If

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If is a very common English word used in the protasis of a conditional sentence and the antecedent of a proposition. It is often used in computer languages to indicate a conditional.

If is also

• If (island), a small island in the Bay of Marseille, France
• If (band), 1970s British progressive jazz-rock band
• If (magazine), subtitled "Worlds of Science Fiction"
• If (song), any of several songs
• if, an album recorded by Mindless Self Indulgence

When followed by various forms of punctuation, If can refer to:

• "If—", the Rudyard Kipling poem
• If?, a dance band of the late 1980s and early '90s
• If... (comic), a political comic strip which appears in the UK newspaper The Guardian
• If... (TV series), a series of BBC drama-documentaries
• if...., a 1968 Lindsay Anderson film starring Malcolm McDowell
• Shin Megami Tensei if..., a 1994 video game in the Shin Megami Tensei series for the Super Famicom

As an abbrevation, IF can refer to

• IF (x86 flag), the Interrupt Flag in the x86 architecture
• Immunofluorescence, a form of labeling substances with radioactive antibodies
• Impact Factor, a measure of the importance of scientific journals
• In Flames, a melodic death metal band from Sweden
• Initiation factor, an important component in protein synthesis
• Intelligent falling, alternative theory of gravitation
• Interactive fiction, text-based computer games featuring interactive stories and environments
• Intermediate filament, a component of the cytoskeleton
• Intermediate frequency, an intermediate step in radio transmission or reception
• Internal focusing, a lens technology in which focusing occurs only with internal elements
• Interstitial fluid, the liquid outside of a cell

Businesses named "If" or abbreviated "IF" include:

• If (insurance company), in the Nordic countries
• IF? Records, a Tokyo-based electronic music label
• Intelligent Finance, a bank
• International Forum Design (iF), a society best-known for its iF design awards
• InvisionFree, an Internet service provider
• Islas Airways (IF is its IATA airline designator)
• Independent Fabrication, a bicycle manufacturer

[edit] See also

• If and only if, iff, indicating necessary and sufficient conditions
• IFF
• IFS (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with If