"UPS" meaning in English

See UPS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} UPS
  1. Initialism of United Parcel Service. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: United Parcel Service
    Sense id: en-UPS-en-name-Gzkg4ePk Categories (other): Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Physical chemistry Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 23 22 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 24 23 10 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 24 23 10 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 25 21 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Physical chemistry: 13 25 19 10 6 27
  2. (Philippines, chiefly Parañaque) Initialism of United Parañaque Subdivision: several subdivisions in barangays San Martin De Porres, San Isidro, BF Homes, and Marcelo Green Village, in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: United Parañaque Subdivision (extra: several subdivisions in barangays San Martin De Porres, San Isidro, BF Homes, and Marcelo Green Village, in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines) Categories (place): Places in Metro Manila, Philippines, Places in the Philippines
    Sense id: en-UPS-en-name-IMTnT2BX Categories (other): Philippine English, Abbreviations of places, Barangays of Metro Manila, Philippines, Neighborhoods in Metro Manila, Philippines, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Physical chemistry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 32 18 8 7 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 21 25 11 9 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 36 16 7 7 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 36 16 7 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 31 15 10 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 23 22 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 24 23 10 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 24 23 10 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 25 21 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 27 21 11 8 22 Disambiguation of Physical chemistry: 13 25 19 10 6 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: UPSer

Noun

Forms: UPSes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|es}} UPS (countable and uncountable, plural UPSes)
  1. (electronics) Initialism of uninterruptible power supply/source. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: uninterruptible power supply/source Related terms: XPS Translations ((initialism) uninterruptible power supply): SAI [masculine] (Catalan), ASI [feminine] (French), ASSC [feminine] (French), SAI [masculine] (Galician), USV [feminine] (German), UPS [masculine] (Polish), SAI [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-UPS-en-noun-S8-ejLrS Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Electronics, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Physical chemistry Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 21 25 11 9 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 23 22 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 24 23 10 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 24 23 10 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 25 21 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Physical chemistry: 13 25 19 10 6 27 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of '(initialism) uninterruptible power supply': 77 11 12
  2. Initialism of ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy
    Sense id: en-UPS-en-noun-KBZq~3j4 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Physical chemistry Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 21 25 11 9 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 23 22 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 25 21 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Physical chemistry: 13 25 19 10 6 27
  3. (biochemistry) Initialism of ubiquitin-proteasome system. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: ubiquitin-proteasome system
    Sense id: en-UPS-en-noun-a~m0V~bj Categories (other): Biochemistry Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

Forms: UPSes [present, singular, third-person], UPSing [participle, present], UPSed [participle, past], UPSed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|~es}} UPS (third-person singular simple present UPSes, present participle UPSing, simple past and past participle UPSed)
  1. (electronics, nonstandard, transitive) To connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply. Tags: nonstandard, transitive
    Sense id: en-UPS-en-verb-DeI0F4Q7 Categories (other): Electronics, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Physical chemistry Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 9 21 25 11 9 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 23 22 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 11 24 23 10 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 24 23 10 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 25 21 12 8 23 Disambiguation of Physical chemistry: 13 25 19 10 6 27 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Inflected forms

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        "(electronics) Initialism of uninterruptible power supply/source."
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        "Initialism of ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy."
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      "sense": "(initialism) uninterruptible power supply",
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      "sense": "(initialism) uninterruptible power supply",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "(initialism) uninterruptible power supply",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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        "To connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply."
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        "(electronics, nonstandard, transitive) To connect a device to an uninterruptible power supply."
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