Medicine and biology

• Induced pluripotent stem cell
  Induced pluripotent stem cell
  Induced pluripotent stem cells, commonly abbreviated as iPS cells or iPSCs are a type of pluripotent stem cell artificially derived from a non-pluripotent cell, typically an adult somatic cell, by inducing a "forced" expression of specific genes....
  
  
• Intermittent photic stimulation
  Intermittent Photic Stimulation
  In medicine, Intermittent Photic Stimulation, or IPS, is a form of visual stimulation used in conjunction with electroencephalography to investigate anomalous brain activity triggered by specific visual stimuli, such as flashing lights or patterns....
  
  , a neuroimaging technique
• Intraparietal sulcus
  Intraparietal sulcus
  The intraparietal sulcus is located on the lateral surface of the parietal lobe, and consists of an oblique and a horizontal portion. The IPS contains a series of functionally distinct subregions that have been intensively investigated using both single cell neurophysiology in primates and human...
  
  , a region of the brain
• Ips (beetle), a genus of bark beetle
  Bark beetle
  A bark beetle is one of approximately 220 genera with 6,000 species of beetles in the subfamily Scolytinae. Traditionally, this was considered a distinct family Scolytidae, but now it is understood that bark beetles are in fact very specialized members of the "true weevil" family...
  
  

Media and entertainment

• Inter Press Service
  Inter Press Service
  Inter Press Service is a global news agency. Its main focus is the production of independent news and analysis about events and processes affecting economic, social and political development....
  
  , a global news agency
• Innerpartysystem
  InnerPartySystem
  Innerpartysystem is an American electronic rock band. The group consists of Patrick Nissley, Jared Piccone and Kris Barman. The band is also well known for their live performance lighting largely by Andrew Nissley and videos directed by Stephen Penta....
  
  , an electro-rock band from Pennsylvania, USA
• International Parcel Service, a fictional company in the TV sitcom The King of Queens
  The King of Queens
  The King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007.This show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television ,and CBS Television Studios in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures...
  
  , based loosely on UPS

Measurement

• Inch per second, the normal unit for quoting the speed of magnetic tape
• Indoor Positioning System
  Indoor Positioning System
  An indoor positioning system is a term used for a network of devices used to wirelessly locate objects or people inside a building. Generally the products offered under this term do not comply with the International standard ISO/IEC 24730 on real-time locating systems . There is currently no de...
  
  
• Iron pipe size
  Iron pipe size
  Iron Pipe Size refers to an old pipe sizing system still in use by some industries, including major PVC pipe manufacturers, as well as some legacy drawings and equipment....
  
  
• Instructions per second
  Instructions per second
  Instructions per second is a measure of a computer's processor speed. Many reported IPS values have represented "peak" execution rates on artificial instruction sequences with few branches, whereas realistic workloads typically lead to significantly lower IPS values...
  
  , in computers

Computing

• Image Packaging System
  Image Packaging System
  The Image Packaging System, also known as IPS or pkg, is a cross-platform package management system created by the OpenSolaris community in coordination with Sun Microsystems...
  
  , a software delivery system with interaction with a network repository by Sun Microsystems
• IPS panel
  IPS panel
  IPS panel technology was developed by Hitachi in 1996 to solve the two main limitations of TN-matrices at the time, those being small viewing angles and low-quality color reproduction...
  
   or In-plane switching, an LCD display technology that offers better viewing angles
• Integrated Publishing System
  Integrated Publishing System
  Integrated Publishing System is a system created in 1982 for publishing multilingual literature. It was designed to run on an IBM mainframe computer using an Autologic typesetter....
  
  
• International Patching System
• Internet Provider Security
  Internet Provider Security
  Internet Provider Security tags are used by Internet Service Providers to allow control of the Domain Name System . An IPS tag is the case sensitive label that applies to each ISP and is required to transfer domain names from one ISP to another...
  
   as in IPS TAG
• Intrusion prevention system
• Interpreter for Process Structures, a programming language designed for AMSAT
  AMSAT
  AMSAT is a name for amateur radio satellite organizations worldwide, but in particular the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation with headquarters at Silver Spring, Maryland, near Washington DC. AMSAT organizations design, build, arrange launches for, and then operate satellites carrying amateur...
  
  

Organizations

• Identity and Passport Service
  Identity and Passport Service
  The Identity & Passport Service is an executive agency of the Home Office in the United Kingdom and became operational on 1 April 2006, succeeding the UK Passport Agency, after the passing of the Identity Cards Act 2006...
  
  , an executive agency of the UK government
• Indian Police Service
  Indian Police Service
  The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...
  
  , one of three prestigious All Indian Services of the Government of India
• Indianapolis Public Schools
  Indianapolis Public Schools
  Indianapolis Public Schools, abbreviated locally as IPS, is the largest school district in Indianapolis as well as in the state of Indiana with 33,372 students enrolled in 2009-2010...
  
  
• Industrial and provident society
  Industrial and Provident Society
  An industrial and provident society is a legal entity for a trading business or voluntary organisation in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and New Zealand...
  
  
• Industrial Promotion Services
  Industrial Promotion Services
  Industrial Promotion Services is the industrial development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development . AKFED is a member of the Aga Khan Development Network.-Location:...
  
  , the industrial development arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
• Inner Perimeter Security, a specialized team of the Massachusetts Department of Correction
  Massachusetts Department of Correction
  The Massachusetts Department of Correction is responsible for operating the prison system of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, US Massachusetts houses over 11,500 inmates throughout 18 correctional facilities and employs over 5,000 employees...
  
  
• Insectivorous Plant Society
  Insectivorous Plant Society
  The , often abbreviated as IPS, is an organization based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in November 1949, it is likely the oldest carnivorous plant society in the world. It celebrated its 50th anniversary in November 1999 at the Diamond Hotel in Tokyo...
  
  , a carnivorous plant society
• Institute for Palestine Studies
  Institute for Palestine Studies
  The Institute for Palestine Studies is the oldest independent non-profit, public service, research institute in the Arab world, was established and incorporated in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1963 and has since served as a model for other such institutes in the region...
  
  , in the Palestinian Territories
• Institute for Policy Studies
  Institute for Policy Studies
  Institute for Policy Studies is a left-wing think tank based in Washington, D.C..It has been directed by John Cavanagh since 1998- History :...
  
  
• Institute for the Psychological Sciences
  Institute for the Psychological Sciences
  The Institute for the Psychological Sciences is a graduate school affiliated with the Legion of Christ, a Catholic religious congregation.The school offers masters and doctoral degrees in psychology and clinical psychology. Its stated goal is to provide instruction that is consistent with the...
  
  
• Inter Press Service
  Inter Press Service
  Inter Press Service is a global news agency. Its main focus is the production of independent news and analysis about events and processes affecting economic, social and political development....
  
  , a global news agency
• International Parliamentary Scholarship
  International Parliamentary Scholarship
  The International Parliamentary Scholarship of the German Bundestag is an international parliamentary internship program, organized annually by the German Bundestag...
  
  
• Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies
  Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies
  The Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies at Stanford University started in 1982 as a one year program in international affairs. In 2005, it was endowed by Susan Ford Dorsey as the Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies...
  
  
• International Planetarium Society
  International Planetarium Society
  The International Planetarium Society is the largest organization of professional planetarians in the world. It includes members from almost every continent and over twenty affiliate organizations. The IPS publishes a quarterly journal, The Planetarian, and holds a convention in even numbered...
  
  
• International Primatological Society
  International Primatological Society
  International Primatological Society is a scientific, educational, and charitable organization focused on non-human primates. It encourages scientific research in all areas of study, facilitates international cooperation among researchers, and promote primate conservation.Together with the IUCN...
  
  
• Invision Power Services
  Invision Power Services
  Invision Power Services, Inc. is a software and web hosting company established in February 2002, best known for Invision Power Board. Its headquarters is based in Forest, Virginia.- History :...
  
  
• Iraqi Police
  Iraqi Police
  The Iraqi Police Service are the uniformed Territorial police force responsible for the enforcement of civil law within Iraq.The current organisation, structure and recruitment practice was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority following the 2003 invasion of Iraq...
  
   Service
• Israel Prison Service
  Israel Prison Service
  The Israel Prison Service , commonly known in Israel by its acronym Shabas , is the prison service of Israel. It is responsible for maintaining civilian prisons in Israel, as well as detention centers for security prisoners. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Public Security...
  
  

Other uses

• Instituto Politécnico Superior (Rosario)
  Instituto Politécnico Superior (Rosario)
  The Instituto Politécnico Superior General San Martín is a technical high school in Rosario, Argentina. It was founded in 1906 as the "Escuela Industrial de la Nación" by its first director Luis Laporte...
  
  
• Interplanetary Superhighway
• Investment Policy Statement
  Investment Policy Statement
  An Investment Policy Statement is a document, generally between an investor and the assisting investment manager, recording the agreements the two parties come to with regards to issues relating to how the investor's money is to be managed...
  
  
• Introductory Physical Science
  Introductory Physical Science
  Introductory Physical Science is a high school level science education class offered as a preparatory course to physical science.-The course:...
  
  , a level of high-school science in the United States
• International Policy Statement
  International Policy Statement
  The International Policy Statement of Canada is a document outlining Canada's role in world politics. The current version was tabled on April 19, 2005, and is Canada's formal international policy. The topics covered are diplomacy, development, defence, and international commerce...
  
  , in Canada
• IPS/UPS
  IPS/UPS
  The IPS/UPS is a wide area synchronous transmission grid of some CIS countries with a common mode of operation and centralized supervisory control. It has an installed generation capacity of 300 gigawatts, and produces 1,200 terawatt-hours per year for its 280 million customers...
  
  , a power transmission grid of the Commonwealth of Independent States