RP may refer to any of the following:

  1. With HTML, RP is short for the tag.

  2. Short for role-playing, RP describes the act of someone taking on the persona of a character in a book, show, comic book, or, more commonly, a video game. See our RPG (role-playing game) definition for further information and examples.

  3. Short for “rating pending,” RP is an ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) rating given to a game without an assigned rating.

Computer acronyms, Game terms, Tag