BMP

B3M3P3

Initialism of Basic Multilingual Plane, one of the sets of character codepoints in Unicode, formally known as Plane 0; the conventional full set of all characters in basic Unicode, using the 65,536-codepoint range from U+0000 through U+FFFF.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

proper nounBMP (countable and uncountable, plural BMPs)

plural BMPs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableUnicodeInitialism of Basic Multilingual Plane, one of the sets of character codepoints in Unicode, formally known as Plane 0; the conventional full set of all characters in basic Unicode, using the 65,536-codepoint range from U+0000 through U+FFFF.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of Bean-Managed Persistence, persistence form of Enterprise JavaBeans.
  3. USabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of Best Management Practice; management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters in the USA and Canada.
    1 more example

    These standard practices have been established and incorporate BMPs to meet internal, state, and federal requirements, balance construction costs, and minimize impacts to landowners and the environment. […] Any contractors involved in construction of the Transmission Line will adhere to these BMP requirements.

    2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, pages 37, 52
nounBMP (plural BMPs)

plural BMPs

  1. abbreviationfile formatcomputingAbbreviation of bitmap.
  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of batch message processor.
  3. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of basic metabolic panel.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

BMP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BMP

MLA

“BMP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BMP. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “BMP,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/BMP.

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