# DP

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'''DP''' may refer to:
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==In arts and entertainment==
===Film, television, and theatre===
* ''[Danny Phantom](/source/Danny_Phantom)'', an animated television series
* [David Production](/source/David_Production), a Japanese animation studio
* [Digital Playground](/source/Digital_Playground), an American pornographic movie studio
* [Director of photography](/source/Director_of_photography), a job in filmmaking
* [Dixon Place](/source/Dixon_Place), a theater organization in New York City
* ''[D.P.](/source/D.P._(TV_series))'', a South Korean television series
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===Music===
* [Daft Punk](/source/Daft_Punk), an electronic band
* [Dead Poetic](/source/Dead_Poetic), a music group
* [Deep Purple](/source/Deep_Purple), a rock music group
* [Dominant parallel](/source/Dominant_parallel), a type of chord
* [''dp'' (album)](/source/Daniel_Powter_(album)), a 2005 album by Daniel Powter
* [Drowning Pool](/source/Drowning_Pool), an American heavy metal music group
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===Other media===
* ''[The Daily Pennsylvanian](/source/The_Daily_Pennsylvanian)'', the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper
* Dark Prince from ''[Clash Royale](/source/Clash_Royale)''
* [Deadpool](/source/Deadpool), a Marvel Comics comic book character
* [Display picture](/source/Display_picture) or avatar, in gaming and online, a graphical representation of a user or their character
* ''[Doom Patrol](/source/Doom_Patrol)'', a comic book series
* [H. G. Wells](/source/H._G._Wells), author; used "D. P." as a pseudonym
* ''[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl](/source/Pok%C3%A9mon_Diamond_and_Pearl)'', a video game
** Seasons of the ''Pokémon'' anime based on the video game:
*** ''[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl](/source/Pok%C3%A9mon_the_Series%3A_Diamond_and_Pearl)''
*** ''[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension](/source/Pok%C3%A9mon%3A_Diamond_and_Pearl%3A_Battle_Dimension)''
*** ''[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles](/source/Pok%C3%A9mon%3A_Diamond_and_Pearl%3A_Galactic_Battles)''
*** ''[Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors](/source/Pok%C3%A9mon%3A_Diamond_and_Pearl%3A_Sinnoh_League_Victors)''
* [Dragon Punch](/source/Dragon_Punch), a move in many fighting video games
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==Businesses and organizations==
* [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(disambiguation)), a name shared by many political parties
* [Democrazia Proletaria](/source/Proletarian_Democracy), a former left-wing political party in Italy
* [The Detroit Partnership](/source/The_Detroit_Partnership), a service-learning organization at the University of Michigan
* [Deutsche Partei](/source/German_Party_(1947)), a German political party
* [Devon Preparatory School](/source/Devon_Preparatory_School) (Devon Prep), an American private school<!--From https://www.devonprep.com/ - see the heading "Support DP" which means "Devon Prep" -->
* [DigiPen Institute of Technology](/source/DigiPen_Institute_of_Technology), a university in Redmond, Washington
* [Distributed Proofreaders](/source/Distributed_Proofreaders), an organisation related to Project Gutenberg
* [Dorset Police](/source/Dorset_Police), the territorial police force responsible for policing Dorset, England
* [DP World](/source/DP_World), a logistics company based in the United Arab Emirates
* [First Choice Airways](/source/First_Choice_Airways), formerly Air 2000 (IATA airline code DP 1987–2008)
* [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(Lithuania)) ({{Lang|lt|Darbo Partija}}), a political party in Lithuania
* [Paon DP](/source/Paon_DP), a Japanese video game developer
* [Pobeda Airlines](/source/Pobeda_(airline)) (IATA airline code DP since 2014)

==Law==
* [Death penalty](/source/Capital_punishment)
* [Due process](/source/Due_process)

==Science, technology, and mathematics==
===Computing and software===
* [DP (complexity)](/source/DP_(complexity)), or difference polynomial time, a computational complexity class
* [Data processing](/source/Data_processing)
* [Software design pattern](/source/Software_design_pattern), a reusable solution to a common problem in software design
* [Device-independent pixel](/source/Device-independent_pixel), a unit representing an abstraction of a pixel for use by an application
* [Digital Performer](/source/Digital_Performer), an audio software package for the Apple Macintosh and Windows
* [DisplayPort](/source/DisplayPort), a computer display interface specification
* [Double Parity](/source/Non-standard_RAID_levels), as used in RAID-DP, a non-standard implementation of RAID
* [Dual processors](/source/Multi-core_processor), a computing component with two independent processing units 
* [Dynamic positioning](/source/Dynamic_positioning), a computer-controlled system to maintain a vessel's position and heading

===Mathematics===
* [Davis–Putnam algorithm](/source/Davis%E2%80%93Putnam_algorithm), for checking the validity of a first-order logic formula
* [Decimal places](/source/Significant_figures), a particular number of digits in positional notation that convey a specific quantity
* [Differential privacy](/source/Differential_privacy), a system for publicly sharing information while withholding information about individuals in the dataset
* [Dirichlet process](/source/Dirichlet_process), a stochastic process corresponding to an infinite generalization of the [Dirichlet distribution](/source/Dirichlet_distribution).
* [Dynamic programming](/source/Dynamic_programming), a method for solving a complex problem by breaking it down into a collection of simpler subproblems, used in several fields

===Logic===
* [Disjunction property](/source/Disjunction_and_existence_properties), a typical metalogical property of [intuitionistic](/source/intuitionistic_logic) [theories](/source/List_of_first-order_theories)
* [Drinker paradox](/source/Drinker_paradox), a theorem of [classical](/source/classical_logic) [predicate logic](/source/predicate_logic)

===Medicine===
* [Delusional parasitosis](/source/Delusional_parasitosis), in which individuals incorrectly believe they are infested with parasites
* [Depersonalization](/source/Depersonalization), a state of feeling detached and/or out of one's body
* Dermal papilla, a cluster of [mesenchymal cells](/source/Mesenchymal_stem_cell) that lie at the base of a hair follicle
* [Diphallia](/source/Diphallia), in which a male is born with two penises
* [Disopyramide](/source/Disopyramide), a chemical compound

===Weapons===
* [Degtyaryov machine gun](/source/Degtyaryov_machine_gun) (''Degtyarova pekhotnyi''), a Soviet machine gun
* [Drill purpose rifle](/source/Drill_purpose_rifle), a rifle that has been altered so that it can be used for drill purposes only
* [Dual-purpose gun](/source/Dual-purpose_gun), a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets

===Other uses in science and technology===
* [Data point](/source/Unit_of_observation), a unit of measurement or observation
* [Degree of polymerization](/source/Degree_of_polymerization), the number of units in an average polymer chain at a given time during a reaction
* [Determiner phrase](/source/Determiner_phrase), in linguistics
* [Diametral pitch](/source/Diametral_pitch), the ratio of the number of teeth in a gear to its pitch diameter
* [Diffraction pattern](/source/Diffraction), in wave mechanics
* [Diffusion pump](/source/Diffusion_pump), a type of vacuum pump
* [Diphosgene](/source/Diphosgene), also called as DP for a [chemical warfare](/source/chemical_warfare) agent
* [Discursive psychology](/source/Discursive_psychology), a form of discourse analysis
* [Standard instrument departure](/source/Standard_instrument_departure) procedure, an outbound procedure for aircraft

==In sport==
* [Dan Patrick](/source/Dan_Patrick_(sportscaster)), an American sportscaster
* [Daytona Prototype](/source/Daytona_Prototype), a type of racing car used in the Rolex Sports Car Series and United SportsCar Championship
* [Deportivo Pereira](/source/Deportivo_Pereira), a Colombian soccer team
* [Designated player](/source/Designated_player_(softball)), a softball batter
* [Designated Player Rule](/source/Designated_Player_Rule), in Major League Soccer
* [Detroit Pistons](/source/Detroit_Pistons), National Basketball Association
* [Double play](/source/Double_play), in baseball
* [Dude Perfect](/source/Dude_Perfect), a trick shot conglomerate

==Other uses==
* [Deepika Padukone](/source/Deepika_Padukone), Indian film actress, often referred to by the acronym DP  
* [Delegable proxy](/source/Delegable_proxy), a form of voting
* [Delivery point](/source/Delivery_point), in postal systems
* [Depok railway station](/source/Depok_railway_station), Indonesia, station code
* [Depository participant](/source/Depository_participant), an agent of the depository, in Indian banking
* [Dill pickle](/source/Pickled_cucumber), a type of pickled cucumber
* [Displaced person](/source/Forced_displacement), WWII term for person forced to leave home region due to invasion
* [Divine Principle](/source/Divine_Principle), the main theological book of the Unification Church
* [Donkey punch](/source/Donkey_punch), slang for a sexual practice 
* [Double penetration](/source/Double_penetration), a variant of group sex
* [Down payment](/source/Down_payment)
* [Dr Pepper](/source/Dr_Pepper), a type of carbonated soft drink
* South Sulawesi ([vehicle registration](/source/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Indonesia) prefix DP)

==See also==
*[DPS (disambiguation)](/source/DPS_(disambiguation))
*[Dawn patrol (disambiguation)](/source/Dawn_patrol_(disambiguation))
*₯, symbol for currency [Greek drachma](/source/Modern_drachma)
*∂P, an abbreviation for [differentiable programming](/source/differentiable_programming)

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