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Definition: AFP |
AFPNoun1. An abnormally large amount of this fetoprotein in the fetus can signal an abnormality of the neural tube (as spina bifida or anencephaly). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Computing | AFP 1. |
Health | Alpha-fetoprotein. A protein normally produced by a developing fetus. AFP levels are usually undetectable in the blood of healthy nonpregnant adults. An elevated level of AFP suggests the presence of either a primary liver cancer or germ cell tumor. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
AFP | Danish | AFP-protokol | Post & Telecom |
AFP | English | Action of financial participation | Economics |
AFP | French | Action frais partagés | Economics |
AFP | Greek | πρωτόκολλο αρχειοθέτησης Apple | Post & Telecom |
AFP | Italian | Alfa-fetoproteina | N/A |
AFP | Spanish | Alfa-fetoproteína | Medicine |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: AFPSynonyms: alpha fetoprotein (n), alpha foetoprotein (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: AFP |
| Specialty definitions using "AFP": Advanced Function Presentation, alpha-fetoprotein, AppleTalk Filing Protocol. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Cote d'Ivoire | AFP protested his arrest and explained that Ouattara had spoken with arrested coup suspects because he was covering the coup attempt for the AFP. (references) |
Philippines | In June 2000, following persistent reports that troops operating against Muslim separatists in Mindanao had desecrated mosques, the Secretary of National Defense ordered the AFP to refrain from such action. (references) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | Unknown persons also searched and ransacked Guehi's house during the night of January 13. On January 17 in Abidjan, security forces in Abidjan arrested AFP journalist Ouattara Muhamed Junior and accused him of being involved in the January 7-8 coup attempt. (references) | |
Economic History | Spain | In 1966, with the inauguration of the Buenos Aires bureau, EFE entered the American market where AP, UPI, Reuters and AFP were already in close competition. (references) |
Philippines | The AFP is jointly working with the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) in formulating the framework and guidelines for the implementation of a countertrade program that would best fit the country's economy. (references) | |
Philippines | Under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization program, offsets will be given priority over counterpurchase in the evaluation of foreign proposals for the supply of equipment, materials and supplies to the AFP. (references) | |
Human Rights | Philippines | President Macapagal-Arroyo denied any wrongdoing by the AFP. (references) |
Philippines | An AFP officer kidnaped by the NPA in July 1999 was released in April. (references) | |
Philippines | In August the PNP filed murder charges against AFP officers in the death of a policeman. (references) | |
Minorities | Philippines | However, prior to the November 26 election for ARMM officials, more than 80 persons were killed and many more wounded when MNLF members loyal to outgoing ARMM Governor Nur Misuari attacked an AFP outpost in Sulu. (references) |
Political Economy | Philippines | The Government repatriated most noncombatants displaced during 2000 as a result of fighting between the AFP and the MILF. (references) |
Worker Rights | Australia | The Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have determined that women and children from Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, South Korea, Vietnam, and parts of the former Soviet Union have been trafficked into the country. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "AFP" is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 50.00% of the time. "AFP" is used about 28 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (common) | 50% | 14 | 93,893 |
| Noun (singular) | 35.71% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 10.71% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.57% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 28 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Chile | AFP Santa Maria SA | USA | AFP Imaging Corporation |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-p" | |
-1 letter: fa, pa. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-p" | |
+1 letter: flap, frap. | |
+2 letters: flaps, fraps, pilaf. | |
+3 letters: capful, faceup, flappy, frappe, frypan, lapful, pacify, panfry, panful, payoff, piaffe, pilaff, pilafs, prefab, upwaft. | |
+4 letters: amplify, capfuls, cowflap, earflap, felspar, firepan, flapped, flapper, flareup, flatcap, flattop, fleapit, flypast, flytrap, footpad, forepaw, frapped, frappes, frypans, lapfuls, mudflap, offramp, opacify, pacific, pailful, painful, palfrey, panfish, panfuls, parfait, payoffs, peafowl, piaffed, piaffer, piaffes, pilaffs, pitfall, plafond, playful, playoff, pooftah, prefabs, preface, prefade, profane, updraft, upwafts. | |
+5 letters: airproof, aperitif, campfire, caprifig, cowflaps, earflaps, epifauna, epifocal, feldspar, felspars, firedamp, firepans, firetrap, flagpole, flagship, flapjack, flapless, flappers, flappier, flapping, flareups, flatcaps, flattops, fleapits, flippant, flypaper, flypasts, flytraps, foolscap, footpace, footpads, footpath, forepart, forepast, forepaws, forepeak, foreplay, frapping, giftwrap, gigaflop, lapidify, leapfrog, mudflaps, napiform, offramps, pacified, pacifier, pacifies, pacifism, pacifist, pailfuls, pailsful, paleface, palfreys, panfried, panfries, pantofle, paraffin, paraform, parfaits, parflesh, parfocal, peaceful, peafowls, pedalfer, perfecta, piaffers, piaffing, pinafore, pitfalls, plafonds, planform, plateful, platform, playoffs, pooftahs, postface, praefect, pratfall, prefaced, prefacer, prefaces, prefaded, prefades, prefixal, preflame, prefrank, profaned, profaner, profanes, puffball, repacify, rifampin, saponify, scarfpin, spadeful, superfan, tipstaff, typeface, updrafts, upwafted. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 46 50 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- ..-. .--. |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01000110 01010000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A F P |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0046 0050 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)354050 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Names: Company Usage 8. Abbreviations | 9. Acronyms 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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