third-party proprietary software as part of their workflows to input, process, or output data. Prefe ...

* Russian Anonymous Marketplace, a Russian dark web market that shut down in 2017

Music

* RAMP (American band), an American soul/jazz group from Cincinnati * RAMP (Portuguese band), a Portuguese metal band * ''Ramp'' (album), a 1991 album by Giant Sand * , a 2007 song by Tokyo Jihen, off the album ''Variety'' * " Ramp! (The Logical Song)", German band Scooter's 2001 cover of the 1979 Supertramp song "The Logical Song"

Transportation

* Ramp or catwalk, used by models in a fashion show; see

Runway (fashion) A fashion show is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase their upcoming line of clothing and/or accessories during a fashion week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the spring/summer and fall/winter seasons. This is wher ...

Airport ramp The airport apron, apron, flight line, or ramp is the area of an airport where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, boarded, or maintained. Although the use of the apron is covered by regulations, such as lighting on vehicles, it ...

, the area where aircraft are loaded and unloaded *

Linkspan A linkspan or link-span is a type of drawbridge used mainly in the operation of moving vehicles on and off a roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) vessel or ferry, particularly to allow for tidal changes in water level. Linkspans are usually found at ferry t ...

, on a ferry or a ferry slip *

Interchange (road) In the field of road transport, an interchange (American English) or a grade-separated junction (British English) is a road junction that uses grade separations to allow for the movement of traffic between two or more roadways or highways, using ...

entrance ramp/on ramp or exit ramp/off ramp, on a freeway *

Speed bump Speed bumps (also called traffic thresholds, speed breakers or sleeping policemen) are a class of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. Variations include the s ...

s, also called ramps *

Wheelchair ramp A wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to or instead of stairway, stairs. Ramps permit wheelchair users, as well as people pushing strollers, carts, or other wheeled objects, to more easily access a building, or navigate b ...

, an alternative to stairs * Parking ramp, a multi-story structure for car parking with ramps between floors * Car ramp, a simple method of raising a vehicle from the ground

Technology, science, engineering, mathematics

* Ramp (plant), ''Allium tricoccum'', a wild onion or garlic, native to eastern North America *

Ramp function The ramp function is a unary real function, whose graph is shaped like a ramp. It can be expressed by numerous definitions, for example "0 for negative inputs, output equals input for non-negative inputs". The term "ramp" can also be used for ...

, in mathematics the integral of the unit step function * Ramp waveform *

Receptor activity-modifying protein Receptor activity-modifying proteins (RAMPs) are a class of protein that interact with and modulate the activities of several Class B G protein-coupled receptors including the receptors for secretin, calcitonin (CT), glucagon, and vasoactive i ...

(RAMP), a class of protein * (''R'')-1-amino-2-methoxymethylpyrrolidine, a chiral auxiliary used in the Enders SAMP/RAMP hydrazone-alkylation reaction

Other uses

* Operation Ramp, an Australian Defence Force evacuation of civilians during the 2006 Lebanon War *

Ramp (company) Ramp Business Corporation is a Manhattan-based multinational financial technology company that offers corporate charge cards, expense management, and bill-payment software. The company is headquartered in the Flatiron District of New York City with ...

, an American financial service and technology company based in New York, NY. * List of citrus soft drinks#Ramp''Ramp'', a soft drink *

Vert ramp A vert ramp is a form of half-pipe used in extreme sports such as vert skating, vert skateboarding, vert BMX and vert roller skating. Vert ramps are so named because they transition from a horizontal plane (known as the flat-bottom) to a v ...

and mini ramp, half-pipe structures used in gravity extreme sports * Responsible Alcohol Management Program, a program of the

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is the independent state government agency in Pennsylvania that manages the beverage alcohol industry in the state under the regulations of the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. The board is responsible for ...