cp

C3P3

noun

A program and command in Unix that is used to copy files and directories from one location to another.

“cp437, cp737, cp1253, etc.”

CommonFirst used 2019Scrabble 6

Meanings

cp1

noun
  1. abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of codepage.

    cp437, cp737, cp1253, etc.

  2. computingA program and command in Unix that is used to copy files and directories from one location to another.
verb
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of compare.

CP2

adjectiveCP (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of copy-protected.
nounCP (countable and uncountable, plural CPs)

plural CPs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of cyberpunk.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of corporal punishment.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of custodial parent.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of crease pattern.
  5. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of county primary or community primary (school).
  6. InternetabbreviationcountableeuphemisticinitialismuncountableInitialism of child pornography.
    1. Internetabbreviationcountableeuphemistichumorousinitialismuncountable4chan slangInitialism of cheese pizza (“child pornography”).
  7. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of cerebral palsy.
  8. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableeducationInitialism of college prep; college preparatory.
  9. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehuman sciencesInitialism of complementizer phrase.
  10. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of command post.
  11. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenatural sciencesInitialism of center of pressure.
  12. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablenatural sciencesInitialism of charge-parity.
  13. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemathematicsInitialism of critical point.
  14. abbreviationcountabledatedinitialismuncountableInitialism of colored people.
  15. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of civil parish (used on OS 1:25 000 scale Explorer maps).
  16. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of containment perimeter.
  17. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebiologyInitialism of capsid protein.
  18. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of codepage.
  19. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablevideo gamesInitialism of computer player.
  20. InternetPhilippinesabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of cellphone.
  21. PhilippinesabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of contract package.
  22. UKabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablegovernmentInitialism of command paper.First known use 2019
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Canadian Press.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Canadian Pacific.
  3. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Communist Party.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

French PC
  • PCCanadian Press
Greek ΚΚ
  • ΚΚ (KK)Communist Party
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