OTP

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English

Noun

OTP (plural OTPs)

  1. (cryptography) Initialism of one-time pad.
  2. (computing) Initialism of one-time password: a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction.
  3. (fandom slang) Initialism of one true pair (or pairing): the romantic pairing preferred by an author or reader of fan fiction.
    Antonym: NOTP
    • 2007, Kristin Thompson, The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood‎, page 179:
      Other common OTPs are Frodo/Sam and Aragorn/Legolas.
    • 2013, Jennifer K. Stuller, Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer‎, page 43:
      The 'shippers in the study asserted that they may enjoy reading stories about other 'ships, or stories without a 'ship […] but the stories they most enjoy are those about their OTP.
    • 2018, Britta Lundin, Ship It, unnumbered page:
      Over Rico's shoulder, I see Claire biting her lip, wearing the look of a shipper watching her OTP interact.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:OTP.
  4. Initialism of one-trick pony. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

Proper noun

OTP

  1. (telecommunications) Initialism of Open Telecom Platform.
  2. (computing) Initialism of Opposite Track Path.

Adjective

OTP

  1. (electronics) Initialism of one-time programmable.
  2. (instant messaging) Initialism of on the phone.

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