Prep

Prep is a short form of "preparedness" or preparation. Prep may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

  • Prep, a novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
  • PREP, a pop music band from London

Education

  • College-preparatory school, also called a prep school, or college prep school, or university-preparatory school
    • Preppy or preppie or prep, a subculture in the United States associated with old private Northeastern university-preparatory schools
  • Test preparation or test prep

Science

  • Prep, short form for a plasmid preparation (including minipreps and bulk preps) or the DNA prepared by such a method
  • PrEP, short form for pre-exposure prophylaxis (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis), the use of prescription drugs to prevent HIV transmission before exposure
  • Prep, short form for presequence protease, a mitochondrial and chloroplastic protein

Other uses

See also

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