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XP

American  

abbreviation

  1. experience point(s).

  2. extreme programming.


XP 1 British  

noun

  1. the Christian monogram made up of the Greek letters khi and rho, the first two letters of Khristos, the Greek form of Christ's name

"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

XP 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. extreme programming

"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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Windows XP became the next version of the same problem.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Lectric eBikes XP Trike2 – Traditional tricycles are notoriously unwieldy — hard to transport, tough to store, nearly impossible to strap to a standard bike rack.

From Salon Nov. 20, 2025

The three companies are looking to buy most of the assets of Altice’s French telecommunications company SFR, but the offer doesn’t include stakes in Intelcia, UltraEdge, XP Fibre or Altice Technical Services.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 14, 2025

The rolling green grassy hills and blue sky of our Windows XP background greeted me, and I’d feel feverish waiting as the AOL dial-up internet made its torturously slow connection.

From Slate Aug. 12, 2025

On XY take XN = XP, and draw NM ⊥ to XY.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

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