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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation requiescat in pace (may he rest in peace; may she rest in peace)

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  • initialism Latin: requiescat in pace, 'may he rest in peace'
  • initialism Rest in peace, the identically abbreviated English translation
  • initialism Routing Information Protocol (RIP), a dynamic routing protocol used in local and wide area networks

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Examples

  • And this is a classic way that law enforcement tries to penetrate antagonistic organizations, whether it's the mafia or terrorists, is to get somebody who is on the inside, flip them, and make them what they call a RIP, a recruitment in place.

    CNN Transcript Jun 23, 2003 2003

  • Her bed’s headboard was a simple wood carving with the word RIP dripping from the center in bright red.

    Oh My Goth Gena Showalter 2006

  • Her bed’s headboard was a simple wood carving with the word RIP dripping from the center in bright red.

    Oh My Goth Gena Showalter 2006

  • Her bed’s headboard was a simple wood carving with the word RIP dripping from the center in bright red.

    Oh My Goth Gena Showalter 2006

  • Her bed’s headboard was a simple wood carving with the word RIP dripping from the center in bright red.

    Oh My Goth Gena Showalter 2006

  • OSPF routes into RIP is disabled show ospf mem Example

    show ospf 2001

  • RIP is used by routers to exchange information between themselves about the most effective path for forwarding packets between various endpoints.

    RIPVersion 2001

  • Well Red held true to his word RIP Red oh ya sorry i meant to say championships

    SportsLogos.Net - News 2009

  • Kurt Cobain RIP: A Review Tribute « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more

    Kurt Cobain RIP: A Review Tribute « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009

  • "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" in RIP Tribute to WWE Wrestlers replaced with "weird" version: Link

    Boing Boing 2009

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  • I've never actually seen this on a tombstone--other than the ones in cartoons, &c.

    November 3, 2010