BIP was chosen as BEP could conflict with Bittorrent Enhancement Proposals.
BER - Bitcoin Enhancement Request - was also considered
Link to bitcoin talk post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=44652
https://m.stacker.news/23298
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Probably on the same model as the Java improvement proposals: JDK Enhancement Proposal (JEP).
Should have been called Bitcoin Enhancement & Enrichment Proposals
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