MCP

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MCP is an abbreviation that can refer to:

• In medicine and biochemistry
  • Medical Campus of Philadelphia
  • Medical Center Paranaque, a Hospital located at Paranaque City, Philippines.
  • Metoclopramide (brand names: Reglan etc.), a drug used for the treatment of heartburn and esophagitis due to gastroesophageal reflux
  • Metacarpophalangeal joint, the joints at the proximal end of the fingers, commonly called knuckles
  • Membrane co-factor protein
  • Monocyte chemotactic protein - 1, a member of the CC chemokine subfamily
  • Methyl-accepting Chemotaxis Protein, sensor used in chemotaxis

• In information technology
  • Master Control Program, a Unisys/Burroughs computer operating system
  • Media Communications Processor (NVIDIA)
  • Microsoft Certified Professional
  • Minho Campus Party, a LAN party organized in Portugal
  • The Monotonic Concession Protocol, a protocol developed by Zlotkin and Rosenschein for automated agent to agent negotiations
  • The MUD Client Protocol, a protocol for programmatically extending MUDs and similar text-based online games
  • Multi-chip package, a process in electronics where two die are included in one IC package
  • Metrowerks CodeWarrior Project File, a computer file used to define projects in the Metrowerks CodeWarrior IDE

• In science and technology
  • 1-Methylcyclopropene, a synthetic plant hormone
  • Micro-channel plate, an electron amplification device used in physics
  • Mixed complementarity problem, a formulation in mathematical programming
  • Master Control Point, term used in measuring
  • Manual call point, a common device allowing building occupants to alert others of fire
  • Mode Control Panel, an instrument panel in some aircraft cockpits that contains the autopilot controls
  • Mechanical counter pressure, a spacesuit technology in use in space activity suits

• In culture
  • Malayan Communist Party, an insurgent faction that was outlawed in Malaya and Singapore in 1948
  • Male chauvinist pig
  • Master of City Planning
  • Master Control Program (Tron), a computer character from the 1982 film, Tron
  • Member Committee President, a leader of the national team in an AIESEC country