XP
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XP
English
Etymology 1
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Noun
XP (uncountable)
- (software engineering) Initialism of Extreme Programming.
- (medicine) Initialism of Xeroderma Pigmentosum.
Noun
XP (plural XP)
- (roleplaying games) Initialism of experience point.
Related terms
experience point
Noun
XP (plural XPs)
- (motor racing) Abbreviation of extreme prix; xPrix (from being an extreme grand prix).
Related terms
motorsports
Proper noun
XP
- (computing) Ellipsis of Windows XP (standing for experience).
Etymology 2
Combination of prefix P and prefix modifier X.
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Etymology 3
X is a variable which can stand for letters representing parts of speech such as: N (noun), V (verb), P (preposition), etc.
Noun
XP (plural XPs)
- (grammar, X-bar theory) Initialism of X Phrase. (a phrase which consists of either: (1) an optional specifier and an X-bar phrase, or (2) a conjunction sandwiched between two other XPs. The X is a "pro-letter" which can be substituted by letters such as N for noun, V for verb, P for preposition, I for inflectional, etc.)
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Etymology
Abbreviation.
Noun
XP m (plural XPs)
- (motor racing) Abbreviation of extrême prix; xPrix.; from grand prix extrême
Related terms
motorsports
Proper noun
XP m
- (computing) Ellipsis of Windows XP.