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Meaning of DP

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a person forced to flee from home or country
 
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 Synonyms: displaced person, stateless person
 
 See Also: refugee

 

 

Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

1. data processing.

According to hackers, use of the term marks one immediately as a suit.

See DPer.

2. dot pitch.

3. Dissociated Press.

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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A protein attached to the membrane of the rough endoplasmic reticulum which helps ferry other proteins that are destined to be secreted out of the cell into the rough endoplasmic reticulum. It does this by binding with an SRP ("signal-recognition particle": a protein-RNA complex) that has previously attached itself to the lead end of the protein while the protein is still being synthesized.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: absconder, alien, barbarian, bolter, castaway, declasse, deported population, deportee, deracine, derelict, displaced person, eloper, emigrant, emigre, escapee, evacue, evacuee, evictee, exile, expatriate, expellee, fleer, foreign devil, foreigner, fugitive, gringo, immigrant, in-migrant, Ishmael, leper, migrant, migrator, migratory worker, outcast, outcast of society, outcaste, outlander, outlaw, out-migrant, outsider, pariah, persona non grata, refugee, runagate, runaway, skedaddler, social outcast, stateless person, stranger, the Wandering Jew, tramontane, trekker, Uitlander, ultramontane, unacceptable person, undesirable, untouchable, wanderer, wetback
 

 

 

 

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