Soap is a surfactant cleaning compound used for personal or other cleaning.
SOAP is a computer network protocol (originally an acronym for Simple Object Access Protocol), a protocol specification in computer networks.
Soap or SOAP may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Television
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Soap opera, ongoing, episodic work of fiction on TV or radio
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Soap (TV series), a 1970s sitcom
Fictional characters
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Captain Soap MacTavish, fictional soldier from the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series
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Hotel Soap is an animated cartoon character in the Dr. Tran animated series of internet shorts
Music
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S.O.A.P. (duo), a Danish pop music duo
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"Soap" (song), Melanie Martinez single
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Sons of All Pussys, a Japanese band often abbreviated S.O.A.P.
Science and technology
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Short Oligonucleotide Analysis Package, a bioinformatics package used for the assembly and analysis of DNA sequences
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SOAP ("Simplify Obscure Algol Programs"), an Algol 60 prettyprinter
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SOAP note, a method of documentation used in medical charts
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Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program, a method for testing the oil in aircraft engines for the concentration of critical metals to identify wear of engine parts
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Sugar soap, a material used for cleaning surfaces before repainting
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Symbolic Optimal Assembly Program, an assembly language for the IBM 650 computer
Other uses
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Society of Australian Punk, an organisation focused on Australian punk
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Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program, for medical students who were not initially matched with U.S. residencies by the National Resident Matching Program
See also