MCP
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MCP is an abbreviation that can refer to:
  • In Fire Detection System
    • Manual Call Point

  • In medicine and biochemistry
    • Medical campus of Philadelphia
      Medical Campus of Philadelphia
      The Medical Campus of Philadelphia occupies the site on which the world’s first medical school for women, the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania , relocated from Center City to East Falls in 1930...

    • Medical center Paranaque, a Hospital located at Paranaque City, Philippines.
    • Membrane co-factor protein
    • Metacarpophalangeal joint
      Metacarpophalangeal joint
      The metacarpophalangeal joints are of the condyloid kind, formed by the reception of the rounded heads of the metacarpal bones into shallow cavities on the proximal ends of the first phalanges, with the exception of that of the thumb, which presents more of the characters of a ginglymoid joint...

      , the joints at the proximal end of the fingers, commonly called knuckles
    • Methyl-accepting Chemotaxis Protein
      Methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein
      Methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein is a transmembrane sensor protein of bacteria. Use of the MCP allows bacteria to detect concentrations of molecules in the extracellular matrix so that the bacteria may smooth swim or tumble accordingly...

      , sensor used in chemotaxis
    • Metoclopramide
      Metoclopramide
      Metoclopramide is an antiemetic and gastroprokinetic agent. It is commonly used to treat nausea and vomiting, to facilitate gastric emptying in people with gastroparesis, and as a treatment for the gastric stasis often associated with migraine headaches.-Medical uses:Metoclopramide is commonly...

       a drug used to treat nausea and vomiting, and to facilitate gastric emptying in patients with gastroparesis
    • Middle Cerebellar Peduncle, a part of the brainstem
    • Modified Citrus Pectin
      Modified citrus pectin
      Modified Citrus Pectin - also known as citrus pectin, Pecta-Sol and MCP - is a form of pectin that has been altered so that it can be more easily absorbed by the digestive tract. Pectin is a carbohydrate that is made of hundreds or thousands of polysaccharide molecules chemically linked together...

      , a form of pectin
    • Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
      Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
      Molecular & Cellular Proteomics is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 2002 and published by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology...

      , a scientific journal
    • Monocyte chemotactic protein - 1, a member of the CC chemokine subfamily

  • In information technology
    • Mathematical Coprocessor
      Coprocessor
      A coprocessor is a computer processor used to supplement the functions of the primary processor . Operations performed by the coprocessor may be floating point arithmetic, graphics, signal processing, string processing, or encryption. By offloading processor-intensive tasks from the main processor,...

      , a processor that supplements the CPU with mathematical operations.
    • Master control program
      MCP (Burroughs Large Systems)
      The MCP is the proprietary operating system of the Burroughs large systems including the Unisys Clearpath/MCP systems....

      , a Unisys/Burroughs computer operating system
    • Media Communications Processor (NVIDIA
      NVIDIA
      Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...

      )
    • Metrowerks CodeWarrior Project File, a computer file used to define projects in the Metrowerks CodeWarrior
      CodeWarrior
      CodeWarrior is an integrated development environment for the creation of software that runs on a number of embedded systems. Prior to the acquisition of the product by Freescale Semiconductor, versions existed for Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube,...

       IDE
    • Microsoft Certified Professional
      Microsoft Certified Professional
      Microsoft Certified Professional is a program of Professional certifications awarded by Microsoft. Individual certifications are awarded upon passing of one or more exams. The MCP program itself is designed for both IT Professionals and developers. Beneath the MCP program is a variety of more...

    • Microsoft Certified Partner
      Microsoft Certified Partner
      A Microsoft Certified Partner is an independent company that provides Microsoft-related products or services.Microsoft Certified partners provide Microsoft services on behalf of Microsoft worldwide spanning many fields including OEM, Education, Software providers and Technical Support.Microsoft...

    • Minho Campus Party
      Minho Campus Party
      Minho Campus Party is Portugal's first and largest recurring LAN party. It takes place in the Minho region.-A bit of history:...

      , a LAN party
      LAN party
      A LAN party is a temporary, sometimes spontaneous, gathering of people with computers, between which they establish a local area network , primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer computer games. The size of these networks may vary from the very small to very large installations...

       organized in Portugal
    • Monotonic concession protocol, a protocol developed by Zlotkin and Rosenschein for automated agent to agent negotiations
    • MUD Client Protocol, a protocol for programmatically extending MUDs and similar text-based online games
    • Multi-chip package, a process in electronics where two die
      Die (integrated circuit)
      A die in the context of integrated circuits is a small block of semiconducting material, on which a given functional circuit is fabricated.Typically, integrated circuits are produced in large batches on a single wafer of electronic-grade silicon or other semiconductor through processes such as...

       are included in one IC
      Integrated circuit
      An integrated circuit or monolithic integrated circuit is an electronic circuit manufactured by the patterned diffusion of trace elements into the surface of a thin substrate of semiconductor material...

       package

  • In science and technology
    • 1-Methylcyclopropene
      1-Methylcyclopropene
      1-Methylcyclopropene is a cyclopropene derivative used as a synthetic plant growth regulator. It is structurally related to the natural plant hormone ethylene and it is used commercially to slow down the ripening of fruit and to help maintain the freshness of cut flowers.-Chemical...

      , a synthetic plant hormone
    • Manual call point, a common device allowing building occupants to alert others of fire
    • Master control point, term used in measuring
    • Mechanical counter pressure, a spacesuit technology in use in space activity suit
      Space activity suit
      A space activity suit or mechanical counterpressure suit is an experimental spacesuit which applies stable pressure against the skin by means of skintight elastic garments. The SAS is not inflated like a conventional spacesuit: it uses mechanical pressure, rather than air pressure, to compress the...

      s
    • Micro-channel plate, an electron amplification device used in physics
    • Mixed complementarity problem
      Mixed complementarity problem
      Mixed Complementarity Problem is a problem formulation in mathematical programming. Many well-known problem types are special cases of, or may be reduced to MCP...

      , a formulation in mathematical programming
    • Mode Control Panel
      Mode Control Panel
      In aviation, a mode control panel , is an instrument panel that controls an advanced autopilot and related systems, such as an automated flight-director system ....

      , an instrument panel in some aircraft cockpits that contains the autopilot controls
    • Molecular, a journal published by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
      American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
      The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is a learned society that was founded on December 26, 1906 at a meeting organized by John Jacob Abel...

    • Motor Control Panel, a term used in Engineering
      Engineering
      Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...

       for the plant

  • In culture
    • Malayan Communist Party
      Malayan Communist Party
      The Malayan Communist Party , officially known as the Communist Party of Malaya , was founded in 1930 and laid down its arms in 1989. It is most famous for its role in the Malayan Emergency.-Formation:...

      , an insurgent faction that was outlawed in Malaya and Singapore in 1948
    • Male chauvinist pig
    • Master Control Program, a computer character from the 1982 film Tron
    • Master of City Planning
    • Member Committee President, a leader of the national team in an AIESEC
      AIESEC
      AIESEC is a global youth organisation that develops leadership capabilities through their internal leadership programmes and engaging students and graduates in international student exchange and internship programmes for profit and non-profit organisations. Its international office is in...

       country

  • In military
    • Mission capability package

  • Others'
    • Macapá International Airport
      Macapá International Airport
      Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport is the airport serving Macapá, Brazil. Since April 22, 2009 the airport is named after Alberto Alcolumbre, a local businessman.It is operated by Infraero.-History:The airport was opened in 1970....

      , Brazil
      Brazil
      Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

       (IATA airport code
      IATA airport code
      An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...

      ).
    • Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona
      Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona
      The Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona is a community of municipalities of the Pamplona metropolitan area, whose functions are water supply and sewage treatment, waste management, metropolitan public transportation, taxi and the Arga metropolitan park....

      , merging of municipalities of Pamplona
      Pamplona
      Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...

       Metropolitan area
      Metropolitan area
      The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

      .
    • Mission College Preparatory
      Mission College Preparatory High School
      Mission College Preparatory Catholic High School is a private Roman Catholic high school in San Luis Obispo, California. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Monterey.-Remodelings and Additions:...

      , a private Roman Catholic Secondary School in San Luis Obispo, CA
      San Luis Obispo, California
      San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...

      .
    • Master Code Professional, the highest level of certification issued by the International Code Council
      International code council
      The International Code Council , a membership association dedicated to building safety, fire prevention and energy efficiency, develops the codes used to construct residential and commercial buildings, including homes and schools. Most U.S. cities, counties and states that adopt codes choose the...

       for a professional engaged in building code enforcement.
    • Minecraft Coders Pack, software for modding in the popular game Minecraft
      Minecraft
      Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010...

      .
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