Article: ASP

ASP is a three-letter abbreviation with numerous meanings in different contexts.

Electronics

• Analog Signal Processing, processing electronic signals by use of analog circuitry
• Anti-Shock Protection, a protection of an audio compact disc playback, see Electronic Skip Protection

Computing

• Active Server Pages, a web-scripting interface by Microsoft
• Advanced Simple Profile, an MPEG-4 video codec profile
• Answer set programming, a declarative programming language
• Application service provider, a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network
• AppleTalk Session Protocol, a session layer protocol used by the AppleTalk suite of protocols
• Association of Shareware Professionals
• Apple System Profiler, Apple Computer's system profiler

Combat

• ASP (handgun), the name for a custom-designed 9 mm pistol based on the S&W Model 39
• a type of extending baton often carried by police forces
• American Self Protection, a martial art

Medicine and biology

• Amnesic shellfish poisoning
• Adipocyte Stimulating Peptide
• Agouti Signal Protein

Entertainment

• ASP (band), the name of a German Electrogoth/Alternative band
• Adult service provider, a provider of sexual services for consenting adults.
• Amy Sherman-Palladino, creator and former excecutive producer and writer on the television show Gilmore Girls

Sports

• Association of Surfing Professionals
• American Soccer Pyramid

Miscellaneous

• Abnormal situation prevention, preventing non-routine plant incidents outside the control of normal process automation systems
• Afro-Shirazi Party
• Albany Student Press
• Alice Springs Airport (IATA airport code)
• Anglo-Saxon Protestant, as part of the acronym WASP
• Appalachia Service Project, a Christian volunteer organization operating in Central Appalachia
• Aspatria railway station, the National Rail code for the train station in the United Kingdom
• Assistant Superintendent of Police, a police rank
• Astronaut Support Person, a NASA astronaut responsible for monitoring Orbiter status as it undergoes testing and maintenance
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• Alta Scuola Politecnica, a school of excellence founded by Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino

See also

• asp for the word asp