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A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in analog but mixed and mastered in digital; compare AAD, DAD, DDD.
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A combined paper and electronic identity document that uses biometrics to authenticate the citizenship of travelers.
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(Internet) Abbreviation of bouncer. [(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc to maintain order and deal with patrons who cause trouble.]
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(metonymically, dated) An album; a collection of musical recordings (or, occasionally, other audio such as spoken word).
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(US, slang) An intangible quality, usually attributed to certain items of professional equipment but sometimes to particular positions within predominantly and traditionally male professions such as law enforcement and the military where the term is most frequently used, that is believed to stir inordinate interest in obtaining the item or position because it makes the possessor feel confident, cool and thus desirable to women.
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(informal, video games) The video game development company Codemasters (formerly Code Masters).
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Alternative letter-case form of CP Time. [(US, dated derogatory slang, sometimes reclaimed) Synonym of Colored People's Time.]
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(intellectual property) Community Trade Mark
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(finance, cryptocurrencies) Acronym of decentralized finance. [An experimental form of finance that does not rely on central financial intermediaries, but instead utilizes smart contracts on blockchains.]
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(US, medicine) emergency medical service: an organization, often part of a local government whose purpose is to provide emergency medical care to the public.
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(business) expression of interest, meaning a business communication that an organization is interested in providing goods or services.
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(travel, aviation, reservation system) End transaction, end of transaction (with transaction meaning an amendment in the reservation system in this sense).
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Abbreviation of entity tag. [(networking) In the HTTP protocol, an identifier assigned to a version of a resource, such that if the resource’s content changes, it is given a new identity tag.]
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(technology) One or more of the technology companies Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Google.
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(broadcasting, telecommunications) Abbreviation of free to air. [(of a television or radio broadcast) Transmitted without encryption.]
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(Internet slang) Abbreviation of hat tip. [A tip of the hat.]
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Initialism of Hypertext Markup Language Version 5.
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Alternative spelling of HTTP
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(UK, law enforcement) A code used by British police to identify the apparent ethnicity of a person
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(transitive) To request to see a person’s identification for proof of identity or age.
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Abbreviation of identity card. [A card or badge showing the official identity of the bearer.]
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A type of treatment of ID cards to protect them against being counterfeited.
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Acronym of identity document. [A document which may be used to prove a person's identity.]
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A card or badge showing the official identity of the bearer.
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A document which may be used to prove a person's identity.
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Initialism of internally displaced person. [Someone who is forced to flee his or her home but who remains within his or her country's borders. Abbreviated as IDP.]
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A personal identity document that may be used by a country to control and monitor the internal movement and residence of its citizens.
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(video games) Kill-to-death ratio.
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Kyoto Broadcasting System
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(video games) In multiplayer fighting and shooting video games, the number of kills a player scores divided by the number of deaths.
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(online gaming, derogatory) Abbreviation of kill stealer. [(online gaming, derogatory) One who kill steals.]
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An identification card issued by the Mexican consulate.
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Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. (renamed to NEC in 1983.) Electronics manufacturer.
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(gaming) Initialism of one-hit kill. [(chiefly gaming) To kill in a single hit.]
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Initialism of percentage point. [One hundredth of a given value, used to measure the difference of two percentages.]
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(software engineering) Abbreviation of personalization. [The act of personalizing something, or adapting it for somebody's needs or tastes.]
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Official documents or identification, as a passport.
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An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
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(US) An optional national identity card and travel document, the size of a credit card, issued by the United States federal government.
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Abbreviation of price-earnings ratio. [(finance) The ratio of share price to earnings per share used as an indication of the relative value of the share.]
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A number used to confirm an individual's identity, e.g. when using an ATM or a mobile phone, or when making payment using a credit card or debit card.
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Acronym of personal identification number. [A number used to confirm an individual's identity, e.g. when using an ATM or a mobile phone, or when making payment using a credit card or debit card.]
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A common alternative form of PIN (in the sense of "personal identification number").
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(India) Postal Index Number
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(video games, trademark) A video game console of the "PlayStation" brand.
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the stamp in the Soviet internal passport (serving as a personal ID) with the registered address.
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(in bibliographies) Abbreviation of reporter's note.
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(motorsports) Abbreviation of rallycross. (a motorsport) [A format of car racing in which drivers race over wild terrain and specially designed roads, meant to simulate a cross-country ride within a purpose-built circuit.]
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(JavaScript) Abbreviation of Reactive Extensions for JavaScript.
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(Internet) Part of a uniform resource identifier indicating the protocol or other purpose, such as http: or news:.
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(computing) Abbreviation of symbolic expression. [(computing) A means of representing semistructured data in human-readable text form, mostly composed of symbols and lists and extensively used in the Lisp programming language.]
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(Internet) Abbreviation of screenname. [(computing) a string of characters used to identify a user of a bulletin board, e-mail etc.]
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(US) A nine-digit number issued to citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, codified as 42 U.S.C. § 405(c)(2). The number is issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration. Its primary purpose is to track individuals for taxation purposes. Abbreviated as SSN. In recent years the SSN has become a de facto national identification number.
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(trademark) An international electronics and media company based in Tokyo, Japan.
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(informal, humorous, video games) Square Enix, a Japanese video game development company
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A component on a SIM card that stores information to identify a mobile phone user.
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Abbreviation of software. [(computing) Encoded computer instructions, usually modifiable (unless stored in some form of unalterable memory such as ROM).]
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(text messaging) Abbreviation of tomorrow. [On the day after the present day.]
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(computing, Internet) The last component of a domain name, such as .com, .edu, .gov, .net, .org, .mil, .mobi or any of the newer generic top-level domains, or any of the ccTLDs. Abbreviated TLD.
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(India, politics) A number assigned to each of the adult citizens and residents of India in order to identify them officially.
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(cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin) Abbreviation of unspent transaction output.
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A mandatory unique alphanumeric code (usually 17 characters long) assigned to each vehicle produced, stamped into the metal on the dashboard on the left-hand side (viewable through the windshield), and on the engine block and at least one other place somewhere on the body of the vehicle.
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(video games) PlayStation Vita
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(telecommunications) voice over long term evolution
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(Internet slang, countable) a win
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Acronym of w(ireless) a(d-hoc) net(work).
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(philately) Abbreviation of watermark. [A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.]
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(video games, informal) Abbreviation of expansion pack. [(computing) A module that adds new content to an existing piece of software.]
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(video games, trademark) Any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.
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(video games) Initialism of yellow light of death. [(video games) A general hardware failure in the Playstation 3 video game console and related to an issue on the motherboard, the power supply, commonly caused by a degraded capacitor.]
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(Internet) Abbreviation of YouTube, a popular video hosting website. [(neologism) Any website that allows users to upload content, particularly YouTube itself.]
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