If is a
very common English word used in the
protasis of a
conditional sentence and the
antecedent of a
proposition. It is often used in computer languages to indicate a
conditional.
If is also
When followed by various forms of punctuation, If can refer to:
- "If—", the Rudyard Kipling poem
- If?, a dance band of the late 1980s and early '90s
- If... (comic), a political comic strip which appears in the UK newspaper The Guardian
- If... (TV series), a series of BBC drama-documentaries
- if...., a 1968 Lindsay Anderson film starring Malcolm McDowell
- Shin Megami Tensei if..., a 1994 video game in the Shin Megami Tensei series for the Super Famicom
As an abbreviation, IF can refer to
- IF (x86 flag), the Interrupt Flag in the x86 architecture
- Immunofluorescence, a form of labeling substances with radioactive antibodies
- Impact Factor, a measure of the importance of scientific journals
- In Flames, a melodic death metal band from Sweden
- Initiation factor, an important component in protein synthesis
- Intelligent falling, alternative theory of gravitation
- Interactive fiction, text-based computer games featuring interactive stories and environments
- Intermediate filament, a component of the cytoskeleton
- Intermediate frequency, an intermediate step in radio transmission or reception
- Internal focusing, a lens technology in which focusing occurs only with internal elements
- Interstitial fluid, the liquid outside of a cell
Businesses named "If" or abbreviated "IF" include:
In Computer Programming
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