DAP

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Contents 1 Definition 2 Abbreviation 3 Connotation 4 Miscellaneous

[edit] Definition

• Dapping may refer to the metalworking technique sinking
• Alternative term for a Plimsoll shoe in some areas.

[edit] Abbreviation

DAP is a three-letter-acronym that has various meanings, including:

• DAP Technologies, also can be known as Roper Industries is the maker of caulk, cements, and other construction and home repair products.
• Democratic Action Party, a Malaysian opposition political party.
• Document Access Program, Today, the Clark County Document Access Program (DAP) is the online source for case related documents hosted at the Clark County Court house. All civil and probate case documents from January 2001 are available online as well as at the courthouse. The documents hosted in the DAP are searchable, printable and available for viewing.
• Deutsche Arbeiter Partei, German Workers' Party in Germany.
• Deutsche Arbeiter Partei, German Workers' Party in Austria-Hungary.
• Diammonium phosphate, used as a fertilizer and flame retardant (18-46-0), highly soluble, skin irritant.
• Dienst für Analyse und Prävention, Swiss internal security service.
• Digital audio player, device that stores and plays digital music files.
• Directory Access Protocol, an implementation of the OSI model application layer.
• Distributed Array Processor, the first commercial massively parallel computer.
• The Draw-A-Person Test, a psychological test to examine children's cognitive or emotional status.
• Download Accelerator Plus, an application created to speed downloads.
• Durham Athletic Park, affectionately known as "The DAP", is the name of a former minor league baseball park in Durham, North Carolina.
• Database Allocation Problem
• Design Apprenticeship Program, a program at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
• Distributed Art Publishers

[edit] Connotation

DAP (or Dap) also has several connotations within urban American culture, including:

• Dap greeting, a form of greeting or sign of respect in which two people slap and grasp hands briefly. Similar to a high five, except dap is given chest high. Less frequently, dap can be given in the form of pounding fists in a vertical or horizontal manner.
• Dap - A stylized manner of walking that projects the appearance of "cool". This term is used primarily by older individuals, as it has been replaced in youthful conversation with the adjective "pimp" (as in "pimp walk" or "pimp limp").

[edit] Miscellaneous

• Aerovias DAP ( or Las Aerolineas de la Patagonia) is an airline based in Punta Arenas, Chile.