RIP

RIP or R.I.P. is an abbreviation of requiescat in pace or (in English) Rest in peace, often used in epitaphs.

It may also refer to:

Biology

• Repeat induced point-mutation, a process by which DNA in some fungi accumulates mutations
• Ribosome inactivating protein, a type of protein that controls ribosomes
• RNA immunoprecipitation, with an antibody

Computing

• Raster image processor
• Remote Imaging Protocol, for using graphics instead of text on a BBS
• Routing Information Protocol, in computer networks
• RIP register, an instruction pointer in 64-bit x86 processors
• Relative Instruction-Pointer, an addressing mode peculiar to the x86-64 architecture

Music

• RIP (band), a punk band from Basque Country (Spain)
• R.I.P. (Coroner album), a 1987 album by thrash metal band Coroner
• R.I.P. (Rocket from the Crypt album)
• R.I.P. (Murder City Devils album), a 2003 live album by Murder City Devils

Songs

• "R.I.P." (Young Jeezy song) a song by American rapper Young Jeezy featuring 2 Chainz
• "R.I.P." (Rita Ora song) by Rita Ora
• "R.I.P. (Rock in Peace)", a song on the album Backtracks
• "R.I.P.", a song by September from the 2007 album Dancing Shoes
• "R.I.P. (Rest in Pain)", a song by Sepultura from the 1987 album Schizophrenia

Other uses

• R.I.P. cartridge (Round, Irritant, Personnel), or tear-gas cartridge, a specialist shotgun ammunition
• "R.I.P." (story), a 1998 short story by Poppy Z. Brite
• RiP!: A Remix Manifesto, a 2008 open-source documentary film
• Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, a UK act of Parliament
• Ranger Indoctrination Program, U.S. Army
• Restricted isometry property, in mathematics
• Reduced Ignition Propensity cigarettes, more commonly called fire safe cigarettes

See also

• Rip (disambiguation)