(1) (rip) To convert optical media into a totally electronic format. See
ripping.
(2) (
Raster
Image
Processor) The hardware and/or software that prepares data for display or printing. See
rasterize. See also
image processor.
(3) (
Routing
Information
Protocol)
A simple routing protocol that is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. It determines a route based on the smallest hop count between source and destination. RIP is a distance vector protocol that routinely broadcasts routing information to its neighboring routers and is known to waste bandwidth. It also has a limit of 15 hops. If a route is advertised as having 16 hops, it is flagged as unreachable. All earlier networks (AppleTalk, NetWare, VINES, DECnet) used their own incompatible versions of RIP. See
routing protocol.
(4) (
Remote
Imaging
Protocol) An earlier graphics format from TeleGrafix Communications, designed for transmitting graphics over low-speed lines. Using a communications program that supported RIP enabled graphical interfaces to be used on a BBS with respectable performance via modem.