"PUP" meaning in All languages combined

See PUP on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: PUPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} PUP (plural PUPs)
  1. (computing) Initialism of Private Use Plane: either of the two Unicode planes (planes 15 and 16) reserved for private use. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Private Use Plane (extra: either of the two Unicode planes (planes 15 and 16) reserved for private use) Synonyms: SPUA
    Sense id: en-PUP-en-name-7bQcsoLE Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 10 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 33 11 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 29 13 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Malware Disambiguation of Malware: 0 0 0 0

Noun [English]

Forms: PUPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} PUP (plural PUPs)
  1. (computing) Acronym of potentially unwanted program, software that most computer users do not want on their computers, such as adware. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: potentially unwanted program, software that most computer users do not want on their computers, such as adware
    Sense id: en-PUP-en-noun-ECu-BQ11 Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 10 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 33 11 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 29 13 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (insurance) Paid up
    Sense id: en-PUP-en-noun-ADfjTX0o Categories (other): Insurance, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 33 11 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 29 13 26 Topics: business, insurance
  3. (biochemistry) Prokaryotic ubiquitin-like protein
    Sense id: en-PUP-en-noun-6JctrsEn Categories (other): Proteins, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 35 10 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 33 11 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 29 13 26 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: depupylate
Categories (other): Malware Disambiguation of Malware: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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