"NP" meaning in English

See NP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} NP
  1. (South Africa) Initialism of National Party. Tags: South-Africa, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: National Party
    Sense id: en-NP-en-name-mAMu3JA6 Categories (other): South African English, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, South African politics Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 8 0 14 1 1 5 17 4 1 2 6 16 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 0 15 1 1 6 18 4 1 1 7 17 10 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 20 14 4 17 2 4 8 20 5 3 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 5 0 27 0 2 11 33 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 6 1 22 1 3 12 27 5 2 3 Disambiguation of South African politics: 54 7 3 11 2 2 2 8 3 5 3
  2. (Philippines) Initialism of Nacionalista Party. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Nacionalista Party
    Sense id: en-NP-en-name-Nu0SLTFG Categories (other): Philippine English, English words spelled without vowels Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 20 14 4 17 2 4 8 20 5 3 4

Noun

Forms: NPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} NP (countable and uncountable, plural NPs)
  1. Initialism of notary public. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: notary public
    Sense id: en-NP-en-noun-en:notary_public
  2. Initialism of nurse practitioner. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: nurse practitioner
    Sense id: en-NP-en-noun-en:nurse_practitioner Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 8 0 14 1 1 5 17 4 1 2 6 16 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 0 15 1 1 6 18 4 1 1 7 17 10 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 20 14 4 17 2 4 8 20 5 3 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 5 0 27 0 2 11 33 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 6 1 22 1 3 12 27 5 2 3
  3. Initialism of national park. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: national park
    Sense id: en-NP-en-noun-en:national_park
  4. (linguistics) Initialism of noun phrase. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: noun phrase Coordinate_terms: VP, PP Translations (noun phrase): SN [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-NP-en-noun-en:noun_phrase Categories (other): Linguistics Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'noun phrase': 0 0 0 100 0 0 0
  5. (nanotechnology) Initialism of nanoparticle. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: nanoparticle
    Sense id: en-NP-en-noun-en:nanoparticle Categories (other): Nanotechnology, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 5 0 27 0 2 11 33 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 6 1 22 1 3 12 27 5 2 3 Topics: engineering, nanotechnology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (computing theory) Abbreviation of nondeterministic polynomial, the complexity class of computational problems that a nondeterministic Turing machine can solve in polynomial time. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: nondeterministic polynomial (extra: the complexity class of computational problems that a nondeterministic Turing machine can solve in polynomial time) Derived forms (nondeterministic polymonial): co-NP, NP-complete, NP-easy, NP-hard, NP time
    Sense id: en-NP-en-noun-en:nondeterministic_polynomial Categories (other): Theory of computing, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 8 0 14 1 1 5 17 4 1 2 6 16 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 0 15 1 1 6 18 4 1 1 7 17 10 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 13 1 21 0 3 10 29 6 1 3 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 20 14 4 17 2 4 8 20 5 3 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 5 0 27 0 2 11 33 3 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 6 1 22 1 3 12 27 5 2 3 Topics: computing, computing-theory, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'nondeterministic polymonial': 0 25 0 2 14 54 5
  7. (medicine, pathology) Abbreviation of nosocomial pneumonia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: nosocomial pneumonia Synonyms: HAP (english: hospital-acquired pneumonia) Hypernyms: HCAP (english: healthcare-associated pneumonia)
    Sense id: en-NP-en-noun-en:nosocomial_pneumonia Categories (other): Medicine, Pathology Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Phrase

Head templates: {{en-head|phr}} NP
  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of no problem. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: no problem
    Sense id: en-NP-en-phrase-RUSQO4ft
  2. (Internet) Initialism of now playing. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: now playing
    Sense id: en-NP-en-phrase-qXuXeGts Categories (other): Internet

Inflected forms

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