KP

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KP may refer to:

Businesses and organizations

• KP (newspaper), a Ukrainian publication
• KP Snacks, a United Kingdom food manufacturer
• Kaiser Permanente, a U.S. health maintenance organization
• Kerala Police, the law enforcement agency for the state of Kerala, India
• Kings Point, the US Merchant Marine Academy

People

• Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer
• Katie Price, English model

Places

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in Pakistan
• North Korea (ISO 3166 country code KP)

In science, technology, and mathematics

• .kp, the Internet domain name for North Korea
• KP-bil, or Terrängbil m/42 KP, a Swedish armoured vehicle
• Keratosis pilaris, a human genetic disorder, also known as "chicken skin"
• Kilogram-force ("kilopond"), a unit measure of force
• Kilopascal (kP), a unit of pressure
• Kilopixel (1,000 pixels), a measure of image resolution
• K_P, the equilibrium constant expressed in terms of partial pressures
• Kp index, a measure of the global average geomagnetic potential
• Kripke-Platek set theory, a mathematical axiom system

Other uses

• KP, a recording released by American performer Kyle Patrick
• Kp (digraph), in written language
• KP duty "kitchen police" or "kitchen patrol", U.S. military slang for mess-hall duties
• KP (Kilometer Post/Kilometer Point), equivalent to mile marker/mile post, a reference point alongside a route
• Knight of the Order of St. Patrick (postnomial KP)