DP

DP may refer to:

In arts and entertainment

The Daily Pennsylvanian, the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper
Dark Prince from Clash Royale
Deadpool, a Marvel Comics comic book character
Display picture or avatar, in gaming and online, a graphical representation of a user or their character
Doom Patrol, a comic book series
H. G. Wells, author; used "D. P." as a pseudonym
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, a video game
- Seasons of the Pokémon anime based on the video game:
Dragon Punch, a move in many fighting video games

Democratic Party, a name shared by many political parties
Democrazia Proletaria, a former left-wing political party in Italy
The Detroit Partnership, a service-learning organization at the University of Michigan
Deutsche Partei, a German political party
Devon Preparatory School (Devon Prep), an American private school
DigiPen Institute of Technology, a university in Redmond, Washington
Distributed Proofreaders, an organisation related to Project Gutenberg
Dorset Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Dorset, England
DP World, a logistics company based in the United Arab Emirates
First Choice Airways, formerly Air 2000 (IATA airline code DP 1987–2008)
Labour Party (Darbo Partija), a political party in Lithuania
Paon DP, a Japanese video game developer
Pobeda Airlines (IATA airline code DP since 2014)

DP (complexity), or difference polynomial time, a computational complexity class
Data processing
Software design pattern, a reusable solution to a common problem in software design
Device-independent pixel, a unit representing an abstraction of a pixel for use by an application
Digital Performer, an audio software package for the Apple Macintosh and Windows
DisplayPort, a computer display interface specification
Double Parity, as used in RAID-DP, a non-standard implementation of RAID
Dual processors, a computing component with two independent processing units
Dynamic positioning, a computer-controlled system to maintain a vessel's position and heading

Davis–Putnam algorithm, for checking the validity of a first-order logic formula
Decimal places, a particular number of digits in positional notation that convey a specific quantity
Differential privacy, a system for publicly sharing information while withholding information about individuals in the dataset
Dirichlet process, a stochastic process corresponding to an infinite generalization of the Dirichlet distribution.
Dynamic programming, a method for solving a complex problem by breaking it down into a collection of simpler subproblems, used in several fields

Delusional parasitosis, in which individuals incorrectly believe they are infested with parasites
Depersonalization, a state of feeling detached and/or out of one's body
Dermal papilla, a cluster of mesenchymal cells that lie at the base of a hair follicle
Diphallia, in which a male is born with two penises
Disopyramide, a chemical compound

Degtyaryov machine gun (Degtyarova pekhotnyi), a Soviet machine gun
Drill purpose rifle, a rifle that has been altered so that it can be used for drill purposes only
Dual-purpose gun, a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets

Data point, a unit of measurement or observation
Degree of polymerization, the number of units in an average polymer chain at a given time during a reaction
Determiner phrase, in linguistics
Diametral pitch, the ratio of the number of teeth in a gear to its pitch diameter
Diffraction pattern, in wave mechanics
Diffusion pump, a type of vacuum pump
Diphosgene, also called as DP for a chemical warfare agent
Discursive psychology, a form of discourse analysis
Standard instrument departure procedure, an outbound procedure for aircraft

Dan Patrick, an American sportscaster
Daytona Prototype, a type of racing car used in the Rolex Sports Car Series and United SportsCar Championship
Deportivo Pereira, a Colombian soccer team
Designated player, a softball batter
Designated Player Rule, in Major League Soccer
Detroit Pistons, National Basketball Association
Double play, in baseball
Dude Perfect, a trick shot conglomerate

Deepika Padukone, Indian film actress, often referred to by the acronym DP
Delegable proxy, a form of voting
Delivery point, in postal systems
Depok railway station, Indonesia, station code
Depository participant, an agent of the depository, in Indian banking
Dill pickle, a type of pickled cucumber
Displaced person, WWII term for person forced to leave home region due to invasion
Divine Principle, the main theological book of the Unification Church
Donkey punch, slang for a sexual practice
Double penetration, a variant of group sex
Down payment
Dr Pepper, a type of carbonated soft drink
South Sulawesi (vehicle registration prefix DP)