ASP

Meanings

1. Initialism of application service provider.
2. Initialism of average selling price or (more rarely) average sale(s) price.
3. Initialism of ammunition supply point.
4. Initialism of accessibility / assistance / accompaniment service provider.
5. Initialism of answer set programming.

1. Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.
2. A customised pistol produced by this company until 1987.
3. A telescopic baton manufactured by this company.
4. Initialism of Active Server Pages.

1. A water snake.
2. A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
3. The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).
4. An evil person; a snake.
5. A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
6. The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.
7. Any caterpillar which inflicts a sharp pain when their hair is touched.

1. An aspen tree.

1. Initialism of Act of the Scottish Parliament.

Etymology

From Middle English aspe, from Old French aspe, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper”), from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje”); compare Middle English aspide.