Warp

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:

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

Woodworking

Wood warping, deviation from flatness due to uneven drying of wood

Textile

Warp (weaving) the set of lengthwise threads attached to a loom

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.

Games

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.

Music

Warp (album), New Musik's 1982 album
Judy and Mary's 2001 album Warp
Warp Films, a side project of Warp Records
"Time Warp," a song and dance featured in the cult film The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Warp Records, an independent UK record label

Books and comics

WaRP Graphics, an alternative comics publisher
Warp, a comic book published by First Comics
Warp (comics), a DC Comics supervillain

Miscellaneous

Revealed preference, from the acronym for Weak Axiom of Revealed Preferences
WARP, USAID's West African Regional Program
WARP, baseball statistic standing for "Wins Above Replacement Player"
Warp!, a 1970s Broadway play

Translation

The word "Warp" occurs as such in the following languages: English, German, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Finnish.

Translation in Japanese: ワープ (曖昧さ回避).