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nounADP (countable and uncountable, plural ADPs)
plural ADPs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of adenosine diphosphate.
- abbreviationcountableuncountableAbbreviation of adposition.
proper noun
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Automatic Data Processing.
It’s not uncommon for ADP and the BLS to arrive at quite different answers. At the same time, it’s not unusual for them to be similar. But they almost never arrive at the same exact number.
2023 September 4, Elisabeth Buchwald, “The Fed cares a lot about jobs data — but it may be getting mixed signals”, in CNN Business
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nounan ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage
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APA
ADP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ADP
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“ADP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ADP. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ADP,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ADP.
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