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    bpi
    abbreviation
    bits per inch (used of a computer tape or disk surface)

BPI

American  
  1. Computers. Also bpi

    1. bits per inch.

    2. bytes per inch.

  2. Bureau of Public Inquiries.


bpi British  

abbreviation

  1. bits per inch (used of a computer tape or disk surface)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The awards ceremony will be held on 22 October and will be a collaboration between music industry body BPI, the council and Newcastle-based music developer Generator.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

In its report, the BPI highlighted that a new generation of British talent had achieved international success in 2025.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

BPI said approval of the application from Coinbase, a crypto exchange, “could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

The BPI also noted that emerging music superpowers in Latin America and South Korea often receive government backing, and urged the UK to protect and support its own music industry.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2024

The second phospho-iodide of boron obtained by M. Moissan is represented by the formula BPI.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892 by Various

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