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 may also refer to:

Businesses and organisations

* Ramp (company), an American financial service and technology company based in New York, NY.

Science

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 o ...

, in mathematics the integral of the unit step function *

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 in ...

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

Transportation

Airport ramp The airport apron, apron, flight line, ramp, or tarmac 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 vehic ...

, 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, usi ...

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 the common name for a class of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. Varia ...

s, also called ramps *

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

, an alternative to stairs *

Parking ramp A multistorey car park (British and Singapore English) or parking garage (American English), also called a multistory, parking building, parking structure, parkade (mainly Canadian), parking ramp, parking deck or indoor parking, is a build ...

, a multi-story structure for car parking with ramps between floors

Sports

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

and

mini ramp A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as snowboarding, skateboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, skating, and scooter riding. Overview The structure resembles a cross-section of a swimming pool, essentially two concave ra ...

, half-pipe structures used in gravity extreme sports *

Mark Ramprakash Mark Ravin Ramprakash (born 5 September 1969) is an English former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he initially made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21. A gifted, and one of the heaviest-scoring, English b ...

(born 1969), English cricketer nicknamed "Ramps"

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 * "

Ramp! (The Logical Song) "The Logical Song" is a song by English rock group Supertramp that was released as the lead single from their album ''Breakfast in America'' in March 1979. It was written primarily by the band's Roger Hodgson, who based the lyrics on his experie ...

", German band Scooter's cover of the Supertramp song

Places

Ramp, West Virginia Ramp is an unincorporated community in Summers County, West Virginia, United States, located northeast of Hinton. History A post office called Ramp was established in 1905, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1942. The commun ...

, an unincorporated community *

Ramp Run Ramp Run is a stream located in Brown Township entirely within Miami County, Ohio. Ramp Run was named for the ramp, a type of wild onion cultivated by Indians. See also *List of rivers of Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes regi ...

, a stream in Ohio

Other uses

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Allium tricoccum ''Allium tricoccum'' (commonly known as ramp, ramps, ramson, wild leek, wood leek, or wild garlic) is a North American species of wild onion or garlic widespread across eastern Canada and the eastern United States. Many of the common English na ...

'', ramp or ramps, common name for a wild onion or garlic, native to eastern North America *

Car ramp A car ramp is a structure or device used to raise an automobile from the ground in order to access its undercarriage. Along with using a jack or jack stands, using a ramp is reportedly one of the easiest ways to elevate a car. Car ramps also offe ...

, a simple method of raising a vehicle from the ground *

Operation Ramp Operation Ramp was the name given to an Australian Defence Force (ADF) operation to support the evacuation of over 5,300 Australians and over 1,300 foreign nationals from the Lebanese ports of Beirut and Tyre during the 2006 Lebanon War. The evac ...

, an Australian Defence Force evacuation of civilians during the 2006 Lebanon War * Ramp or catwalk, used by models in a fashion show; see

Runway (fashion) A fashion show ( French ''défilé de mode'') 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 Fa ...

RAMP Simulation Software for Modelling Reliability, Availability and Maintainability RAMP Simulation Software for Modelling Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) is a computer software application developed by WS Atkins specifically for the assessment of the reliability, availability, maintainability and productivity ...

* RAMP software for producing synthetic demand timeseries in

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

* Responsible Alcohol Management Program, a program of the

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is an independent government agency that manages the beverage alcohol industry in Pennsylvania by administering the Pennsylvania Liquor Code. It is responsible for licensing the possession, sale, sto ...

Russian Anonymous Marketplace The Russian Anonymous Marketplace or RAMP was a Russian language forum with users selling a variety of drugs on the Dark Web. With over 14,000 members, the site uses Tor and uses some escrow features like Silk Road-like darknet markets, but ...

, a Russian dark web market that shut down in 2017