Slip or SLIP may refer to:

Science and technology

Biology

Slip (fish) Sole is a fish belonging to several families. Generally speaking, they are members of the family Soleidae, but, outside Europe, the name ''sole'' is also applied to various other similar flatfish, especially other members of the sole suborder S ...

, also known as Black Sole * Slip (horticulture), a small cutting of a plant as a specimen or for grafting *

Muscle slip Anatomical terminology is used to uniquely describe aspects of skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle such as their actions, structure, size, and location. Types There are three types of muscle tissue in the body: skeletal, smooth, a ...

, a branching of a muscle, in anatomy

Computing and telecommunications

SLIP (programming language) SLIP is a list processing computer programming language, invented by Joseph Weizenbaum in the 1960s. The name ''SLIP'' stands for Symmetric LIst Processor. It was first implemented as an extension to the Fortran programming language, and later e ...

, (Symmetric LIst Processing language) *

Slip (telecommunication) In telecommunications, a slip is a positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols that causes the loss or insertion of one or more symbols. Slips are usually caused by inadequate synchronization of the two clocks controlling the trans ...

, a positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols *

Serial Line Internet Protocol The Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) is an encapsulation of the Internet Protocol designed to work over serial ports and router connections. It is documented in . On personal computers, SLIP has largely been replaced by the Point-to-Point ...

, a mostly obsolete encapsulation of the Internet Protocol

Earth science

Silicic-dominated Large Igneous Province A large igneous province (LIP) is an extremely large accumulation of igneous rocks, including intrusive (sills, dikes) and extrusive (lava flows, tephra deposits), arising when magma travels through the crust towards the surface. The formation ...

(SLIP), a geological feature consisting of a large area of igneous rocks of a certain type * Slip, the relative movement of geological features present on either side of a

fault plane In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic ...

* Land slip or landslide, commonly called a slip in New Zealand

Materials

Slip (ceramics) A slip is a clay slurry used to produce pottery and other ceramic wares. Liquified clay, in which there is no fixed ratio of water and clay, is called slip or clay slurry which is used either for joining leather-hard (semi-hardened) clay body (pi ...

, an aqueous suspension of minerals *

Slip (materials science) In materials science, slip is the large displacement of one part of a crystal relative to another part along crystallographic planes and directions. Slip occurs by the passage of dislocations on close/packed planes, which are planes containing ...

, the process by which a dislocation motion produces plastic deformation

Mechanical systems

Slip (vehicle dynamics) In (automotive) vehicle dynamics, slip is the relative motion between a tire and the road surface it is moving on. This slip can be generated either by the tire's rotational speed being greater or less than the free-rolling speed (usually describe ...

, shortened form of tire slip, referring to the angle of a plane perpendicular to the axis of the tire and a line representing the position of the treads of the patch in contact with the road *

Slip Slip or SLIP may refer to: Science and technology Biology * Slip (fish), also known as Black Sole * Slip (horticulture), a small cutting of a plant as a specimen or for grafting * Muscle slip, a branching of a muscle, in anatomy Computing and ...

, the difference in speed between the frequency supplied to an induction motor and rotor shaft speed * Slip, a type of rail switch *

Slip gauge Gauge blocks (also known as gage blocks, Johansson gauges, slip gauges, or Jo blocks) are a system for producing precision lengths. The individual gauge block is a metal or ceramic block that has been precision ground and lapped to a specific ...

or gauge block, a system for producing precision lengths

Psychology

Slip (treatment) In internal medicine, relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past (typically medical) condition. For example, multiple sclerosis and malaria often exhibit peaks of activity and sometimes very long periods of dormancy, followed by relapse or ...

, a temporary return to a negative behavior after therapy intended to correct that behavior *

Freudian slip In psychoanalysis, a Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that occurs due to the interference of an unconscious subdued wish or internal train of thought. Classical examples involve slips of t ...

, an error in speech, memory or physical action that arises from the unconscious mind

Other uses in science and technology

Slip (aerodynamics) A slip is an aerodynamic state where an aircraft is moving ''somewhat'' sideways as well as forward relative to the oncoming airflow or relative wind. In other words, for a conventional aircraft, the nose will be pointing in the opposite directio ...

, an aerodynamic state in which an aircraft is moving sideways as well as forward relative to the oncoming airflow *

Slipway A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small ...

, a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water

Music

Groups

The Slip (band) The Slip is an avant-rock trio from Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of Providence, Rhode Island brothers Brad Barr (guitar, piano, vocals) and Andrew Barr (drums), and Marc Friedman (bass guitar). The three also play with singer-songwri ...

, a rock band

Albums

* ''Slip'' (album), a 1993 album by the band Quicksand * ''The Slip'' (album) (2008), a.k.a. Halo 27, the seventh studio album by Nine Inch Nails

Songs

* "Slip" (song), a 2013 song by Stooshe * "Slip", a song by Linkin Park from ''

LP Underground 11 LP or lp may stand for: Businesses and organizations *LP, Limited partnership in corporate law or a Limited Partner in a venture capital fund In politics *Labour Party (disambiguation), in several countries *Liberal Party, in several countries ...

'' * "Slip", a song by

Shawn Austin Shawn Austin (born January 13, 1996) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to Big Loud Records' joint venture Local Hay. Early life Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Austin elected to pursue a career in country ...

from the 2022 extended play ''Planes Don't Wait''

Other uses

Slip (clothing) A slip is a woman's undergarment worn beneath a dress or skirt. A full slip hangs from the shoulders, usually by means of narrow straps, and extends from the breast to the fashionable skirt length. A half slip (or ''waist slip'') hangs from the ...

, a woman's underdress or underskirt *

Slip (cricket) In cricket, a slip fielder (collectively, a ''slip cordon'' or ''the slips'') is placed behind the batsman on the off side of the field. They are placed with the aim of catching an edged ball which is beyond the wicket-keeper's reach. Many te ...

, a fielding position in cricket *

Slip (needlework) In needlework, a slip is a design representing a cutting or specimen of a plant, usually with flowers or fruit and leaf, leaves on a stem. Most often, ''slip'' refers to a plant design stitched in canvaswork (needlepoint, pettipoint), cut out, and ...

, an embroidered or appliqued image of a plant-cutting *

Ferry slip A ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry. A similar structure called a barge slip receives a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water. Often a ferry intend ...

, a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat *

Packing slip A receipt (also known as a packing list, packing slip, packaging slip, (delivery) docket, shipping list, delivery list, bill of the parcel, manifest, or customer receipt) is a document acknowledging that a person has received money or proper ...

, a shipping document that accompanies delivery packages *

Slip opinion A judicial opinion is a form of legal opinion written by a judge or a judicial panel in the course of resolving a legal dispute, providing the decision reached to resolve the dispute, and usually indicating the facts which led to the dispute and ...

, a kind of judicial opinion, published on the day of the decision and subject to later revision * "Slip" (''Better Call Saul''), an episode of ''Better Call Saul'' *The Slip, a section of

Swansea Beach Swansea Beach stretches for five miles along Swansea Bay between the Maritime Quarter and the "Knab Rock" near Mumbles in Wales. It is backed by a promenade/cycle track (part of National Cycle Route 4) and a coastal road. The southern section o ...

Steven Gerrard Steven George Gerrard (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player, who most recently managed club Aston Villa. Described by pundits and fellow professionals as one of his generation's greatest players, Ge ...

, a footballer also known as Slippy G