For abbreviations/acronyms, see PIP .
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- , short for '''Philip Pirrip''', is the name given by Charles Dickens to the protagonist of the semi-autobiographical novel '' Great Expectations ''.
- also refers to the Seed of several Fruit s such as Apple s and Orange s.
- is also increasingly used as an acronym for Personal Information Portal, especially important in the area of Home Automation .
- is one of the Recurring ''South Park'' Characters , clearly inspired by the Dickens character (see above). It is also the name of An Episode of '' South Park '', in which Pip is the main character.
- is the hero and playing character of the '' Grailquest '' Gamebook s.
- is used as an informal name for the Star of the Order Of The Bath when used as a Rank Insignia in the British Army and Police force.
- , in some contexts, such as in Invision Power Board , is a small graphic, usually repeated to show the status of an User in function of his Post Count .
- is also a disease of Bird s, characterized by a thick mucous discharge that forms a crust in the mouth and throat.
- one is the smallest measure of price move used in forex trading. For instance, if the currency pair EUR/USD is currently trading at 1.3000 and then the exchange rate changes to 1.3010, the pair did a 10 pips (smallest units) move. The pip is the smallest measure regardless of the fractional representation of the currency exchange rate. Thus, 1.3000 to 1.3010 is the same move in pips terms as 110.00 to 110.10.
- is a dot indicating a unit of numerical value on dice or dominoes.
- is a mark indicating the suit or numerical value of a playing card.
- are the signs indicating rank on the collars of Starfleet uniforms.
- is a character on '' Animaniacs ''.
- is also a character in the Japanese manga '' Hellsing ''.
- is the name of a character from the SquareSoft RPG '' Chrono Cross ''.
- Internal happens toward the end of incubation a of a developing chick. This is a critical stage where the chick must force through the internal membrane that separates the developing chick from the 'airsac' end. This normally happens 36-72 hours before hatch and can last for several hours. External '''pip''' is when the chick begins the task of pipping around the inside of the shell and this normally takes the remaining 24-72 hours of the incubation period.
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