Wisp
Encyclopedia
Wisp or WISP may refer to:
As an acronym:
In mythology and fiction:
- Wisp Ski ResortWisp Ski ResortThe Wisp Ski Resort is located next to Deep Creek Lake in the town of McHenry in Garrett County, Maryland. The resort is near the border with West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area. It is located 32 miles from Cumberland, Maryland, 2 hours from Pittsburgh, 3.5 hours...
A ski resort in western Maryland - Wisp (musician)Wisp (musician)Wisp is the alias of electronic music artist Reid Dunn who hails from Niagara Falls, New York. Wisp began making music on his computer in 1999 and originally released his music for free as mp3s on Netlabels before being signed to Sublight Records. In December 2007 he was signed to Benn Jordan's...
is an electronic artist signed to Rephlex Records - WISP (AM)WISP (AM)WISP is a radio station broadcasting a religious format. Licensed to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. The station is currently owned by Holy Spirit Radio Foundation, Inc....
, a radio station (1570 AM) licensed to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States
As an acronym:
- WFC3 Infrared Spectroscopic Parallel (WISP) survey
- Wartime Information Security ProgramWartime Information Security ProgramThe Wartime Information Security Program was a Cold War-era group that would have been responsible for censorship in the aftermath of a nuclear war...
- Weakly Interacting Sub-eV Particles such as the axionAxionThe axion is a hypothetical elementary particle postulated by the Peccei-Quinn theory in 1977 to resolve the strong CP problem in quantum chromodynamics...
, a hypothetical class of particles - WNT1 Inducible Signaling Pathway proteins 1, 2 and 3 (WISP1WISP1WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WISP1 gene.-Further reading:...
, WISP2WISP2WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WISP2 gene.-Further reading:...
, and WISP3WISP3WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WISP3 gene.-Further reading:...
), human genes - Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) is an Internet Service Provider (ISP) with wireless connections. Generally a smaller ISP that takes on the challenge of providing broadband for their community.
- Wireless Identification and Sensing PlatformWireless Identification and Sensing PlatformA wireless identification and sensing platform is an RFID device that supports sensing and computing: a microcontroller powered by radio-frequency energy....
(WISP) is a software-configurable passive UHF RFID tag - Wireless Information Service Point (WiSP) is a communication technology for distributing any kind of information via BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
- Wang Interchange Source Processor (WISP) as software migration toolkit
In mythology and fiction:
- Will-o'-the-wispWill-o'-the-wispA will-o'-the-wisp or ignis fatuus , also called a "will-o'-wisp", "jack-o'-lantern" , "hinkypunk", "corpse candle", "ghost-light", "spook-light", "fairy light", "friar's lantern", "hobby lantern", "ghost orb", or simply "wisp", is a ghostly light or lights sometimes seen at night or twilight over...
is a term for a floating ball of light in folklore - Will o' the Wisp (comics)Will o' the Wisp (comics)Will o' the Wisp is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Universe. He is a physicist who gained control over the electromagnetic attraction between his body's molecules, allowing him to adjust his density...
, a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Universe - Willo the WispWillo the WispWillo the Wisp is a British cartoon series originally produced in 1981.-First series :In the first series, Kenneth Williams provided voices for all of the characters, which included these main characters:...
, a British cartoon series originally produced in 1981 - Peggy, the Will O' the WispPeggy, the Will O' the WispPeggy, the Will O' the Wisp is a 1917 drama film directed by Tod Browning.-Cast:* Mabel Taliaferro - Peggy Desmond* Thomas Carrigan - Captain Neil Dacey * William J. Gross - Anthony Desmond...
, a 1917 drama film directed by Tod Browning - Will-o'-wisp (Dungeons & Dragons), a malevolent entity which makes its home in swamps and bogs
- Night wisp, a fictional creature in the Sword of TruthSword of TruthThe Sword of Truth is a series of thirteen epic fantasy novels written by Terry Goodkind. The books follow the protagonists Richard Cypher, Kahlan Amnell and Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander on their quest to defeat oppressors who seek to control the world and those who wish to unleash evil upon the world of...
series by Terry Goodkind - Wisp was the birth name of a fictional young orphan girl who would later become known as Rainbow BriteRainbow BriteRainbow Brite was a character franchise introduced by Hallmark Cards in 1983, with the animated television series starting the following year....
- Wisp is one of the eight elemental spirits featured in the Mana series, representing the light element
- Wisp is the form a Night Elf takes when dead, in the MMORPG, World of WarcraftWorld of WarcraftWorld of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...
- Wisp is a monster in the MMORPG TibiaTibiaThe tibia , shinbone, or shankbone is the larger and stronger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates , and connects the knee with the ankle bones....
that looks like a magical light. - Wisps, the alien race in Sonic Colors