GARP

(General Attributes Registration Protocol) A standard for registering a client station into a multicast domain. See 802.1p.

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An approach to investing that combines the two popular strategies of value and growth investing. It seeks stock that has both growth potential and a reasonable price.

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More recently, the GARP name has been associated with another great acronym: SWAN (sleep well at night).

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Investment approach combining Value Investing and Growth Stock investing.

The term or acronym GARP can refer to:

• Generic Attribute Registration Protocol, a communications protocol;
• Generalized axiom of revealed preference;
• Genetic Algorithm for Rule Set Production; a computer algorithm to determine ecological niches
• Global Atmospheric Research Programme, an international meteorology research programme of the 1970s and 1980s;
• Global Association of Risk Professionals;
• Growth at a Reasonable Price, an investing acronym;
• Gratuituous ARP (or an ARP announcement)

Or it could refer to the following fictional works or characters:

• The World According to Garp, a 1978 novel by John Irving.
• The World According to Garp (film), a 1982 film based on Irving's novel, starring Robin Williams.
• Monkey D. Garp, a character in the Japanese anime One Piece

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