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RIP (Rest in Peace) is a phrase used to express sympathy for someone who has died. Derived from the Latin requiescat in pace, commonly abbreviated R.I.P., it appears on grave markers, obituaries, and memorials and is widely used in social media and messaging. While it originated within Christian contexts, it has become a secular convention in many cultures.

In technology, RIP refers to routing protocols and printing devices. Routing Information Protocol is an early interior gateway protocol for IP networks, using hop count as a metric, with versions 1 and 2. It relies on periodic updates and has limitations in scalability and convergence speed, and has been largely superseded by more advanced protocols such as OSPF and EIGRP.

Raster Image Processor is another use, a component in printing that converts digital designs into raster images for printers or plate-making systems, performing tasks like color management, dithering, and resolution conversion.

In other contexts, RIP may appear as an acronym for organizations, software components, or project names, but the most common references are Rest in Peace, Routing Information Protocol, and Raster Image Processor.