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3-letter words containing p

  • lip — either of the two fleshy parts or folds forming the margins of the mouth and functioning in speech.
  • llp — Lower Layer Protocol
  • lop — to let hang or droop: He lopped his arms at his sides in utter exhaustion.
  • lpc — (language)   A variant of C designed ca 1988 to program LP MUDs.
  • lpf — League for Programming Freedom
  • lpg — 1. Linguaggio Procedure Grafiche (Italian for "Graphical Procedures Language"). dott. Gabriele Selmi. Roughly a cross between Fortran and APL, with graphical-oriented extensions and several peculiarities. Underlies the products of CAD.LAB Spa. "Graphical Procedure Language User's Guide and Reference Manual", CAD.LAB, Bologna, Italy, 1989, order code GO89/9. 2. Langage de Programmation Generique. An applicative language, both specification and functional. Special emphasis on parametrised declarations. "Design and Implementation of a Generic, Logic and Functional Programming Language", D. Bert et al, ESOP 86, LNCS 213, Springer 1986.
  • lpi — (language)   A PL/I interpreter for IBM PCs and workstations. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
  • lpl — List Programming Language. LISP-like language with ALGOL-like syntax, for IBM 360. "LPL - LISP Programming Language", F.W. Blair et al, RC 3062, IBM TJWRC, Sep 1970.
  • lpm — (unit)   (lpm) A unit used to measure line printer throughput.
  • lpn — An LPN is a nurse who is trained to provide patients with basic care under the supervision of a doctor or a registered nurse. LPN is an abbreviation for 'licensed practical nurse.'
  • lpo — London Philharmonic Orchestra
  • lpr — Line printer. The Unix print command. This does not actually print files but rather copies (or links) them to a spool area from where a daemon copies them to the printer.
  • lps — a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
  • lpt — /L-P-T/ or /lip'it/ or /lip-it'/ Line printer. Rare under Unix, more common among hackers who grew up with ITS, MS-DOS, CP/M and other operating systems that were strongly influenced by early DEC conventions.
  • lrp — lead replacement petrol
  • lsp — label switched path
  • lvp — least valuable player
  • lwp — (programming)   light-weight process.
  • map — Walter, c1140–1209? Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.
  • mcp — male chauvinist pig
  • mep — A Member of the European Parliament.
  • mip — monthly investment plan
  • mmp — mixed member proportional: a system of proportional representation, used in Germany and New Zealand
  • mnp — Microcom Networking Protocol
  • mop — a wry face; grimace.
  • mp1 — MPEG-1 audio layer 1
  • mp3 — MPEG-1 audio layer 3
  • mp4 — MPEG-4 Part 14: software created by the Motion Picture Experts Group for transmitting data streams to a receiving device in real time
  • mpc — 1.   (operating system)   Memory Protection Check. 2.   (computer)   Multimedia Personal Computer. 3. Multiprocess Communications.
  • mpg — Miles per gallon (a measurement of a vehicle’s rate of fuel consumption).
  • mph — Miles per hour.
  • mpi — Message Passing Interface
  • mpl — 1.   (language)   An early possible name for PL/I. 2. MasPar data-parallel version of C. See also ampl. 3. Motorola Programming Language. A low-level PL/I-like language, similar to PL/M, but for the Motorola 6800. 4. MicroProgramming Language. Simple language for microprogramming. Statements on the same line represent register transfers caused by one microinstruction, and are executed in parallel.
  • mpp — Member of the Provincial Parliament (of Ontario)
  • mps — Member of the Pharmaceutical Society
  • mpv — An extension of the VRTX real-time operating system to support multi-processing.
  • mpx — Multiplexor Channel
  • mrp — Material Requirements Planning
  • msp — An MSP is someone who has been elected as a member of the Scottish Parliament. MSP is an abbreviation for 'Member of the Scottish Parliament'.
  • mvp — Model-View-Presenter
  • nap — to sleep for a short time; doze.
  • ncp — (networking)   1. IBM Advanced Communication Function/Network Control Program. 2. Novell, Inc. NetWare Core Protocol.
  • ndp — net domestic product
  • nep — New Economic Policy.
  • nip — to squeeze or compress tightly between two surfaces or points; pinch; bite.
  • nlp — 1.   (application)   Natural Language Processing. 2.   (networking)   Network Layer Protocol.
  • nnp — net national product
  • nop — (programming) A no-op; a CPU instruction that does nothing.
  • npa — Newspaper Publishers' Association
  • npc — a character in a tabletop role-playing game who is controlled by the Game Master.
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