CIP

American  

abbreviation

1. Cataloging in Publication: a program sponsored by the Library of Congress and cooperating publishers in which a partial bibliographic description of a work appears on the verso of its title page.

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Example Sentences

Most of those positions will be eliminated, but some will be retained to continue operating CIP at other prisons.

From Washington Times

At the same time in Peru’s capital, Lima, the International Potato Centre, known by its Spanish acronym CIP, houses more than 4,600 types of potato and has the world’s largest in vitro gene bank.

From The Guardian

The CIP is working in Africa and Asia where the potato is helping to combat hunger and generate income as a cash crop.

From The Guardian

Sherry Booles, ALC’s chief marketing officer, said the company has changed some of its practices around what types of data it sells since ALC was acquired by private equity firm CIP last year and a new management team took over.

From Washington Post

To find potatoes that can cope with those challenges, researchers and Peruvian farmers are testing dozens of the 4350 locally cultivated varieties, or landraces, kept in CIP's refrigerated storage.

From Science Magazine