ROP
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ROP or RoP may stand for:
- Rop rock shelterRop rock shelterThe Rop rock shelter is an archaeological site on the Jos Plateau of Nigeria.There are two layers containing artifacts.The first holds large scrapers and backed crescent-shaped stone tools....
, an archeological site in Nigeria - Ranger Orientation Program, a training program in the United States Army to train soldiers to be leaders in the 75th Ranger RegimentUnited States Army RangersUnited States Army Rangers are elite members of the United States Army. Rangers have served in recognized U.S. Army Ranger units or have graduated from the U.S. Army's Ranger School...
. - Raster operator, in computer science, a raster graphicsRaster graphicsIn computer graphics, a raster graphics image, or bitmap, is a data structure representing a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or points of color, viewable via a monitor, paper, or other display medium...
function used (per pixel) in a bit blitBit blitBit BLIT is a computer graphics operation in which several bitmaps are combined into one using a raster operator....
operation to combine two or more bitmaps. - Rate Of PenetrationRate of penetrationThe Rate of penetration, abbreviated as ROP as used in the drilling industry, is the speed at which a drill bit breaks the rock under it to deepen the borehole. Also known as penetration rate or drill rate...
, the rate at which a drill bit breaks the rock under it to deepen the borehole. - Receive Only Printer.
- Regional Occupational Program.
- Religion of PeaceReligion of PeaceThe Religion of peace is a political neologism used as a description of Islam. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, some politicians described Islam as a "religion of peace" in an effort to differentiate between Islamic terrorists and non-violent Muslims...
, a political neologism referring to Islam. - Remote Optical Platform.
- Render Output Processor.
- Reorder pointReorder pointThe reorder point is the level of inventory when an order should be made with suppliers to bring the inventory up by the Economic order quantity .-Continuous Review System:...
, a term used in supply chain management. - Repeat Offenders Problem.
- Retinopathy of prematurityRetinopathy of prematurityRetinopathy of prematurity , previously known as retrolental fibroplasia , is an eye disease that affects prematurely-born babies. It is thought to be caused by disorganized growth of retinal blood vessels which may result in scarring and retinal detachment. ROP can be mild and may resolve...
, a condition of the eyes causing blindness. - Return-oriented programmingReturn-oriented programmingReturn-oriented programming is a computer security exploit technique in which the attacker uses control of the call stack to indirectly execute cherry-picked machine instructions or groups of machine instructions immediately prior to the return instruction in subroutines within the existing program...
, a technique using stack overflows to exploit programming weaknesses (generalization of return-to-libc attackReturn-to-libc attackA return-to-libc attack is a computer security attack usually starting with a buffer overflow in which the return address on the stack is replaced by the address of another instruction and an additional portion of the stack is overwritten to provide arguments to this function...
). - Rich of peak, fuel mixture used in aviation relatively high on fuel.
- Right occiput posterior.
- Ring-opening polymerizationRing-opening polymerizationIn polymer chemistry, ring-opening polymerization is a form of chain-growth polymerization, in which the terminal end of a polymer acts as a reactive center, where further cyclic monomers join to form a larger polymer chain through ionic propagation...
, a type of polymerization. - Rings of PowerRings of PowerThe Rings of Power in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium are magical rings created by Sauron or by the Elves of Eregion under Sauron's tutelage...
, the magic artifacts from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. - Rings of Power (video game), a console role-playing game released on the Sega Mega Drive in 1991.
- Rip Off PressRip Off PressRip Off Press, Inc. is a seminal publishing company that specializes in adult-themed literature and graphic novels, mostly in a specific comic book format known as underground comix.-Overview:...
, Inc. - Rop proteinRop proteinis a small homodimeric four-helix bundle protein formed by the antiparallel interaction of two helix-turn-helix monomers. The protein is expressed in Escherichia coli as a mechanism for regulating the gene copy numbers of plasmids. The Rop protein's structure has been solved to high resolution...
, a helical protein found in E. coli. - Rota International AirportRota International AirportRota International Airport is a public airport located on Rota Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , near the village of Sinapalo. The airport is owned by the Commonwealth Ports Authority.Although most U.S...
, an airport with IATA code ROP. - Movement for Reconstruction of Poland (Ruch Odbudowy Polski, ROP), a Polish political party.
- Run of PressRun of PressAn run of press/publication , or display advertising, ad is an advertisement requested to run anywhere within a newspaper or publication. When the publication is being assembled, the ROP ads are placed in open areas between the articles....
/Publication, a type of advertisement found in newspapers or other publications. - Rural Organizing Project, a grassroots organization advocating democracy in rural Oregon.