TAP
Encyclopedia
Mechanical and electrical
- Tap (valve)Tap (valve)A tap is a valve controlling release of liquids or gas. In the British Isles and most of the Commonwealth, the word is used for any everyday type of valve, particularly the fittings that control water supply to bathtubs and sinks. In the U.S., the term "tap" is more often used for beer taps,...
, a device for controlling the release of a liquid or gas - Tap (transformer)Tap (transformer)A transformer tap is a connection point along a transformer winding that allows a certain number of turns to be selected. This means, a transformer with a variable turns ratio is produced, enabling voltage regulation of the output...
, part of an electrical device - A cutting tool, part of a tap and die set
Entertainment
- Tap danceTap danceTap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses more on the...
- Tap!Tap!Tap! is a magazine for owners of Apple’s iOS devices , published by Future Publishing. It is a sister title to MacFormat.-Content:...
, a magazine for owners of Apple's iOS devices - Tap (film)Tap (film)Tap is a 1989 film drama written and directed by Nick Castle. It stars Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr.-Plot:Max Washington, just released from prison after serving time for burglary, is a talented tap dancer...
- TAP (novelette)TAP (novelette)"TAP" is a 1995 novelette by Greg Egan. It is set in a near-future society in which brain implants allow immersive virtual reality. The implants also allow a new kind of language called TAP, Total Affective Protocol...
, by Greg Egan - TappingTappingTapping is a guitar playing technique, where a string is fretted and set into vibration as part of a single motion of being pushed onto the fretboard, as opposed to the standard technique being fretted with one hand and picked with the other...
, a playing technique for stringed instruments - The Amazing PuddingThe Amazing PuddingThe Amazing Pudding was a Pink Floyd and Roger Waters fan magazine , founded by Ivor Trueman and edited and published, variously, by him , Andy Mabbett , Bruno MacDonald and Dave Walker , for ten years .Mabbett...
, a magazine about Pink Floyd - Topfield Application Program, a software application extending functionality of Topfield TV products
- Tap, a Magic: The Gathering keyword
- Lagging, a method of cheating in online games
- Tapped (film), 2009 documentary about bottled waterBottled waterBottled water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not...
's negative impact on human health and the environment
Computing and telecommunications
- Network tapNetwork tapA network tap is a hardware device which provides a way to access the data flowing across a computer network. In many cases, it is desirable for a third party to monitor the traffic between two points in the network. If the network between points A and B consists of a physical cable, a "network...
, a device that monitors data on a computer network - Telephone tap, a device that monitors phone conversations
- Tap (signal processing)
- test access port (TAP) in JTAG
- TAP (network driver)
- Telelocator Alphanumeric ProtocolTelelocator Alphanumeric ProtocolTelelocator Alphanumeric Protocol is a protocol for submitting requests to a cellular or pager service as a numeric or alphanumeric message.This protocol is used to send SMS/text alerts to a cell phone or a pager....
, a protocol for sending messages to a cellular or pager service - Test Anything ProtocolTest Anything ProtocolThe Test Anything Protocol is a protocol to allow communication between unit tests and a test harness. It allows individual tests to communicate test results to the testing harness in a language-agnostic way...
, a protocol for communication of software unit testing results - Time-sharing Assembly Program, an application for the SDS 940SDS 940The SDS 940 was Scientific Data Systems' first machine designed to support time sharing directly, and was based on the SDS 930's 24-bit CPU built primarily of integrated circuits. It was announced in February 1966 and shipped in April, becoming a major part of Tymshare's expansion during the 1960s...
computer - Test Access Port, part of the Joint Test Action Group boundary scan architecture
- TAP, a phreaking magazine published by the Youth International Party
- Transferred Account Procedure, a GSMA Data Record Format
Transportation
- TAP PortugalTAP PortugalTAP Portugal, commonly known as TAP, is the national airline of Portugal. It has its head office in Building 25 on the grounds of Portela Airport in Lisbon, and has been a member of the Star Alliance since 14 March 2005, the same day on which the company celebrated its 60th anniversary...
, an airline - Transit Access PassTransit Access PassThe Transit Access Pass card is a form of electronic ticketing used on public transport services within Los Angeles County, California...
, a Los Angeles fare card - Tai Po Market Station, a rail station, MTR code TAP
- Tapachula International AirportTapachula International AirportTapachula International Airport is an international airport located at Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico, is Mexico's southernmost airport. It handles national and international air traffic for the city of Tapachula and the Port of Chiapas.-External links:*...
, IATA code TAP
Pipelines
- Trans Adriatic Pipeline, a proposed pipeline from Greece to Italy via Albania
- Trans-Afghanistan PipelineTrans-Afghanistan PipelineThe Trans-Afghanistan Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline being developed by the Asian Development Bank. The pipeline will transport Caspian Sea natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan into Pakistan and then to India. The abbreviation comes from the first letters of those...
, a proposed pipeline from Turkmenistan to India - Trans-Alaska Pipeline SystemTrans-Alaska Pipeline SystemThe Trans Alaska Pipeline System , includes the Trans Alaska Pipeline, 11 pump stations, several hundred miles of feeder pipelines, and the Valdez Marine Terminal. TAPS is one of the world's largest pipeline systems...
- Trans-Arabian Pipeline, a 1947-1990 pipeline from Saudi Arabia to Lebanon
Other uses
- Tap, AzerbaijanTap, AzerbaijanTap is a village in the municipality of Tap Qaraqoyunlu in the Goranboy Rayon of Azerbaijan....
- TápTápTáp is a village in Győr-Moson-Sopron county, Hungary.In 1588 it was undivided property of Count János Cseszneky and András Farkas, later was in the hands of Cseszneky heirs.- External links :*...
, Hungary - TAP Boyz (The Arabian Posse)TAP Boyz (The Arabian Posse)The Arabian Posse, or TAP Boyz, is a Chicago-based Arab-American street gang or "movement" formed on the corner of 63rd & Kedzie in 1992. It was formed in response to anti-Arab sentiment from rival gangs in the hub of the Arab-American community which was 63rd and Kedzie at the time...
, a street gang - Tap code, a cipher used by prisoners to communicate
- Tap consonant, a term in phonetics
- TAP Pharmaceutical ProductsTAP Pharmaceutical ProductsTAP Pharmaceutical Products was formed in 1977 as a joint venture between the two global pharmaceutical companies, Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. The company markets Prevacid and Lupron Depot , both leaders in their classes...
- Tajna Armia PolskaTajna Armia PolskaTajna Armia Polska, TAP was a Resistance movement founded in November 1939 in German-occupied Poland, which was active in the areas of the Warsaw, Podlasie, Kielce and Lublin Voivodships.Founders were:...
, a WWII Resistance movement - Tandem Affinity PurificationTandem Affinity PurificationTandem affinity purification is a technique for studying protein-protein interactions. It involves creating a fusion protein with a designed piece, the TAP tag, on the end...
, a technique for studying protein interactions - Transporter associated with antigen processingTransporter associated with antigen processingTransporter associated with antigen processing is a member of the ATP-binding-cassette transporter family. It delivers cytosolic peptides into the endoplasmic reticulum , where they bind to nascent MHC class I molecules....
, a protein - Molson Coors Brewing CompanyMolson Coors Brewing CompanyMolson Coors Brewing Company is a company that was created by the merger of two of North America's largest breweries: Molson of Canada, and Coors of the United States, on February 9, 2005...
, NYSE symbol TAP - Tasmanians Against the Pulpmill, a group opposing the Bell Bay Pulp MillBell Bay Pulp MillThe Bell Bay Pulp Mill, also known as the Tamar Valley Pulp Mill or Gunns Pulp Mill, is a proposed $2.3 billion pulp mill which Gunns Limited is planning to build in the Tamar Valley, near Launceston, Tasmania.-Proposed mill:...
- Tunis Afrique PresseTunis Afrique PresseTunis Afrique Presse is a Tunisian press agency founded on January 1, 1961. It is a monopoly as the only source of information in Tunisia ....
, a Tunisian news agency