"PUP" meaning in English

See PUP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: PUPs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|~}} PUP (countable and uncountable, plural PUPs)
  1. (Unicode) Initialism of Private Use Plane: either of the two Unicode planes (planes 15 and 16) reserved for private use. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Private Use Plane (extra: either of the two Unicode planes (planes 15 and 16) reserved for private use)
    Sense id: en-PUP-en-name-7bQcsoLE Categories (other): Unicode, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 1 1 37 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 1 1 32 15 23
  2. (UK politics) Initialism of Progressive Unionist Party. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Progressive Unionist Party
  3. (UK politics, historical) Initialism of Protestant Unionist Party. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, historical, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: Protestant Unionist Party
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: SPUA
Categories (other): Malware Disambiguation of Malware: 0 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

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: 28 3 3 35 9 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 1 1 37 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 1 1 32 15 23 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: 31 1 1 37 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 1 1 32 15 23 Topics: business, insurance
  3. (biochemistry) Prokaryotic ubiquitin-like protein
    Sense id: en-PUP-en-noun-6JctrsEn Categories (other): Proteins, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 1 1 37 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 1 1 32 15 23 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 0 0

Inflected forms

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