XP

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Australia, New Zealand, UK/eks piː/Australia, New Zealand, UK, also/ɛks piː/Canada, US, Scotland/ɛks pi/India/ɛ(ː)ks piː/

prefix

eXperimental, Pursuit, fighter (prefix).

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Meanings

XP1

nounXP (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of extreme programming.
  2. abbreviationinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of xeroderma pigmentosum.
nounXP (plural XP)
  1. abbreviationinitialismgamesInitialism of experience point /experience points.
nounXP (plural XPs)

plural XPs

  1. abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of extreme prix; xPrix, from being an extreme grand prix.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsiscomputingEllipsis of Windows XP, standing for experience.

XP2

prefix
  1. USobsoleteaeronauticseXperimental, Pursuit, fighter (prefix).

XP3

nounXP (plural XPs)

plural XPs

  1. abbreviationinitialismX-bar theorygrammarInitialism of X Phrase (“a phrase which consists of either: (1) an optional specifier and an X-bar phrase, or (2) a conjunction sandwiched between two other XPs, where X refers to an arbitrary part of speech”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
experience pointsextreme programming

Origin

XP · noun, noun, noun, proper noun

Abbreviations.

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XP · prefix

Combination of prefix P and prefix modifier X.

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XP · noun

X is a variable which can stand for letters representing parts of speech such as: N (noun), V (verb), P (preposition), etc.

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APA

XP. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XP

MLA

“XP.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XP. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “XP,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/XP.

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