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BPI

American

Computers. Also bpi
1. bits per inch.
2. bytes per inch.
Bureau of Public Inquiries.

bpi British

abbreviation

bits per inch (used of a computer tape or disk surface)

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The news came in the same week that the BPI announced that the UK's music industry had generated a record £1.57 billion in 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

BPI said approval of the application from Coinbase, a crypto exchange, “could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

"Talent is everywhere but opportunity isn't," said Jo Twist, says chief executive of the BPI, which organises the awards.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

Hailing the city's "unparalleled music heritage," Burnham said Manchester would "pull out all the stops" to prove the BPI had made the right decision.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

The second phospho-iodide of boron obtained by M. Moissan is represented by the formula BPI.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 by Various

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