DP may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Film, television, and theatre

* '' Danny Phantom'', an animated television series * David Production, a Japanese animation studio * Director of photography, a job in filmmaking * Digital Playground, an American pornographic movie studio *

Dixon Place Dixon Place is a theater organization in New York City dedicated to the development of works-in-progress from a broad range of performers and artists. It exists to serve the creative needs of artists—emerging, mid-career and established—who a ...

, a theater organization in New York City * '' D.P.'', a South Korean series

Music

Daft Punk Daft Punk were a French electronic music duo formed in 1993 in Paris by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they achieved popularity in the late 1990s as p ...

, an electronic band *

Dead Poetic Dead Poetic is an American rock band formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1997. Their most recent lineup consisted of vocalist Brandon Rike, guitarist Zach Miles, and drummer Jesse Sprinkle. They released three albums and a greatest hits album, '' The Fi ...

, a music group * Deep Purple, a rock music group * Dominant parallel * Drowning Pool, an American heavy metal music group * ''dp'' (album), a 2005 album by Daniel Powter

Other media

* ''

Daily Pennsylvanian ''The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc.'' is the independent student media organization of the University of Pennsylvania. The DP, Inc. publishes The Daily Pennsylvanian newspaper, 34th Street Magazine, and Under the Button, as well as five newslette ...

'', the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper *

Deadpool Deadpool is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in '' New Mutants'' #98 (cover-dated Feb. 1991). Initially, De ...

, a Marvel Comics comic book character *

Display picture In computing, an avatar is a graphical representation of a user or the user's character or persona. Avatars can be two-dimensional icons in Internet forums and other online communities, where they are also known as profile pictures, user ...

or avatar, in gaming and online, a graphical representation of a user or their character * ''

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has ...

'', a comic book series * H. G. Wells, author; used "D. P." as a pseudonym * Dan Patrick, American Sportscaster and radio personality, host of The Dan Patrick Show. Universally known as DP according to Dan Hepp. *Dark Prince from Clash Royale

Businesses and organizations

Democratic Party (disambiguation) Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa * Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea * Gabonese Democratic Party * D ...

, a name shared by many political parties * Democrazia Proletaria, a former left-wing political party in Italy * The Detroit Partnership, a service-learning organization at the University of Michigan *

Deutsche Partei The German Party (german: Deutsche Partei, DP) was a national-conservative political party in West Germany active during the post-war years. The party's ideology appealed to sentiments of German nationalism and nostalgia for the German Empire. H ...

, a German political party * Distributed Proofreaders, an organisation related to Project Gutenberg * Dorset Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Dorset, England * First Choice Airways, formerly Air 2000 (IATA airline code DP 1987-2008) * Pobeda Airlines (IATA airline code DP since 2014) * Digipen Institute of Technology * DP World, a logistics company based in the United Arab Emirates

Law

* Death penalty *

Due process Due process of law is application by state of all legal rules and principles pertaining to the case so all legal rights that are owed to the person are respected. Due process balances the power of law of the land and protects the individual pe ...

Science, technology, and mathematics

Computing and software

* DP (complexity), or difference polynomial time, a computational complexity class *

Data processing Data processing is the collection and manipulation of digital data to produce meaningful information. Data processing is a form of '' information processing'', which is the modification (processing) of information in any manner detectable by ...

Software design pattern In software engineering, a software design pattern is a general, reusable solution to a commonly occurring problem within a given context in software design. It is not a finished design that can be transformed directly into source or machine c ...

, a reusable solution to a common problem in software design *

Device-independent pixel A device-independent pixel (also: ''density-independent pixel'', ''dip'', ''dp'') is a unit of length. A typical use is to allow mobile device software to scale the display of information and user interaction to different screen sizes. The abstract ...

, a unit representing an abstraction of a pixel for use by an application * Digital Performer, an audio software package for the Apple Macintosh and Windows *

DisplayPort DisplayPort (DP) is a digital display interface developed by a consortium of PC and chip manufacturers and standardized by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). It is primarily used to connect a video source to a display device su ...

, a computer display interface specification * Double Parity, as used in RAID-DP, a non-standard implementation of RAID *

Dual processors A multi-core processor is a microprocessor on a single integrated circuit with two or more separate processing units, called cores, each of which reads and executes program instructions. The instructions are ordinary CPU instructions (such a ...

, a computing component with two independent processing units *

Dynamic positioning Dynamic positioning (DP) is a computer-controlled system to automatically maintain a vessel's position and heading by using its own propellers and thrusters. Position reference sensors, combined with wind sensors, motion sensors and gyrocompas ...

, a computer-controlled system to maintain a vessel's position and heading

Mathematics

* Davis–Putnam algorithm, for checking the validity of a first-order logic formula * Differential privacy, a system for publicly sharing information while withholding information about individuals in the dataset *

Dirichlet process In probability theory, Dirichlet processes (after the distribution associated with Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet) are a family of stochastic processes whose realization (probability), realizations are probability distributions. In other words, a ...

, a stochastic process corresponding to an infinite generalization of the Dirichlet distribution. * Dynamic programming, a method for solving a complex problem by breaking it down into a collection of simpler subproblems, used in several fields * Number of decimal places that a number is given to

Medicine

* Delusional parasitosis, in which individuals incorrectly believe they are infested with parasites * Depersonalization disorder, a state of persistently feeling detached and/or out of one's body * Dermal papilla, a cluster of

mesenchymal cell Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) also known as mesenchymal stromal cells or medicinal signaling cells are multipotent stromal cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types, including osteoblasts (bone cells), chondrocytes (cartilage ce ...

s that lie at the base of a hair follicle * Diphallia, in which a male is born with two penises * Disopyramide

Weapons

* Degtyaryov machine gun (''Degtyarova pekhotnyi''), a Soviet machine gun * Drill purpose rifle, a rifle that has been altered so that it can be used for drill purposes only *

Dual purpose gun A dual-purpose gun is a naval artillery weapon mount, mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets. Description Second World War-era capital ships had four classes of artillery: the heavy main battery, intended to engage opposing ba ...

, a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets

Other uses in science and technology

* Data point, a unit of measurement or observation * Diametral pitch, the ratio of the number of teeth in a gear to its pitch diameter * Degree of polymerization, the number of units in an average polymer chain at a given time during a reaction * Determiner phrase, in linguistics * Diffraction pattern, in wave mechanics * Diffusion pump, a type of vacuum pump * Standard instrument departure procedure, an outbound procedure for aircraft * Diphosgene, also called as DP for a

chemical warfare Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare, biological warfare and radiological warfare, which together make up CBRN, the military a ...

agent

In sport

* Deportivo Pereira, a Colombian soccer team *

Designated player (softball) Softball is a game Variations of baseball, similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the #Professional leagues, professional level. The game was fir ...

, a softball batter * Designated Player Rule, in Major League Soccer * Double play, in baseball * Daytona Prototype, a type of racing car used in the Rolex Sports Car Series and United SportsCar Championship * Dude Perfect, a trick shot conglomerate * Dan Patrick, in broadcasting

Other uses

Delegable proxy Proxy voting is a form of voting whereby a member of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to a representative, to enable a vote in absence. The representative may be another member of the same body, or external. A person so d ...

, a form of voting whereby some members of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to other members * Delivery point, in postal systems * Depersonalization, a state of feeling detached and/or out of one's body * Depository participant, an agent of the depository, in Indian banking *

Dill pickle A pickled cucumber (commonly known as a pickle in the United States and Canada and a gherkin in Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand) is a usually small or miniature cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or ...

, a type of pickled cucumber * Displaced person, a person who has been forced to leave his or her home or place of habitual residence * Divine Principle, the main theological book of the Unification Church * Donkey punch, slang for a sexual practice * Double penetration, a variant of group sex *

Down payment Down payment (also called a deposit in British English), is an initial up-front partial payment for the purchase of expensive items/services such as a car or a house. It is usually paid in cash or equivalent at the time of finalizing the transactio ...

* Dr. Pepper, a type of carbonated soft drink * Station code for

Depok railway station Depok Station (DP) is a railway station located in Pancoran Mas, Pancoran Mas, Depok, West Java. This station commonly known as ''Depok Lama''. The station is one of the oldest station in Jakarta Metropolitan Area. At present it serves as a ...