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  1. IMP
    1. (language) IMProved Mercury autocode. 2. (language) An extensible dialect of ALGOL 60, for CDC 1604. ['Experience with an Extensible Language', Edgar T. Irons, CACM 13(1):31-39, Jan 1970]. 3. (language) Interpretive Menu Processor. 4. (language) IMPlementation language. 5. (networking) Interface Message Processor. (1996-04-07)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/IMP

  2. Imp
    Imp was old slang for a printer's assistant or apprentice.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  3. IMP
    acronym: ice mass path
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  4. imp
    [n] - one who is playfully mischievous
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. IMP
    Information/Interface Message Processor + Internet/Intranet Input Method Protocol
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  6. Imp
    Imp (ĭmp) noun [ Middle English imp a graft, Anglo-Saxon impa ; akin to Danish ympe , Swedish ymp , probably from Late Latin impotus , Greek ... engrafted, innate, from ... to implant; ... in + ... to produce; a...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/15

  7. Imp
    Imp transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Imped ; present participle & verbal noun Imping .] [ Anglo-Saxon impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Danish ympe , Swedis...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/15

  8. imp
    1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. ... 2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. 'The tender imp was weaned.' (Fairfax) ... 3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a puny demon; a contemptible evil worker. 'To mingle in the clamorous fray Of squabbling imps.' (Beattie) ... ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. Imp
    • (n.) Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of twisted hair in a fishing line. • (n.) A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. • (n.) To graft; to insert ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. imp
    • (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
    • one who is playfully mischievous

    Found on

  11. imp
    unit for evaluating the subjective degradation of a picture under specified conditions of observation, derived from a reference image which has a medium rating using a given quality scale or impairment scale NOTE 1 - Under certain conditions the imp units are summable, in the sense that the subjecti...
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/

  12. IMP
    Impression
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  13. IMP
    (Independent Motion Picture Company) Founded in 1909 by Carl Leammle, and eventually consumed by Universal in 1912, with the intention of protesting against the Motion Picture Patents Company. Leammle owned a number of cinemas in Chicago and took such stars as Mary Pickford and Florence Lawrence, the `Biograph Girl,...
    Found on http://www.allmovie.com/glossary/term/im

  14. Imp
    Imp was old slang for a printer's assistant or apprentice.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. Imp
    The Colt IMP was an American gas-operated sub-machine-gun/rifle firing either single-shot or full automatic. Two models were produced, a sub-machine-gun model in .223 M 193 calibre and a survival rifle model in .17 Frankford Arsenal calibre. The IMP takes a 10-tound or 30pround box magazine and has ...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. IMP
    Type: Abbreviation Definitions: 1. Abbreviation for inosine 5′-monophosphate.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  17. IMP
    Investigation Medicinal Product
    Found on http://www.wtcrf.ed.ac.uk/main%20pages/G

  18. Imp
    An `imp` is a mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition. The word may perhaps derive from the term ympe, used to denote a young grafted tree. Folklore: Originating from Germanic folklore, the imp was a small lesser demon. It should also ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imp

  19. IMP
    `Imp` is a fantasy creature. `IMP` or `imp` may also refer to: In science and medicine: In computing and technology: In fiction: In games: In art and culture: Groups, businesses, and organizations: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMP

  20. Imp
    (horse) `Imp` (1894–1909) was a pure black Thoroughbred racing filly with a white diamond shaped star between her eyes. She was sired by Wagner (GB) out of Foundling (by url=http://books.google.com/books?id=j5hCAQAAIAAJ&q=oriole#v=onepage&q=fondling&f=false-->--> Owned and ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imp

  21. Imp
    (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, an `imp` is a devilish creature based on the imps from folklore. Publication history: The imp first appeared in the first edition in the original Monster Manual (1977). The imp appeared in second edition i...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imp



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On 10th February 1996, a computer, Deep Blue, beat Russian Garry Kasparov, the greatest chess player on the planet, and mankind’s place in the order of things was reshuffled. The match immediately became an iconic symbol of the advances made in artificial intelligence and supercomputing. Kasparov has since retired, like Deep Blue, which now resides in a museum. He has become a vocal advocate for democracy in today’s Russia. read more

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