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RPG

American  
  1. role-playing game.

  2. Military. rocket-propelled grenade.


RPG British  

abbreviation

  1. report program generator: a business-oriented computer programming language

  2. rocket propelled grenade

  3. role-playing game

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Currently, the only UK studio with a recognised union is ZA/UM, the developer of RPG Disco Elysium.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

So RPG provides one alternative to the S&P 500’s growth-oriented approach that rewards the multiyear success of its largest components, including Nvidia and Microsoft.

From MarketWatch Apr. 21, 2026

Back in January, the cast of Dimension 20 pulled off something no tabletop RPG show had ever done: they sold out Madison Square Garden.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2025

Jamal Murray: 21.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 6.0 APG, 47.4 FG%, 39.3 3FG%, 88.6 FT%

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2025

I didn’t know what an RPG was, and didn’t have space to ask.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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