DP

¹

abbreviation

1. data processing.

2. Movies.,  director of photography.

3. displaced person. Also D.P.

4. double penetration.

5. Baseball.,  double play.

D/P

²

1. documents against payment.

d.p.

³

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) with a proper direction.

D.P.

⁴

abbreviation

1. data processing.

2. displaced person.

DP

¹

abbreviation

1. data processing

2. displaced person

3. (in South Africa) Democratic Party

D/P

²

abbreviation

1. documents against presentation

Word History and Origins

Origin of DP¹

From Latin dīrēctiōne prōpriā

Example Sentences

According to the New York Times, last year "police responded to about 171,000 calls about 'E.D.P.s' — emotionally disturbed people."

From Salon

The accumulating penalties will be a welcome sign to privacy groups that want to see European Union regulators more aggressively enforce the General Data Protection Regulation, or G.D.P.R The law was hailed as a landmark moment in the regulation of technology companies when it took effect in 2018, but regulators have since faced criticism for not applying the rules strongly enough.

From New York Times

But two countries with similar G.D.P.s can have very different emissions levels.

From New York Times

“Canadians did not vote for a national dental program and they certainly did not vote for an N.D.P.-Liberal government,” Candice Bergen, the acting Conservative leader, told reporters.

From New York Times

Critics contend that the G.D.P.R shows that although the European Union has drafted strong digital policies, it has struggled to enact them well.

From New York Times

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