Wimp, WIMP, or Wimps may refer to:
Science and technology
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Weakly interacting massive particle, a hypothetical particle of dark matter
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WIMP (computing)
In human–computer interaction, WIMP stands for "windows, icons, menus, pointer", denoting a style of interaction using these elements of the user interface. Other expansions are sometimes used, such as substituting "mouse" and "mice" for me ...
, the "window, icon, menu, pointer" paradigm
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WIMP (software bundle)
The acronym WIMP is a solution stack of software, partially free and open source software, used to run dynamic Web sites on servers. The expansion is as follows:
*Windows, referring to the operating system;
*IIS, the Web server;
*MySQL, MS SQL Se ...
, the web stack of Windows, IIS, MySQL, and PHP/Perl/Python
Arts and entertainment
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WiMP, a defunct music streaming service
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WURH-CD
WURH-CD, virtual channel 13 (UHF digital channel 29), is a low-powered, Class A television station licensed to Miami, Florida, United States, simulcasting the third digital subchannel of PBS member station WPBT (channel 2). Owned by South ...
(former call signs WIMP-LP, WIMP-CA, and WIMP-CD), a television station licensed to serve Miami, Florida, US
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Wimps (band), a US punk rock band
* Wimp, played by Rick Lawless, a character on the TV sitcom ''
Herman's Head
''Herman's Head'' is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991, until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchs ...
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People
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Wimp Sanderson
Winfrey "Wimp" Sanderson (born August 8, 1937) is a retired American college basketball coach. He coached at the University of Alabama from 1981 to 1992 and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock from 1994 to 1999.
Sanderson was born in Flore ...
(born 1937), retired basketball coach known as "Wimp"
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Kay Davis
Kathryn Elizabeth Wimp known professionally as Kay Davis (December 5, 1920 – January 27, 2012 in Apopka, Florida) was an American jazz singer who performed with the Duke Ellington orchestra.
Davis was born in Evanston, Illinois, and attended ...
or Katherine McDonald Wimp (1920–2012), jazz singer
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Mary Baumgartner, also known as "Wimp" (1930–2018), former female baseball catcher
*derogatory term for a
coward
Cowardice is a trait wherein excessive fear prevents an individual from taking a risk or facing danger. It is the opposite of courage. As a label, "cowardice" indicates a failure of character in the face of a challenge. One who succumbs to cow ...
See also
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Farkle
Farkle, or Farkel, is a dice game similar to or synonymous with 1000/5000/10000, Cosmic Wimpout, Greed, Hot Dice, Squelch, Zilch, or Zonk. Its origins as a folk game are unknown, but the game dates back to at least the mid-1980s. It has been marke ...
(Wimp Out), a dice game that has also been called or is similar to 1000/5000/10000, Cosmic Wimpout, Greed, Hot Dice, Squelch, Zilch, or Zonk
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The Diary of Horace Wimp
"The Diary of Horace Wimp" is the fourth track on the Electric Light Orchestra album ''Discovery'', written by Jeff Lynne.
Released in 1979 as a single, the song is Beatlesque in nature and became a Top Ten hit in the UK and Ireland. The lyric ...
", a track on the Electric Light Orchestra album ''Discovery''
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WIMP Argon Programme
The WIMP Argon Programme (WARP) is an experiment at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, for the research of cold dark matter. It aims to detect nuclear recoils in liquid argon induced by weakly interacting massive particles (WIMP) through ...
, a cold dark matter experiment at Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy
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Wimpy (disambiguation)
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