SVP

The abbreviation SVP may refer to:

In science and mathematics:

  • Saturation vapor pressure, the partial pressure of water vapor in the atmosphere when measured above a flat surface
  • Shortest vector problem, the problem of finding the smallest non-zero vector in a lattice space
  • Small Volume Parenterals, an administration method of drugs in pharmacology
  • Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, a society of paleontologists

In politics and law:

  • Specific Vocational Preparation: A method of classifying jobs, devised by the United States Department of Labor, based upon the amount of time necessary for an individual to learn to perform a given job at an average performance level. The classifications are based upon a scale of 1 to 9, with a job with an SVP of 1 requiring a simple demonstration of the task, and a job with an SVP of 9 requiring ten or more years of experience.
  • Party of the Swedes (Svenskarnas parti), a nationalist political party in Sweden
  • Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei), a conservative political party in Switzerland
  • Südtiroler Volkspartei (South Tyrolean People's Party), a political party representing the German and Ladin-speaking population of South Tyrol, Italy
  • Sexually violent predator, a legal classification that can imprison a person even if they have served a complete jail sentence

In entertainment:

  • Save percentage, a goalkeeping statistic used by some sports leagues
  • Secure Video Processor, a hardware based content-protection system
  • Sega Virtua Processor, a processor added to some Sega MegaDrive games
  • Struški Večeri na Poezijata (Struga Poetry Evenings), an international poetry festival held in Struga, Republic of Macedonia
  • Scott Van Pelt, an ESPN commentator and radio host
  • SmoothVideo Project – SVP, a software for motion interpolation

Other uses include:

  • S'il vous plaît, French for "Please" (literally, "if it pleases you")
  • Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, a Roman Catholic charity
  • Senior Vice President, a variant title of vice president in organizations with many vice presidents
  • Soil & Vent Pipe (Plumbing drainage venting, (British building industry), or the Drain-waste-vent system