# tyro

**URL:** https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/tyro/2546
**Category:** RobotStudio
**Created:** [February 27, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/tyro/2546 "2009-02-27T08:22:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![power](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85e7bf/32.png) [@power](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/power)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/tyro/2546/1 "2009-02-27T08:22:19Z")

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what does "RAPID"mean?

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### Author: ![Anders\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Anders\_S](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/Anders_S)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/tyro/2546/2 "2009-02-27T17:38:48Z")

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RAPID is the name on the program language you use to program ABB robots.

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### Author: ![msalminen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@msalminen](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/u/msalminen)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2009, 7:34am UTC](https://tech-community.robotics.abb.com/t/tyro/2546/3 "2009-03-02T07:34:52Z")

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As far as I know RAPID comes from …

**R** obot **AP** plication **I** nteractive **D** ialogue

Mika