So, when you hear “RIP”, you might think of different things, and that's not surprising. Let's start with the fact that most often, especially in Western culture, RIP is an abbreviation from Latin “Requiescat in pace”, which means “Rest in peace”. This is an expression we use to pay tribute to the deceased, wishing them to find peace. So when it comes to RIP, translation and interpretation, it's quite simple: it is associated with mourning and wishing peace after death.
But there is another meaning of the word “rip” in a technical context. In the world of technology and media, “rip” refers to the process of copying data from a medium, for example, from a disc, into a digital format. This is what video pirates love to do with movies or music, to then distribute them online without the permission of copyright holders. Video piracy is essentially the illegal use and distribution of copyrighted video materials. In the context of piracy, especially digital (games, movies, software), RIP is an abbreviation for “ripped” — that is, a “cut”, “compressed” or “reduced” edition of something.
So, to summarize, “rip” can refer to both eternal peace and, let's say, not entirely peaceful technological practices. Never thought that the same word could have such different meanings, right?