IP most often refers to: *

Intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, co ...

, creations of the mind for which exclusive legal rights are recognized *

Internet Protocol The Internet Protocol (IP) is the network layer communications protocol in the Internet protocol suite for relaying datagrams across network boundaries. Its routing function enables internetworking, and essentially establishes the Internet. IP ...

, a set of rules for sending data across a network IP or Ip or ip may also refer to:

Businesses and organizations

* IP College (Indraprastha College for boys), a constituent college of the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India * Imperial Police, a former Indian police agency * '' Inicjatywa Pracownicza'' (Workers' Initiative), a Polish trade union * International Paper, an American pulp and paper company * Iraqi Police * Atyrau Airways (IATA code: IP) * Italiana Petroli, an Italian petroleum brand owned by Anonima Petroli Italiana

Places

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

, for Ipswich and surrounding areas, England * Ip, Sălaj, Romania * Ip (river), a river in Sălaj County, Romania * IP Casino Resort Spa, in Biloxi, Mississippi, US

Science and technology

Biology and medicine

* Immunoprecipitation, a molecular biology technique * Incontinentia pigmenti, a genetic disorder * Infundibulopelvic ligament, part of the female pelvis * Interphalangeal joint (disambiguation) * Interventional pulmonology, a less invasive lung treatment than surgery * Intestinal permeability * Intraperitoneal injection (IP injection), the injection of a substance into the peritoneum * Prostacyclin receptor (symbol PTGIR, older synonym IP)

Computing

IP address An Internet Protocol address (IP address) is a numerical label such as that is assigned to a device connected to a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication. IP addresses serve two main functions: network interface i ...

, a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network * IP (complexity), a class in computational complexity theory * IP core (intellectual property core), a reusable design unit owned by one party * Instruction pointer, a processor register * Intelligent Peripheral, a part of a public telecommunications Intelligent Network *

Image processing An image or picture is a visual representation. An image can be two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or three-dimensional, such as a carving or sculpture. Images may be displayed through other media, including a pr ...

* ip, a Linux command in the iproute2 collection

Other science and technology

* IP code (Ingress Protection code), an equipment protection classification scheme * Identified patient, a psychology term * Identity preserved, an agricultural designation * Induced polarization, a geophysical imaging technique * Intercept point, a measure in amplifiers and mixers * Ion plating, a chemical process

Law and government

* Indian Preference, employment practices giving priority in hiring to American Indians * Inspector of Police, a rank in police forces of India. * Industrial property, similar to intellectual property but including trademarks and excluding artistic copyright * Insolvency practitioner, a legal specialist * Industrial policy, a country's effort to encourage the development of certain sectors of the economy * Integrated project (EU), a type of research project * Immunity passport * I/P, sometimes used as shorthand for the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Other uses

* Ip (cuneiform) * Ip (surname) * Inflectional phrase, a functional phrase that has inflectional properties *

Innings pitched In baseball, the statistic innings pitched (IP) is the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of Batter (baseball), batters and baserunners that have been put out while the pitcher is on the Baseball field#Pitcher's mou ...

, a baseball statistic * Integrated Programme, an academic scheme in Singapore * '' Internationale Politik'', a German political journal * Item and Process, a linguistic method to describe phenomena of allomorphy