Cop or Cops commonly refers to: *

Police officer A police officer (also called a policeman and, less commonly, a policewoman) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the ...

Cop and other variants may also refer to:

Art and entertainment

Film

* ''Cop'' (film), a 1988 American thriller * ''Cops'' (film), an American silent comedy short starring Buster Keaton * ''The Cop'' (1928 film), an American silent drama * ''The Cop'' (1970 film), an Italian crime film * ''

Un flic ''Un flic'' ( en, A Cop; also known as ''Dirty Money'') is a 1972 French crime film, the last directed by Jean-Pierre Melville. It stars Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve and Richard Crenna. Delon had previously worked with Melville on '' Le Samoura� ...

'', alternatively entitled ''The Cop'', a 1972 French crime film

Music

* COP International, a record label *

The Cops (Australian band) The Cops were an Australian rock band that formed in late 2003 by songwriter Simon Carter and bass player/keyboardist Rebecca Darwon (ex-Fyreflyes, Del-Emmas) in Sydney, New South Wales. Biography Initially, Simon Carter began recording songs ...

, an Australian rock band * ''Cop'' (album), by Swans * "Cop", a song by Alkaline Trio on the album '' Goddamnit'' * ''Cops'' (EP), a song by the Australian band The Cops * "The Cop", a song by The Knife on the album '' Deep Cuts''

Television

* ''Cop'' (TV series), a 2019 Russian crime comedy-drama TV series * ''Cops'' (TV program), an American docuseries television program * ''COPS'' (animated TV series), a 1988–1989 American animated series * ''The Cops'' (British TV series), a 1998–2001 British crime drama * ''The Cops'' (Israeli TV series), a 2021 crime drama

Other uses in art and entertainment

C.O.P.S 'N' Crooks ''COPS'' (''Central Organization of Police Specialists'') is a 1988 animated television series released by DIC Animation City, and distributed by Claster Television. The series focuses on a team of highly trained police officers tasked with pro ...

, a line of action figures * '' C.O.P. The Recruit'', a 2009 video game

Brands and enterprises

* COP International, a record label * Columbus Outdoor Pursuits, parent organization of the

Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA) is a week-long bicycle tour. Each year it features a different part of Ohio. The tour averages 50 miles each day. As with other bicycle tours, GOBA is not a race. There is plenty of time to complete each ...

ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational corporation engaged in hydrocarbon exploration and production. It is based in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas. The company has operations in 15 countries and has production in ...

, an energy company, NYSE symbol COP * COP Inc., manufacturer of the

COP .357 Derringer The COP .357 is a 4-shot Derringer-type pistol chambered for .357 Magnum. The double-action weapon is about twice as wide, and substantially heavier than the typical .25 automatic pistol, though its relatively compact size and powerful cartridge ...

pistol * Copper State Air Service, an airline, ICAO designator COP

Computing

* COP, an interrupt in 65xx processors *

COPS (software) The Computer Oracle and Password System (COPS) was the first vulnerability scanner for Unix operating systems to achieve widespread use. It was created by Dan Farmer while he was a student at Purdue University. Gene Spafford helped Farmer start ...

, a UNIX security tool *

C Object Processor The C Object Processor (COP) was a superset of the C programming language. It was used in the Vbase object-oriented database management system developed by Ontologic, Inc. The data model for Vbase was specified by a Type Definition Language Typ ...

, a superset of the C programming language *

Common Open Policy Service The Common Open Policy Service (COPS) Protocol is part of the internet protocol suite The Internet protocol suite, commonly known as TCP/IP, is a framework for organizing the set of communication protocols used in the Internet and similar c ...

, a network management protocol *

Common operational picture A common operational picture (COP) is a single identical display of relevant (operational) information (e.g. position of own troops and enemy troops, position and status of important infrastructure such as bridges, roads, etc.) shared by more than ...

, a type of military technology *

Computer Operating Properly A watchdog timer (sometimes called a ''computer operating properly'' or ''COP'' timer, or simply a ''watchdog'') is an electronic or software timer that is used to detect and recover from computer malfunctions. Watchdog timers are widely used in ...

, a type of embedded timer *

COP8 The National Semiconductor COP8 is an 8-bit CISC core microcontroller. COP8 is an enhancement to the earlier COP400 4-bit microcontroller family. COP8 main features are: * Large amount of I/O pins * Up to 32 KB of Flash memory/ ROM for co ...

and

COP400 The COP400 or COP II is a 4-bit microcontroller family introduced in 1977 by National Semiconductor as a follow-on product to their original PMOS COP microcontroller. COP400 family members are complete microcomputers containing internal timing, lo ...

, Control-Orientated Processor System. Simple microcontroller chips. Now superseded by PICs.

Healthcare

Community ophthalmic physician Community ophthalmic physician (COP) is a type of public medical ophthalmology post in Ireland. COPs are employed by the Health Service Executive. COPs see patients referred by general practitioners, public health practitioners, hospital consulta ...

, a type of medical ophthalmologist in the Republic of Ireland *

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), formerly known as bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP), is an inflammation of the bronchioles ( bronchiolitis) and surrounding tissue in the lungs. It is a form of idiopathic interstitial pn ...

, an illness * Cyclophosphamide, Oncovin, and Prednisone/Prednisolone, a variant of the chemotherapy regimen CHOP

Organizations and conferences

Cathedral of Praise The Cathedral of Praise (COP) is a Full Gospel, Christ-centered megachurch based in Manila, Philippines. COP is headed by Pastors David and Beverley Sumrall. History Founded in 1954, formerly Manila Bethel Temple, The Cathedral of Praise is a C ...

, a Pentecostal church in Ermita, Manila, Philippines *

College of Paramedics The College of Paramedics is the recognised professional body for paramedics in the United Kingdom. The role of the College is to promote and develop the paramedic profession across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The college rep ...

, a professional representative body in the UK * '' Comité Olímpico de Portugal'', the Olympic Committee of Portugal * '' Comité politique et de sécurité'', French name for the Political and Security Committee of the European Union *

Communities Organized for Public Service Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS) is a coalition of non-partisan, grassroots community pressure groups based in San Antonio, Texas. It is an affiliate of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), a group dedicated to grassroots community ...

, a Texas community organization *

Community Oriented Policing Services The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is a component of the United States Department of Justice. The COPS Office was established through a provision in the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Since 19 ...

, an agency of the U.S. Department of Justice *

Conference of the parties A conference of the parties (COP; french: Conférence des Parties, CP) is the supreme governing body of an international convention (treaty, written agreement between actors in international law). It is composed of representatives of the memb ...

, the supreme governing body of an international convention ** United Nations Climate Change Conference, yearly conferences of the COP (commonly referred to as COP followed by the edition number) *

Congress of the People (Trinidad and Tobago) The Congress of the People (COP) is a political party in Trinidad and Tobago. Its current political leader is Kirt Sinnette. Its symbol is the "Circle of Circles". History The party was formed on 10 September 2006 by Winston Dookeran, then t ...

, a political party

Places

Cop, Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti Cop is a village in the Saint Louis du Sud commune of the Aquin Arrondissement, in the Sud department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and mil ...

, a town in the Aquin Arrondissement of Haiti *

Centralny Okreg Przemyslowy The Central Industrial District ( pl, Centralny Okręg Przemysłowy, abbreviated COP), is an industrial region in Poland. It was one of the biggest economic projects of the Second Polish Republic. The 5-year-long project was initiated by a famous Po ...

, Polish industrial region *

Canada Olympic Park Canada Olympic Park (COP), formerly known as Paskapoo Ski Hill, is a ski hill and multi-purpose training and competition facility located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, owned and operated by WinSport. It is currently used both for high performance at ...

, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Science

Center of pressure (terrestrial locomotion) In biomechanics, center of pressure (CoP) is the term given to the point of application of the ground reaction force vector. The ground reaction force vector represents the sum of all forces acting between a physical object and its supporting surf ...

, characteristic point in locomotion dynamics * Coat protein; see

COPI COPI is a coatomer, a protein complex that coats vesicles transporting proteins from the ''cis'' end of the Golgi complex back to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER), where they were originally synthesized, and between Golgi compartments. Thi ...

Coefficient of performance The coefficient of performance or COP (sometimes CP or CoP) of a heat pump, refrigerator or air conditioning system is a ratio of useful heating or cooling provided to work (energy) required. Higher COPs equate to higher efficiency, lower energy ( ...

, a concept in thermodynamics *

Community of practice A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who "share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly". The concept was first proposed by cognitive anthropologist Jean Lave and educat ...

, a group of people who share a craft or a profession *

Opposite category In category theory, a branch of mathematics, the opposite category or dual category ''C''op of a given category ''C'' is formed by reversing the morphisms, i.e. interchanging the source and target of each morphism. Doing the reversal twice yields t ...

(''C''^op), a concept in category theory

Other uses

* Čop (surname) * Cop, the ball which builds up on the spindle in spinning * Code of Points, another name for the

ISU Judging System The ISU Judging System (or the International Judging System (IJS)), occasionally referred to as the Code of Points (COP) system, is the scoring system that has been used since 2004 to judge the figure skating disciplines of men's and ladies' sin ...

used to score ice skating * Community-oriented policing, a policing strategy * Colombian peso, a currency, by ISO 4217 code *Combat

outpost (military) A military outpost is detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main force or formation, usually at a station in a remote or sparsely populated location, positioned to stand guard against unauthorized intrusions and surprise attacks ...

Coptic language Coptic (Bohairic Coptic: , ) is a language family of closely related dialects, representing the most recent developments of the Egyptian language, and historically spoken by the Copts, starting from the third-century AD in Roman Egypt. Copti ...

, ISO 639-2 code cop * Cost of products sold, concept in economics * Close of play, alternative term for the

end of day End of day (EOD), end of business (EOB), close of business (COB), close of play (COP) or end of play (EOP) is the end of the trading day in financial markets, the point when trading ceases. In some markets it is actually defined as the point in ...

* Short for

coprophagia Coprophagia () or coprophagy () is the consumption of feces. The word is derived from the grc, κόπρος , "feces" and , "to eat". Coprophagy refers to many kinds of feces-eating, including eating feces of other species (heterospecifics), of ...