Nap
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A nap
is a short period of sleep.
Nap may also refer to:
Nap
A nap is a short period of sleep.Nap may also refer to:-Politics:* National Action Party , a political movement* National Action Plan on the Elimination of Child Labour...
is a short period of sleep.
Nap may also refer to:
Politics
- National Action Party (UK), a political movement
- National Action Plan on the Elimination of Child Labour
- National Allocation Plan, part of the European Union Emission Trading Scheme
- Network Against ProhibitionNetwork Against ProhibitionNetwork Against Prohibition is the name given to the drug law reform and human rights activist group that began on 7 March 2002, in Darwin, Australia in response to the Northern Territory Labor Government's drug house legislation...
, a drug law reform and human rights activist group - Noyautage des administrations publiquesNoyautage des administrations publiquesNoyautage des administrations publiques, also known by the abbreviation NAP, was an arm of the French Resistance, started by André Plaisantin of the Combat movement, with the aim of infiltrating the Vichy Government...
, an arm of the French Resistance
Science and technology
- National Academies PressNational Academies PressNational Academies Press was created by the United States National Academies, to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. It publishes nearly 200 books a year on a wide range...
, a science publisher - National Accessibility PortalNational Accessibility PortalSouth Africa's National Accessibility Portal is a 'one-stop' information, services and communications channel that will support everyone involved in the disability field – persons with disabilities, caregivers, the medical profession, and those offering services in this domain...
, a South African information portal - Nautical Archaeology ProgramNautical Archaeology ProgramThe Nautical Archaeology Program is a degree-granting program within the at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.The Nautical Archaeology Program offers admission to students seeking graduate degrees in nautical archaeology. The primary focus is on training archaeologists to become...
, a Texas A&M University program - Network access pointNetwork access pointA Network Access Point was a public network exchange facility where Internet Service Providers connected with one another in peering arrangements. The NAPs were a key component in the transition from the NSFNET era when many networks were government sponsored and commercial traffic was prohibited...
, a public facility for connection between ISPs - Network Access ProtectionNetwork Access ProtectionNetwork Access Protection is a Microsoft technology for controlling network access of a computer host based on the system health of the host, first introduced in Windows Server 2008....
, a computer security technology - Normaal Amsterdams PeilNormaal Amsterdams PeilNormaal Amsterdams Peil or Amsterdam Ordnance Datum is a vertical datum in use in large parts of Western Europe. Originally created for use in the Netherlands, it was adopted by Prussia in 1879 under the name Normalnull, and in 1955 by other European countries.Mayor Johannes Hudde of Amsterdam in...
, a geodetic datum
Games and sport
- Napoleon (card game)Napoleon (card game)Napoleon or Nap is a straightforward trick taking game in which players receive five cards each; whoever bids the highest number of tricks chooses trumps and tries to win at least that many. It is a simplified relative of Euchre, and with many variations throughout Northern Europe...
- Cleveland Naps, former name of the Cleveland Indians baseball team
- Nap LajoieNap LajoieNapoléon "Nap" Lajoie , also known as Larry Lajoie, was an American Major League Baseball second baseman. He was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island...
(1874-1959), American baseball player - Nap, the most confident bet recommendation of a tipsterTipsterThe term tipster refers to someone who on a regular basis provides information on likely winners in sporting events. In the past tips were bartered for and traded but in modern times, thanks largely to the Internet and premium rate telephone lines, it's increasingly likely that a tip will be...
Other uses
- Nap (textile)Nap (textile)Primarily, nap is the raised surface on certain kinds of cloth, such as velvet. Nap can refer additionally to other surfaces that look like the surface of a napped cloth, such as the surface of a felt or beaver hat....
, the surface of some cloth - National Association of ParliamentariansNational Association of ParliamentariansThe National Association of Parliamentarians , is the largest non-profit association of professional parliamentarians in the world.NAP was organized in 1930. As of June 2008, NAP had a membership of about 3,560 parliamentarians in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, and internationally...
- Naval Academy Preparatory SchoolNaval Academy Preparatory SchoolThe Naval Academy Preparatory School, or NAPS is the preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy. NAPS is located on a hill at Naval Station Newport, RI. The mission of the school is "To enhance Midshipman Candidates' moral, mental, and physical foundations to prepare them for success...
- New African Poets, a French hip hop group
- Nishnawbe-Aski Police ServiceNishnawbe-Aski Police ServiceThe Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service is the police force for Nishnawbe-Aski Nation . Created in 1994, the force has 175 sworn officers at 35 detachments in NAN communities. The Chief of Police is vacant with Robin Jones Acting Chief of Police...
- Non-aggression principleNon-aggression principleThe non-aggression principle , or NAP for short, is a moral stance which asserts that aggression is inherently illegitimate...
, a moral stance - Nutrition Assistance for Puerto RicoNutrition Assistance for Puerto RicoNutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico or NAP is a federal assistance nutritional program provided by the US Department of Agriculture solely to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing dependency of the United States. It provides over $1.5 billion in supplemental economic resources to help...
, a United States program - Naples AirportNaples AirportNaples Airport can refer to:*Naples International Airport in Naples, Italy*Naples Municipal Airport in Naples, Florida...
, IATA code "NAP" - Neapolitan languageNeapolitan languageNeapolitan is the language of the city and region of Naples , and Campania. On October 14, 2008 a law by the Region of Campania stated that the Neapolitan language had to be protected....
, ISO 639-2/3 code "nap" - The texture of nappy hair