Common Meanings
- The seed of some fruits, such as the orange
- Pip (counting), a small but easily countable item, such as the dots on dice or symbols on playing cards
- A decoration worn on a military uniform to denote rank, such as on British Army officer rank insignia
- Greenwich Time Signal, popularly known as the pips
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