Slip or SLIP may refer to:

Science and technology

Biology

* Slip (fish), also known as Black Sole * Slip (horticulture), a small cutting of a plant as a specimen or for grafting *

Muscle slip Anatomical terminology is used to uniquely describe aspects of skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, and smooth muscle such as their actions, structure, size, and location. Types There are three types of muscle tissue in the body: skeletal, smooth, a ...

, a branching of a muscle, in anatomy

Computing and telecommunications

* SLIP (programming language), (Symmetric LIst Processing language) * Slip (telecommunication), a positional displacement in a sequence of transmitted symbols *

Serial Line Internet Protocol The Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) is an encapsulation of the Internet Protocol designed to work over serial ports and router connections. It is documented in . On personal computers, SLIP has largely been replaced by the Point-to-Point ...

, a mostly obsolete encapsulation of the Internet Protocol

Earth science

Silicic-dominated Large Igneous Province A large igneous province (LIP) is an extremely large accumulation of igneous rocks, including intrusive (sills, dikes) and extrusive (lava flows, tephra deposits), arising when magma travels through the crust towards the surface. The formation ...

(SLIP), a geological feature consisting of a large area of igneous rocks of a certain type * Slip, the relative movement of geological features present on either side of a fault plane * Land slip or landslide, commonly called a slip in New Zealand

Materials

* Slip (ceramics), an aqueous suspension of minerals *

Slip (materials science) In materials science, slip is the large displacement of one part of a crystal relative to another part along crystallographic planes and directions. Slip occurs by the passage of dislocations on close/packed planes, which are planes containing ...

, the process by which a dislocation motion produces plastic deformation

Mechanical systems

* Slip (vehicle dynamics), shortened form of tire slip, referring to the angle of a plane perpendicular to the axis of the tire and a line representing the position of the treads of the patch in contact with the road * Slip, the difference in speed between the frequency supplied to an induction motor and rotor shaft speed * Slip, a type of rail switch *

Slip gauge Gauge blocks (also known as gage blocks, Johansson gauges, slip gauges, or Jo blocks) are a system for producing precision lengths. The individual gauge block is a metal or ceramic block that has been precision ground and lapped to a specific ...

or gauge block, a system for producing precision lengths

Psychology

Slip (treatment) In internal medicine, relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past (typically medical) condition. For example, multiple sclerosis and malaria often exhibit peaks of activity and sometimes very long periods of dormancy, followed by relapse or ...

, a temporary return to a negative behavior after therapy intended to correct that behavior *

Freudian slip In psychoanalysis, a Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that occurs due to the interference of an unconscious subdued wish or internal train of thought. Classical examples involve slips of ...

, an error in speech, memory or physical action that arises from the unconscious mind

Other uses in science and technology

* Slip (aerodynamics), an aerodynamic state in which an aircraft is moving sideways as well as forward relative to the oncoming airflow *

Slipway A slipway, also known as boat ramp or launch or boat deployer, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. They are used for building and repairing ships and boats, and for launching and retrieving small ...

, a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water

Music

Groups

The Slip (band) The Slip is an avant-rock trio from Boston, Massachusetts. The band consists of Providence, Rhode Island brothers Brad Barr (guitar, piano, vocals) and Andrew Barr (drums), and Marc Friedman (bass guitar). The three also play with singer-songwri ...

, a rock band

Albums

* ''Slip'' (album), a 1993 album by the band Quicksand * ''The Slip'' (album) (2008), a.k.a. Halo 27, the seventh studio album by Nine Inch Nails

Songs

* "Slip" (song), a 2013 song by Stooshe * "Slip", a song by Linkin Park from '' LP Underground 11'' * "Slip", a song by Shawn Austin from the 2022 extended play ''Planes Don't Wait''

Other uses

Slip (clothing) A slip is a woman's undergarment worn beneath a dress or skirt. A full slip hangs from the shoulders, usually by means of narrow straps, and extends from the breast to the fashionable skirt length. A half slip (or ''waist slip'') hangs from the ...

, a woman's underdress or underskirt *

Slip (cricket) In cricket, a slip fielder (collectively, a ''slip cordon'' or ''the slips'') is placed behind the batsman on the off side of the field. They are placed with the aim of catching an edged ball which is beyond the wicket-keeper's reach. Many ...

, a fielding position in cricket * Slip (needlework), an embroidered or appliqued image of a plant-cutting *

Ferry slip A ferry slip is a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry. A similar structure called a barge slip receives a barge or car float that is used to carry wheeled vehicles across a body of water. Often a ferry intend ...

, a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat * Packing slip, a shipping document that accompanies delivery packages * Slip opinion, a kind of judicial opinion, published on the day of the decision and subject to later revision * "Slip" (''Better Call Saul''), an episode of ''Better Call Saul'' *The Slip, a section of Swansea Beach * Steven Gerrard, a footballer also known as Slippy G