Wisp or WISP may refer to:
Acronyms
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Wartime Information Security Program
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WISP (particle physics)
In particle physics, the acronym WISP refers to a largely hypothetical weakly interacting sub-eV particle, or ''weakly interacting ''slender'' particle'', or ''weakly interacting ''slim'' particle'' – low-mass particles which rarely interact wit ...
, Weakly Interacting Sub-eV Particle or Weakly Interacting Slender Particle in hypothetical quantum mechanics
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WISP1,
WISP2, and
WISP3, the human genes encoding the WNT1 Inducible Signaling Pathway proteins 1, 2, and 3
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Wireless Internet service provider, is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that provides connectivity via WLAN
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Wireless identification and sensing platform (WISP) is a software-configurable passive UHF RFID tag
Mythology and fiction
* Night wisp, a fictional creature in the ''
Sword of Truth
''The Sword of Truth'' is a series of twenty-one epic fantasy novels and 6 novellas written by Terry Goodkind. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell, Nicci, Cara, and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on their quest to defeat oppr ...
'' series by Terry Goodkind
* Wisp, the birth name of a fictional young orphan girl who would later become known as
Rainbow Brite
* Wisp is a nature spirit associated with the Night Elf race in the MMORPG
World of Warcraft
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Wisp (Sonic)
The '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' video game franchise began in 1991 with the game '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' for the Sega Genesis, which pitted a blue anthropomorphic hedgehog named Sonic against a rotund male human villain named Doctor Eggman (or ...
, the alien race in the Sonic the Hedgehog games
Other uses
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WISP (AM)
WISP (1570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States. The station is currently owned by Holy Spirit Radio Foundation, Inc.
History
The station went on the air in 1948. WBUX went t ...
, a radio station (1570 AM) licensed to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Wisp (musician)
Rephlex Records was a record label launched in 1991 in Cornwall by electronic musician Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) and Grant Wilson-Claridge. The label coined the term ''braindance'' to describe the output of Aphex Twin and fellow artist ...
, an electronic artist signed to Rephlex Records
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Wisp Ski Resort
Wisp Resort is the only four-season downhill ski resort in Maryland. It is located near Deep Creek Lake in the town of McHenry in Garrett County, Maryland, near the border of West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania/ Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. ...
, in western Maryland
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Colgate Wisp
Colgate is an American brand principally used for oral hygiene products such as toothpastes, toothbrushes, mouthwashes and dental floss. Manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive, Colgate's oral hygiene products were first sold by the company in 1 ...
, a single-use toothbrush
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Agriocnemis
''Agriocnemis'' is a genus of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
''Agriocnemis'' is distributed widely across Africa, South-east Asia, Indonesia, Australia and islands in the Pacific.
They are small insects, commonly known as wisps.
Spe ...
'', a genus of damselfly commonly known as a wisp
See also
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Will-o'-the-wisp (disambiguation)
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