IMP

IMP

__NOTOC__IMP or imp may mean:
* Imp, a fantasy creature.
* Imp (Dungeons & Dragons), a type of fictional lower level devil in the "Dungeons & Dragons" role-playing game.
* Imparja Television (callsign IMP), an Australian television broadcaster
* Hillman Imp, a British car of the 1960/70s
* IMP Society, a secret society at the University of Virginia
* A Latin abbreviation used on British coins up to 1947, such as the British two shilling coin ("IND IMP" is short for "Indiae Imperator" = "Emperor of India", or "Indiae Imperatrix" = "Empress of India")
* Imp (horse), American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse
* In falconry, 'imping' means mending broken flight feathers.

As an acronym

* IMP Group ("Industrial Marine Products"), a Canadian company.
* IMPS The Relentless ("Imperial Military Personnel Stories"), a series of fan films produced by Star Wars fans, portraying the lives of Imperial soldiers.
* Independent Motion Picture Company, an early film studio.
* Individual Meal Pack, a ration used by the Canadian Armed Forces.
* Information Module Profile, a subset of the Mobile Information Device Profile.
* Integral membrane protein, a class of proteins attached to cell membranes.
* Integrated Master Plan, a part of project planning
* Interface Message Processor, a packet-switching node for connecting computers to ARPANET (modern term: router).
* BBC iPlayer, a peer-to-peer media player from the BBC (formerly Interactive Media Player or iMP)
* International Masters Publishers, a Swedish based publisher
* International Match Points, one form of scoring in Duplicate bridge.
* International Music Publications, a British sheet music publisher
* Internet Messaging Program, a webmail client
* Ion Metal Plasma, used in semiconductor manufacturing
* Isle of Man pound
* Israeli Military Police or Investigating Military Police (Criminal Investigations Division/CID)
* Interactive Mathematics Program (IMP), a Key Curriculum Press Interactive Math program
* International Moron Patrol, a popular animated series on Newgrounds, SheezyArt, and deviantArt.

In chemistry

* Inosine monophosphate, a nucleotide
* Isopropylmethoxypyrazine, a component of the scent of cut grass and of peas, and a tobacco additive.

In computer science

* IMP programming language, a systems programming language for the CDC 6600
* Edinburgh IMP, a systems programming language used in the EMAS operating system

In literary fiction

* Imp, a character in the Clan Destine series of Marvel Comics
*Imp (She-Ra), a character from She-Ra: Princess of Power
*Imp a character in Artemis Fowl: "The Lost Colony"
* Imp, nickname of Tyrion Lannister, a character from A Song of Ice and Fire series

In videogames

* Imp, an enemy in "Doom" (video game)
* Imp, a popular pet used by Warlocks in "World of Warcraft". In particular a Horde Imp would be a pet belonging to an Undead or Orc warlock
* Imp, short for members of the Empire from "Star Wars Galaxies" and various Star Wars games
* Imp, a monster enemies in "Geist"
* Imp (Shattered Galaxy) is an infantry Unit in the MMORPG "Shattered Galaxy"
* Imp, worker units in RTS "Dungeon Keeper" and its successor "Dungeon Keeper 2"


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  • Imp — Imp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imping}.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impf[=o]n, impit[=o]n, G. impfen. See {Imp}, n.] 1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] Rom. of R. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • imp — imp·ing; imp·ish; imp·son·ite; pal·imp·ses·tic; imp; pal·imp·sest; imp·ish·ly; imp·ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • Imp — ([i^]mp), n. [OE. imp a graft, AS. impa; akin to Dan. ympe, Sw. ymp, prob. fr. LL. impotus, Gr. ? engrafted, innate, fr. ? to implant; ? in + ? to produce; akin to E. be. See 1st {In }, {Be}.] 1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • IMP — ist die Abkürzung für: IMP (Kompression), ein Kompressionsverfahren Chrysler IMP, ein PKW Modell der 1920er und 1930er Jahre, siehe Chrysler Imperial Illinois Malicious Processor, ein Proof of Concept OpenSPARC CPU Design, das eine Backdoor… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • IMP — [Abk. für Inosin 5´ monophosphat]: ↑ Inosinphosphat. * * * Ịmp, der; s, [mhd. imp, ↑ Imme] (bayr.): Biene. * * * IMP,   Abk. für Implikation …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Imp — Imp: В Doom гуманоид тёмно коричневого цвета, неопределённого пола, с клыками и когтями больших размеров. Умеет стрелять шаровыми молниями из ладоней. Медлителен и маложивуч. В Dungeon Keeper малорослый шустрый карлик. Имеет большие глаза, как… …   Википедия

  • imp — /imp/, n. 1. a little devil or demon; an evil spirit. 2. a mischievous child. 3. Archaic. a scion or offshoot of a plant or tree. 4. Archaic. an offspring. v.t. 5. Falconry. a. to graft (feathers) into a wing. b. to furnish (a wing, tail, etc.)… …   Universalium

  • imp. — imp. 〈Abk. für lat.〉 imprimatur * * * imp. = imprimatur …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Imp. — Imp. 〈Abk. für lat.〉 Imperator * * * imp. = imprimatur …   Universal-Lexikon

  • imp — [ımp] n [: Old English; Origin: impa] 1.) a child who behaves badly, but in a way that is funny 2.) a small creature in stories who has magic powers and behaves very badly →↑impish …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • imp — [ ımp ] noun count 1. ) an imaginary creature that looks like a small child and likes to have fun by behaving badly 2. ) a child who behaves badly in a way that adults think is funny …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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