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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 awards ceremony will be held on 22 October and will be a collaboration between music industry body BPI, the council and Newcastle-based music developer Generator.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

These achievements were "an impressive feat, given more acts than ever are vying for audience attention", said Dr Jo Twist, CEO of the BPI.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

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

BPI chief executive Dr Jo Twist acknowledged it was "undoubtedly becoming much harder" for British musicians to cut through in a "hyper-competitive global music economy".

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

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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