RIP
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R.I.P. is an abbreviation for rest in peace
(Latin: requiescat in pace).
R.I.P. or RIP may also refer to:
Rest in peace
"Rest in peace" is a short epitaph or idiomatic expression wishing eternal rest and peace to someone who has died. The expression typically appears on headstones, often abbreviated as "RIP"...
(Latin: requiescat in pace).
R.I.P. or RIP may also refer to:
Biology
- Regulated intramembrane proteolysis, a biochemical process which regulates a semipermeable membraneSemipermeable membraneA semipermeable membrane, also termed a selectively permeable membrane, a partially permeable membrane or a differentially permeable membrane, is a membrane that will allow certain molecules or ions to pass through it by diffusion and occasionally specialized "facilitated diffusion".The rate of...
- Repeat induced point-mutationRepeat induced point-mutationIn molecular biology, repeat induced point-mutation or RIP is a process by which DNA accumulates G:C to A:T transition mutations. Genomic evidence indicates that RIP occurs or has occurred in a variety of fungi while experimental evidence indicates that RIP is active in Neurospora crassa, Podospora...
, a process by which DNA in some fungi accumulates mutations - Ribosome inhibiting protein, a type of protein that controls ribosomes
- Ramus interventricularis paraconalis, branch of the right coronary arteryRight coronary arteryThe right coronary artery originates above the right cusp of the aortic valve. It travels down the right atrioventricular groove, towards the crux of the heart.At the origin of the RCA is the conus artery....
Computers
- Raster Image ProcessorRaster image processorA raster image processor is a component used in a printing system which produces a raster image also known as a bitmap. The bitmap is then sent to a printing device for output. The input may be a page description in a high-level page description language such as PostScript, Portable Document...
, a component used in a printing system which produces a bitmap - Real IP addressIP addressAn Internet Protocol address is a numerical label assigned to each device participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. An IP address serves two principal functions: host or network interface identification and location addressing...
: a term used in load balancing - Recovery Is PossibleRecovery Is PossibleRecovery Is Possible is a small, specialized Linux distribution based on Slackware that includes system maintenance and recovery applications on a live CD or USB flash drive. The RIP disc comes in two flavors: one with the X Window System and one without...
, a Linux distribution - Relative Instruction-Pointer, an addressing mode peculiar to the x86-64 architecture
- Remote Imaging ProtocolRemote imaging protocolThe Remote Imaging Protocol Scripting Language, more commonly known as the Remote Imaging Protocol or RIPscrip, is a scripting language created by Jeff Reeder, Jim Bergman, and Mark Hayton to enhance bulletin board systems and other applications.RIPscrip was introduced in 1993 and consisted of...
, a method of using graphics instead of text on a Bulletin Board System - Routing Information ProtocolRouting Information ProtocolThe Routing Information Protocol is a distance-vector routing protocol, which employs the hop count as a routing metric. RIP prevents routing loops by implementing a limit on the number of hops allowed in a path from the source to a destination. The maximum number of hops allowed for RIP is 15....
, a protocol used in computer networks - Row Instruction Pointer, a special purpose processor registerProcessor registerIn computer architecture, a processor register is a small amount of storage available as part of a CPU or other digital processor. Such registers are addressed by mechanisms other than main memory and can be accessed more quickly...
in network processors
Military
- R.I.P. cartridgeR.I.P. cartridgeThe R.I.P. cartridge 12-gauge ammunition comprises cartridges filled with a mixture of micronized CS gas, an inert powder to add weight, and a further non-toxic powder which, on compression and friction, produces a large amount of carbon dioxide gas on exiting the barrel of the shotgun.These...
(Round, Irritant, Personnel), or tear-gas cartridge, a specialist shotgun ammunition - Ranger Indoctrination ProgramRanger Indoctrination ProgramRanger Assessment and Selection Program is an 8 week course held at Fort Benning, Georgia. RASP is required for all ranks. As of 2010, RASP replaced both the RIP for enlisted Soldiers and ROP for Officers, both commissioned and non-commissioned. and below to be assigned to the U.S...
, a U.S. Army program requirement for assignment to a Ranger battalion
Music
- RIP (band)RIP (band)RIP was a punk rock group from Mondragón, Basque Country , and were part of the Basque Radical Rock musical movement in the early 1980s.- Personal :* Karlos "Mahoma" : vocals* Yul: guitar* Portu : bass guitar* Txerra: drums...
, a punk band from Basque Country (Spain) - R.I.P. (Coroner album), a 1987 album by thrash metal band Coroner
- R.I.P. (Rocket from the Crypt album)R.I.P. (Rocket from the Crypt album)R.I.P. is a live album by the San Diego, California rock band Rocket from the Crypt, released on February 26, 2008 by Vagrant Records. It is a recording of the band's final performance on October 31, 2005 at the Westin Hotel Ballroom in San Diego...
, a 2008 album of a 2005 live performance by Rocket from the Crypt - Rust In PeaceRust in PeaceRust in Peace is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Megadeth. Released on September 24, 1990, it was the third Megadeth album distributed through Capitol Records. The album was the band's only collaboration with record producer Mike Clink who was the first producer to...
, a 1990 album by the band Megadeth - R.I.P (Rock In Peace)Dirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapDirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1976. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott....
, a song by AC/DCAC/DCAC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
from the 1976 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapDirty Deeds Done Dirt CheapDirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap is the third studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, released in 1976. All songs were written by Angus Young, Malcolm Young, and Bon Scott....
album - R.I.P. (Rest in Pain), a song by SepulturaSepulturaSepultura is a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal, thrash metal and ultimately groove metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with their later experiments melding nu metal, hardcore punk and industrial.Sepultura...
from the 1987 Schizophrenia album
Other uses
- "R.I.P." (story)R.I.P. (story)"R.I.P." is a short story by Poppy Z. Brite, originally published as a chapbook, published by Gauntlet Press and was limited to only 200 copies. It consists of a letter written to William S. Burroughs after Brite had learned of his death. The cover of the chapbook was drawn by Brite herself....
, a 1998 short story by Poppy Z. Brite - Reduced Ignition Propensity cigarettes, more commonly called Fire safe cigarettesFire safe cigarettesFire safe cigarettes are cigarettes that are designed to extinguish more quickly than standard cigarettes, if ignored, with the intention of preventing accidental fires. These products are also known as Lower Ignition Propensity , Reduced Fire Risk , self-extinguishing, fire-safe or Reduced...
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, regulating the powers of public bodies to carry out surveillance and investigation, and covering the interception of communications...
, a UK act of Parliament - Royal Institute of PhilosophyRoyal Institute of PhilosophyThe Royal Institute of Philosophy, founded in 1925, is a charity organisation based in London that offers lectures and conferences on philosophical topics. The Institute is not committed to any particular philosophical school, method or ideology...
, a UK educational institution