Warp is a verb and noun pertaining to distortion and twisting, and to lines and ropes used in the contexts below. Warp may refer to: [edit] Computer Clubs [edit] Ships and aircraft - Wing warping, a manner of controlling the roll of an aeroplane
- Warp drive, the faster-than-light movement in science fiction, as used in Star Trek.
- Warping (sailing), a slow method of moving a boat in still waters or against the wind
[edit] Woodworking - Wood warping, deviation from flatness due to uneven drying of wood
[edit] Textile [edit] Computers - OS/2, where version 3.0 was known as Warp
- WARP (software), a product for IBM mainframes to improve performance from APT International - a former Monaco based company
- Warp (Cypress), a VHDL Cypress development system for CPLD
- Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform (WARP), a Direct3D 10.1 software rasterizer to be included in Windows 7 and Windows Vista
- WARP (Information Security), from the acronym for Warning, advice and reporting point
- Warp (multithreading), a set of threads sharing the same front pipeline in a SIMT (Single Instruction, Multiple Thread) architecture.
- Image warping, the process of distorting an image digitally
- Softwarp, is a software technique to warp an image so that it can be projected on a curved screen.
- Warp zone, an area in a video game where players can go from one place or level to another
- WARP (game developer), a now-defunct video game developer
- Warp, an Interactive Fiction game developed for the HP3000 platform
- In the game Warhammer 40,000, the Warp, or Immaterium, is an alternate dimension where time and space have no concept. It is the home of the forces of Chaos.
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