"POP" meaning in English

See POP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} POP (not comparable)
  1. Acronym of post office preferred. (denoting a standard envelope size) Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: post office preferred (extra: denoting a standard envelope size)
    Sense id: en-POP-en-adj-r3m8o6KI Categories (other): E-mail Disambiguation of E-mail: 14 20 4 11 20 9 8 14

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} POP
  1. (Internet) Acronym of Post Office Protocol. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Post Office Protocol
    Sense id: en-POP-en-name-iWhynjqg Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Internet, E-mail, Post Disambiguation of E-mail: 14 20 4 11 20 9 8 14 Disambiguation of Post: 15 67 5 0 5 3 4 0
  2. (historical) Initialism of Pacific Ocean Park. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism Alternative form of: Pacific Ocean Park
    Sense id: en-POP-en-name-zwy-MBzf

Noun

Forms: POPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} POP (plural POPs)
  1. (telecommunications) Acronym of point of presence. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: point of presence
    Sense id: en-POP-en-noun--eSEZhQO Categories (other): Telecommunications, E-mail Disambiguation of E-mail: 14 20 4 11 20 9 8 14 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
  2. (trade) Acronym of Point of Purchase. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Point of Purchase
    Sense id: en-POP-en-noun-bNTpdrPR Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, E-mail Disambiguation of E-mail: 14 20 4 11 20 9 8 14
  3. (weather) Acronym of probability of precipitation. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: probability of precipitation Translations (probability of precipitation): PDP [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-POP-en-noun-E1lV-aus Categories (other): Weather Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences, weather Disambiguation of 'probability of precipitation': 5 1 88 1 4
  4. (television) Acronym of picture outside of picture. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: picture outside of picture
    Sense id: en-POP-en-noun-rsqSTSSV Categories (other): Television Topics: broadcasting, media, television
  5. (environmental science) Acronym of persistent organic pollutant. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: persistent organic pollutant
    Sense id: en-POP-en-noun-hfiDns-9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, E-mail Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 11 2 10 6 9 5 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 7 1 6 6 5 3 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 12 7 7 11 10 6 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 8 4 8 7 9 4 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 9 2 7 12 6 5 51 Disambiguation of E-mail: 14 20 4 11 20 9 8 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: non-POP

Inflected forms

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        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "POP"
}

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