"WAP" meaning in English

See WAP in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /wæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-WAP.wav
Rhymes: -æp Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} WAP
  1. (telecommunications) Wireless Application Protocol, an open international standard for applications that use wireless communication, such as Internet access from a cellular phone.

Noun

IPA: /wæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-WAP.wav Forms: WAPs [plural]
Rhymes: -æp Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} WAP (countable and uncountable, plural WAPs)
  1. (telecommunications) Initialism of wireless access point. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: wireless access point
    Sense id: en-WAP-en-noun-ne5un1sj Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Telecommunications, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Genitalia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 48 9 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 47 7 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 48 7 15 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 23 38 19 19 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
  2. (biochemistry) Initialism of whey acidic protein. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: whey acidic protein
    Sense id: en-WAP-en-noun-MY63-whl Categories (other): Biochemistry Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. (originally African-American Vernacular, vulgar, slang) Initialism of wet-ass pussy. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, slang, uncountable, vulgar Alternative form of: wet-ass pussy
    Sense id: en-WAP-en-noun-Pic3XyKR Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English

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