XP - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

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Contents

  • 1 Translingual
    • 1.1 Symbol
  • 2 English
    • 2.1 Etymology 1
      • 2.1.1 Noun
      • 2.1.2 Noun
        • 2.1.2.1 Related terms
      • 2.1.3 Noun
        • 2.1.3.1 Related terms
      • 2.1.4 Proper noun
    • 2.2 Etymology 2
      • 2.2.1 Prefix
        • 2.2.1.1 Derived terms
        • 2.2.1.2 See also
    • 2.3 Etymology 3
      • 2.3.1 Noun
        • 2.3.1.1 Hyponyms
    • 2.4 References
    • 2.5 Anagrams
  • 3 French
    • 3.1 Etymology
    • 3.2 Noun
      • 3.2.1 Related terms
    • 3.3 Proper noun

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

XP

  1. An emoticon representing a silly, laughing mood.

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

An abbreviation.

Noun[edit]

XP (uncountable)

  1. (software engineering) Initialism of Extreme Programming.
  2. (medicine) Initialism of Xeroderma Pigmentosum.

Noun[edit]

XP (plural XP)

  1. (roleplaying games) Initialism of Experience Point.
Related terms[edit]

experience point

Noun[edit]

XP (plural XPs)

  1. (motor racing) Abbreviation of extreme prix; xPrix.; from being an extreme grand prix.
Related terms[edit]

motorsports

Proper noun[edit]

XP

  1. (computing) Ellipsis of Windows XP.

Etymology 2[edit]

Combination of prefix P and prefix modifier X.

Prefix[edit]

XP

  1. (aviation, military, obsolete, US) eXperimental, Pursuit, fighter (prefix)
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

XP (plural XPs)

  1. (grammar, X-bar theory) Initialism 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. The X is a "pro-letter" which can be substituted by letters such as N for noun, V for verb, P for preposition, I for inflectional, etc.)
Hyponyms[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Abbreviation.

Noun[edit]

XPm (plural XPs)

  1. (motor racing) Abbreviation of extrême prix; xPrix.; from grand prix extrême

Related terms[edit]

motorsports

Proper noun[edit]

XPm

  1. (computing) Ellipsis of Windows XP.
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