TP
Abbreviation with 4 meanings
| Stands for | TAP Air Portugal |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 4 |
| Categories | Transportation & Travel, Medical, Business & Finance, Texting & Internet Slang |
TP has four meanings. The most common are TAP Air Portugal (airline code) and Total protein (laboratory test); it can also stand for Take profit and Teleport.
Meanings of TP at a glance
| # | TP stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAP Air Portugal | Transportation & Travel › Airline Code |
| 2 | Total protein | Medical › Laboratory Test |
| 3 | Take profit | Business & Finance › Stock Market & Investing |
| 4 | Teleport | Texting & Internet Slang › Gaming Slang |
1. TAP Air Portugal
Transportation & Travel · Airline Code Abbreviations
Portugal's national airline, based in Lisbon and a member of Star Alliance. It is a leading airline between Europe and Brazil and offers free stopovers in Lisbon or Porto.
Example: TP 202 from Newark to Lisbon connects to TP 1350 for Madeira.
ICAO code TAP; callsign "Air Portugal." The initials come from Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, its founding name in 1945. The Portuguese government regained control during the COVID-19 crisis and has pursued a sale.
2. Total protein
Medical · Laboratory Test Abbreviations
Combined concentration of albumin and globulins in serum, normally about 6.0 to 8.3 g/dL and reported on every comprehensive metabolic panel. A large gap between total protein and albumin suggests excess globulins from multiple myeloma, chronic infection such as HIV or hepatitis C, or autoimmune disease.
Example: TP 10.2 with albumin 3.1: globulin gap of 7.1, so SPEP and free light chains sent.
Globulin is not usually measured directly but calculated as total protein minus albumin; a gap above about 4 g/dL is a common trigger for protein electrophoresis. The albumin-to-globulin (A/G) ratio, normally above 1, is printed on some reports. Dehydration raises total protein, while overhydration and liver failure lower it.
3. Take profit
Business & Finance · Stock Market & Investing Abbreviations
Order or price target at which a trader closes a winning position to lock in gains, usually set as a limit order when the trade is opened. Trade plans and social-media trading signals list TP levels alongside entry and stop-loss prices.
Example: Entry at $41.20, TP1 at $44, TP2 at $47, stop below $39.
Setups often list several targets (TP1, TP2) and close part of the position at each. Traders describe the distance to TP relative to the distance to the stop-loss as the risk-reward ratio. In sell-side research, the more formal counterpart is the analyst's price target.
4. Teleport
Texting & Internet Slang · Gaming Slang Abbreviations
Instant travel to another location in a game through spells, items, waypoints, portals or server commands. Used as a noun and a verb, as in "tp to base" or "can someone tp me?"
Example: TP back to town and restock potions before the next floor.
Minecraft's /tp command lets server operators move players anywhere, and "tpa" plugins let players request teleports to friends. In League of Legends, Teleport is a summoner spell used to join distant fights. Outside games, TP is everyday slang for toilet paper.
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More laboratory test abbreviations
- TDM – Therapeutic drug monitoring
- TFT – Thyroid function tests
- TIBC – Total iron-binding capacity
- TSAT – Transferrin saturation
- TSH – Thyroid-stimulating hormone
- TT – Thrombin time
- U&E – Urea and electrolytes
- UACR – Urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.