DP

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DP may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

Daily Pennsylvanian, the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper
Deadpool, a Marvel Comics comic book character
Digital Playground, an American pornographic movie studio
Display picture or avatar, in gaming and online, a graphical representation of a user or their character
Doom Patrol, a comic book series
H. G. Wells, author; used "D. P." as a pseudonym

Democratic Party (disambiguation), a name shared by many political parties
Democrazia Proletaria, a former left-wing political party in Italy
The Detroit Partnership, a service-learning organization at the University of Michigan
Deutsche Partei, a German political party
Distributed Proofreaders, an organisation related to Project Gutenberg
Dorset Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Dorset, England

DP (complexity), or difference polynomial time, a computational complexity class
Data processing
Software design pattern, a reusable solution to a common problem in software design
Device-independent pixel, a unit representing an abstraction of a pixel for use by an application
Digital Performer, an audio software package for the Apple Macintosh and Windows
DisplayPort, a computer display interface specification
Double Parity, as used in RAID-DP, a non-standard implementation of RAID
Dual processors, a computing component with two independent processing units
Dynamic positioning, a computer-controlled system to maintain a vessel's position and heading

Davis-Putnam algorithm, for checking the validity of a first-order logic formula
Dynamic programming, a method for solving a complex problem by breaking it down into a collection of simpler subproblems, used in several fields
Number of decimal places that a number is given to

Delusional parasitosis, in which individuals incorrectly believe they are infested with parasites
Depersonalization disorder, a state of persistently feeling detached and/or out of one's body
Dermal papilla, a cluster of mesenchymal cells that lie at the base of a hair follicle
Diphallia, in which a male is born with two penises

Degtyaryov machine gun (Degtyarova pekhotnyi), a Soviet machine gun
Drill Purpose Rifle, a rifle that has been altered so that it can be used for drill purposes only
Dual purpose gun, a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets

Degree of polymerization, the number of units in an average polymer chain at a given time during a reaction
Standard Instrument Departure procedure, an outbound procedure for aircraft
Determiner phrase, in linguistics
Diffraction pattern, in wave mechanics

Deportivo Pereira, a Colombian soccer team
Designated player (softball), a softball batter
Designated Player Rule, in Major League Soccer
Double play, in baseball
Daytona Prototype, a type of racing car used in the Rolex Sports Car Series and United SportsCar Championship

Death penalty, in law
Delegable proxy, a form of voting whereby some members of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to other members
Delivery point, in postal systems
Depersonalization, a state of feeling detached and/or out of one's body
Depository participant, an agent of the depository, in Indian banking
Displaced person, a person who has been forced to leave his or her home or place of habitual residence
Divine Principle, the main theological book of the Unification Church
Donkey punch, slang for a sexual practice
Double penetration, a variant of group sex
First Choice Airways (IATA airline code DP)