PIP

For abbreviations/acronyms, see the PIP topic.
Pip, short for Philip Pirrip, is the name given by Charles Dickens to the protagonist of the semi-autobiographical novel Great Expectations.
Pip also refers to the seed of several fruits such as apples and oranges.
Pip is also increasingly used as an acronym for Personal Information Portal, especially important in the area of home automation.
Pip 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.
Pip is the hero and playing character of the Grailquest gamebooks.
Pip 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.
Pip, 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.
Pip is also a disease of birds, characterized by a thick mucous discharge that forms a crust in the mouth and throat.
In finance, 10,000 pips = 1 dollar, or 100 pips = 1%
Pip is a dot indicating a unit of numerical value on dice or dominoes.
Pip is a mark indicating the suit or numerical value of a playing card.
Pips are the signs indicating rank on the collars of Starfleet uniforms.
Pip is a character on Animaniacs.

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