twip

(unit, graphics)(TWentIeth of a Point) 1/20 of a Postscript point, or 1/1440th of an inch. There are thus 1440 twips toan inch or about 567 twips to a centimeter.

Twips are used in Microsoft formats and products, notablyRich Text Format, Visual BASIC, Visual C++, and printer drivers; and in IBM AFP products.

Twips were devised in the olden days to describe the sizes ofcharacters produced by dot matrix printers that wereconstrained to multiples of either 12 or 10 dots per inch.

Twip

(1) (TWItter relationshiP) The relationship from a Twitter writer to a Twitter follower, which is in one direction only. See Twitter.

(2) (TWIP) (TWentIeth of a Point) Equal to 1/1440th of an inch.

TWIP

Acronym	Definition
TWIP➣Terminal Weather Information for Pilots (air traffic management)
TWIP➣The World in Photos (website)
TWIP➣Twinning-Induced Plasticity Steel
TWIP➣Twenty in Point
TWIP➣This Week in Petroleum (US Department of Energy)
TWIP➣The Week in Politics
TWIP➣Twentieth of a Point (typographical/layout measurement)
TWIP➣Take What Insurance Pays (medical bills)
TWIP➣The Week in Preview (news)
TWIP➣Terminal Weather Information Processor