RIP
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RIP may stand for:
- "Rest In Peace", a phrase which often appears on tombstones. The expression comes originally from the Latin, requiescat in pace, and the English version is an example of backronym formation (although the two phrases mean roughly the same thing). Also, in Italian, it is said as "Riposi In Pace".
- Remote Imaging Protocol or "RIPscrip", a method of using graphics instead of text on a BBS
- Routing Information Protocol, a routing protocol for IP, IPX, or IDP
- Register Instruction Pointer, in the x64 instruction sets
- Raster image processor, a component used in a printing system which produces a bitmap
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, the British government's controversial rules for intercepting communications on all telecommunications (including the Internet) and postal networks
- Recovery Is Possible, a Linux distribution
- Roleplaying the Infinite Possibilities, a computer RPG system
- Ribosome inhibiting protein, in molecular biology
- Rapid Interface Prototyping, a software development methodologies whereby a common set of user interface components are prebuilt, and assembled with the assistance of the end user
- Regulated Intramembrane Proteolysis, a biochemical process during which protein domains are cleaved inside a lipid bilayer, releasing the intracellular domain.
- Rogue Island Police, an enemy group from the City of Villains.
- Ranger Indoctrination Program, a U.S. Army program required for enlisted personnel prior to assignment to a Ranger battalion.
- Royal Institute of Philosophy, a UK institution which publishes the journals Philosophy and Think, arranges/sponsors lectures and conferences, and grants scholarships to philosophy postgraduates.
In the ware(s)(z) Scene a RIP is being referred to as a game, which had been minimized in size, ripping both Music, Movies, or Voice-Acting. The intention is to provide people with a full game, without all the content. In existence there are dozen of "ripping-groups" these are group that rip the games, but also crack the game, so that it could be played without an CD.
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