IPS, iPS, Ips or IPs may refer to:
Science and technology Biology and medicine Ips (beetle), a genus of bark beetle Induced pluripotent stem cell, or iPS cells Intermittent photic stimulation, a neuroimaging technique Intraparietal sulcus, a region of the brain
Computing In-plane switching, a screen technology used for liquid-crystal displays Image Packaging System, OpenSolaris software Instructions per second, a measure of a computer's processor speed Internet Provider Security Interpreter for Process Structures, used in AMSAT satellites International Patching System file extension, see ROM hacking Indoor positioning system, for wireless location indoors Intrusion prevention system, network security appliance
Units of measure Inch per second, a unit of speed Inch–pound–second system of units, a system of measurement sometimes used in engineering (i.e. CAD design) Iron pipe size
Other uses in science and technology Inboard performance system, for watercraft by Volvo Penta Inclined plate settler, a type of clarifier used in water purification; See Lamella clarifier Interplanetary Superhighway, a collection of gravitationally determined pathways through the Solar System Introductory Physical Science IPS/UPS, an electric power transmission grid of some CIS countries Iron pipe size, nominal pipe size, originally based upon internal diameter of a pipe Integrated Product Support, a group of norms (S-Series) maintained by ASD and AIA and A4A Inverse photoemission spectroscopy, a spectroscopy technique
Organizations International Industrial and provident society, in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand Industrial Promotion Services of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development Institute of Professional Sound Inter Press Service, a global news agency International Parliamentary Scholarship International Planetarium Society International Polarisation Scale International Primatological Society International Professional Surfers International Pyrotechnics Society
United States Ford Dorsey Program in International Policy Studies Indianapolis Public Schools Institute for Policy Studies Institute for the Psychological Sciences Invision Power Services I Promise School, elementary school in Akron, Ohio
Other organizations Identity and Passport Service, United Kingdom Indian Police Service Insectivorous Plant Society, Japan Institute for Palestine Studies, Lebanon Institute for Politics and Society, Czech Republic Iraqi Police Service Irish Prison Service Israel Prison Service
Other uses Interoperable Instant Payment System, a unified payment system in Bangladesh IPS Supported Employment, for people who have a severe mental illness Investment policy statement, stipulating how an investor's money is to be managed Institutional protection scheme, a mutual support arrangement in European banking International Parcel Service, a fictional delivery company featured on the sitcom The King of Queens Ipswich railway station, Suffolk, England (National Rail code: IPS)
See also IPSS (disambiguation)