CLIPS

CLIPS is a public domain software tool for building expert systems. The name is an acronym for "C Language Integrated Production System." The syntax and name was inspired by Charles Forgy's OPS ("Official Production System," although there was nothing really official about it). The first versions of CLIPS were developed starting in 1985 at NASA-Johnson Space Center (as an alternative for existing system ART*Inference) until the mid-1990s when the development group's responsibilities ceased to focus on expert system technology. The original name of the project was NASA's AI Language (NAIL).

CLIP (cross-linking immunoprecipitation) is a method used in molecular biology that combines UV cross-linking with immunoprecipitation in order to analyse protein interactions with RNA. CLIP-based techniques can be used to map RNA binding sites for a protein of interest on a genome-wide scale, thereby increasing the understanding of post-transcriptional regulatory networks.

Clip or CLIP may refer to:

• Calling line identification presentation, a Caller ID technology
• Clip (ammunition), a device for storing multiple rounds together as a unit before inserting into a magazine or cylinder
• Clip (compiler), a multi-platform compiler for the Clipper programming language
• Confirmed line item performance, a measure of the reliability of supply chain delivery
• Continuous Liquid Interface Production, a form of additive manufacturing that uses photo polymerization
• Cupertino Language Immersion Program, a K-8 program in the Cupertino Union School District, California
• CLIPS, a software tool for building expert systems, including the programming language COOL
• Clips, a nickname for the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team