English Explanatory Dictionary

HP

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Initialism of Himachal Pradesh: a state of India.
  2. Initialism of Hewlett-Packard.
  3. Initialism of Harry Potter.
noun
  1. Initialism of hire purchase.
  2. Initialism of horsepower.
  3. Initialism of hit points / health points.
  4. Initialism of higher power.
  5. Initialism of Houses of Parliament.
  6. Initialism of Helicobacter pylori.
  7. Initialism of hydrogen peroxide.
  8. Initialism of handphone.
  9. Initialism of home page.
  10. Initialism of horizontal pitch.
noun
  1. Abbreviation of horsepower (unit of power).
noun
  1. Abbreviation of haptoglobin.

Pronunciation

/eɪt͡ʃˌpiː/ en-ca-HP.ogg

Word forms

HP HPs

Etymology

Sense "home page" is a borrowing from Japanese HP (HP, “home page”), from English home page.

Synonyms

mul:H₂O₂ HPO PO

Derived words

HP-UX LHP HPGP HPV VHP AHP
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