Twip
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A twip (or TWIP, which stands for Twentieth of a Point) is a typographical measurement. It is also used as the default measurement in Visual Basic 6 and prior where in windows "Small fonts" mode, 15 twips is equal to 1 pixel. A twip is 1/1440 of an inch when derived from the PostScript point at 72 to the inch, as opposed to the printer's point at 72.27 to the inch. It is also a commonly used unit within Symbian OS bitmap images.
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Popular culture
- Used as a term on the NPR radio show, Says You!, as it was aired on 16 December, 2005.