# If

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'''If''' or '''IF''' may refer to:

*[If (preposition)](/source/If_(preposition)), a preposition used in English conditional sentences
*[If (subordinator)](/source/If_(subordinator)), a subordinator used for English subordinate interrogative clauses

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==Arts and entertainment==
===Film, drama, and television===
* ''[If....](/source/If....)'', a 1968 film starring Malcolm McDowell
* [''IF'' (film)](/source/IF_(film)), a 2024 fantasy film about imaginary friends
* [''If'' (play)](/source/If_(play)), a 1921 play by Lord Dunsany
* [''If...'' (TV series)](/source/If..._(TV_series)), a series of BBC drama-documentaries
* ["If..." (''Desperate Housewives'')](/source/If..._(Desperate_Housewives)), a 2010 episode of ''Desperate Housewives''

===Gaming===
* IF, a [character in the ''Hyperdimension Neptunia''](/source/List_of_Hyperdimension_Neptunia_characters) game series
* [Interactive fiction](/source/Interactive_fiction), text-based computer games featuring interactive stories and environments
* ''[Shin Megami Tensei If...](/source/Shin_Megami_Tensei_If...)'', a 1994 video game in the ''Shin Megami Tensei'' series
* ''Kill la Kill the Game: IF'', a 2019 video game based on the ''[Kill la Kill](/source/Kill_la_Kill)'' anime

===Literature===
* [''If'' (magazine)](/source/If_(magazine)), subtitled "Worlds of Science Fiction"
* ''[IF Magazine](/source/IF_Magazine)'', ''Inside Film'', Australian magazine, known for IF Awards
* [''If...'' (comic)](/source/If..._(comic)), a political comic strip which appears in the UK newspaper ''The Guardian''
* "[If—](/source/If%E2%80%94)" (published 1910), a poem by Rudyard Kipling
* The [laconic phrase](/source/laconic_phrase) "If", a Spartan reply to a threat by Philip II

===Music===
* [If (band)](/source/If_(band)), 1970s British progressive jazz-rock band
* If?, early 1990s British alternative rock band 
* [In Flames](/source/In_Flames), a melodic death metal band from Sweden, and a song from their album ''Lunar Strain''
* [I-F](/source/I-F), stage name of Ferenc E. van der Sluijs, a Dutch producer and DJ

====Albums====
* [''If'' (Glass Hammer album)](/source/If_(Glass_Hammer_album)), 2010 album by American band Glass Hammer
* [''If'' (If album)](/source/If_(If_album)), 1970 album by the English band If
* [''if'' (Mindless Self Indulgence album)](/source/if_(Mindless_Self_Indulgence_album)), a 2008 album recorded by Mindless Self Indulgence
* ''[(if)](/source/(if))'', a 2009 album by Diary of Dreams
* ''If...'', a 2011 orchestral concept album by [Bill Ryder-Jones](/source/Bill_Ryder-Jones)
* ‘’If…’’, a 1992 album by English band [Scorpio Rising](/source/Scorpio_Rising_(band))

====Songs====
* ["If..." (The Bluetones song)](/source/If..._(The_Bluetones_song)), 1998
* ["If" (Bread song)](/source/If_(Bread_song)), 1971, covered by many artists, including a UK #1 by Telly Savalas in 1975
* ["If" (Davido song)](/source/If_(Davido_song)), 2017
* ["If" (French Kiss song)](/source/If_(French_Kiss_song)), 2011
* ["If" (Glasvegas song)](/source/If_(Glasvegas_song)), 2013
* ["If" (Janet Jackson song)](/source/If_(Janet_Jackson_song)), 1993
* ["If" (Kana Nishino song)](/source/If_(Kana_Nishino_song)), 2010
* ["If" (Pink Floyd song)](/source/If_(Pink_Floyd_song)), 1970
* "[If (Mata Aetara)](/source/If_(Mata_Aetara))", by Day6, 2018
* "[If (They Made Me a King)](/source/If_(They_Made_Me_a_King))", written by Tolchard Evans, Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J. Damerell, 1934; notably recorded by Perry Como, 1950
* "If", by [Jeri Lynne Fraser](/source/Jeri_Lynne_Fraser) (as Jeri Lynn), 1959
* "If", by Femme Fatale from ''[Femme Fatale](/source/Femme_Fatale_(Femme_Fatale_album))'', 1988
* "If", by The Cult from ''[Ceremony](/source/Ceremony_(The_Cult_album))'', 1991
* "If", by Joe Satriani from [his 1995 self-titled album](/source/Joe_Satriani_(album))
* "If...", by The Divine Comedy from ''[A Short Album About Love](/source/A_Short_Album_About_Love)'', 1997
* "If", by [Bananarama from ''Exotica''](/source/Bananarama_discography), 2001
* "If", by Destiny's Child from ''[Destiny Fulfilled](/source/Destiny_Fulfilled)'', 2004
* "If", by Red Hot Chili Peppers from ''[Stadium Arcadium](/source/Stadium_Arcadium)'', 2006
* "If", by Freemasons from ''[Unmixed](/source/Unmixed)'', 2007
* "If", by Joni Mitchell from ''[Shine](/source/Shine_(Joni_Mitchell_album))'', 2007
* "If", by R5 from ''[New Addictions](/source/New_Addictions)'', 2017

==Business and organizations==
* [If (insurance company)](/source/If_(insurance_company)), in the Nordic countries
* [IF Metall](/source/IF_Metall), a trade union in Sweden
* [Illuminati Films](/source/Illuminati_Films), an Indian motion picture production, based in Mumbai
* [Independent Fabrication](/source/Independent_Fabrication), a bicycle manufacturer
* [Intelligent Finance](/source/Intelligent_Finance), a bank
* [Interflug](/source/Interflug) (1958–1991; IATA airline designator IF)
* [International Federation](/source/List_of_international_sport_federations), any of several world sport governing bodies
* [International Forum Design](/source/International_Forum_Design) (iF), a society best known for its iF design awards
* [Islamic Front (Syria)](/source/Islamic_Front_(Syria)), Sunni Islamist rebel group involved in the Syrian Civil War
* [Islas Airways](/source/Islas_Airways) (founded 2002; IATA airline designator IF)

==Science and technology==
===Biology and medicine===
* [''I''<sub>''f''</sub> current](/source/Funny_current), a component current in the cardiac pacemaker potential
* [Immunofluorescence](/source/Immunofluorescence), a form of labeling substances with fluorescent antibodies
* [Initiation factor](/source/Initiation_factor), an important component in protein synthesis
* [Intermediate filament](/source/Intermediate_filament), a component of the cytoskeleton
* [Interstitial fluid](/source/Interstitial_fluid), the liquid outside of a cell
* [Intrinsic factor](/source/Intrinsic_factor), produced by the stomach

===Computing and mathematics===
* [If-then-else](/source/If-then-else), a conditional statement in computer programming
* [IF (x86 flag)](/source/IF_(x86_flag)), the Interrupt Flag in the x86 processor architecture
* [Information filter](/source/Kalman_filter), or inverse covariance filter, in Kalman filtering
* [Interface (computing)](/source/Interface_(computing)), a shared boundary across which components of a computer system exchange information
* [Intermediate form](/source/Intermediate_form), a type of data structure in computer programming

===Other uses in science and technology===
* [Information filtering system](/source/Information_filtering_system), which removes redundant or unwanted information at a semantic level
* [Intelligent falling](/source/Intelligent_falling), a satirical "alternative theory" of gravitation
* [Intermediate frequency](/source/Intermediate_frequency), in radio transmission or reception
* [Internal focusing](/source/Internal_focusing), a lens technology in which focusing occurs only with internal elements
* [Iodine monofluoride](/source/Iodine_monofluoride), an unstable interhalogen inorganic compound
* [International Fujita scale](/source/International_Fujita_scale) (IF-scale), a scale to rate a tornado's intensity

==Other uses==
* If, a small island in the Bay of Marseille, France; location of the [Château d'If](/source/Ch%C3%A2teau_d'If)
* [Impact factor](/source/Impact_factor), a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in scholarly journals
* [Intellectual freedom](/source/Intellectual_freedom), a right to access, explore, consider, and express ideas and information
* [Intermittent fasting](/source/Intermittent_fasting), a diet having recurring periods of fasting
* Internally Flawless, a grade of [diamond clarity](/source/diamond_clarity)
* [Inside forward](/source/Inside_forward), a position in association football
* Ilfov County (except Bucharest), on the [vehicle registration plates of Romania](/source/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Romania)

==See also==
* [If and only if](/source/If_and_only_if), ''iff'', logical statement indicating necessary and sufficient conditions
* [IFF (disambiguation)](/source/IFF_(disambiguation))
* [IFS (disambiguation)](/source/IFS_(disambiguation))
* {{lookfrom|If}}

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