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COMP

Specialty Definition: COMP

DomainDefinition

Census

Designation for the (Comptroller), Bureau of the Census. Established January 1993 and elevated to Associate Director level in May 1994. (references)

Slang

Noun. Source: A shortened version of computer. Definition: A machine that calculates or computes. Context: This term would be used with one's internet friends when discussing anything that has to do with computers. Social Source: Good Time Boys. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Date "COMP" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references)


Crosswords: COMP

English words defined with "COMP": Abler, Ante-. (references)
Etymologies containing "COMP": Warlock. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: COMP

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.
EntrySourceExpressionField

COMP

EnglishDirectorate-General for CompetitionEuropean Union

COMP

ItalianDirezione generale della ConcorrenzaEuropean Union

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Modern Usage: COMP

DomainUsage

Lyrics

He stomp the comp got cuts like venom (I Wanna Rock; performing artist: Prince)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: COMP

DomainTitle

References

  • Josef Manner & Comp. AG: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Analogical and Inductive Inference: International Workshop Aii '92, Dagstuhl Castle, Germany, October 5-9, 1992: Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Comp) (reference)

  • Comp Copy-Dev Person Life Span: Relationships, Qual, V (reference)

  • Guanidino Comp in Biol and Med (reference)

  • Biologically Motivated Computer Vision: First IEEE International Workshop, Bmcv 2000 Seoul, Korea, May 15-17, 2000 Proceedings (Lecture Notes in comp (reference)

  • Algebra de Boole Aplicada a Circuitos de Comp. 2e (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Music

  • No Need to Argue: Comp Sessions (Bonus) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

  • Reason to Believe: Comp Mercury [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

  • Chem Imbalance Lo-Fi Comp (reference)

  • To Faithful Departed: Comp Sessions (Bonus) [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

  • Aspects of Nature: English & Scottish Comp (reference)

    (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

  

High Tech

  • INFORMIX 4GL COMP-4GL COMP DV V7.31 MP EN (reference)

  • BRIGHTSTOR HI-AVAIL MGR COMP (reference)

  • Back Ups 500va Standby-lan 5minfull 3-outlets Fed Gov/gsa Comp (reference)

  • Back-ups 650va Standby Lan5min Full 6-outlets Fed Gov/gsa Comp (reference)

  • ACTIONTEC 56k V92 V44 Int Pci Call Waiting Modem Ctlr Based Linux Comp (reference)

    (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: COMP

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Figs.1 and 2, Agaricia agaricites Milne-Edw. and Haime. Fig. 3, cirrhiped covered with coral. Figs. 4-6, Porites clavaria Lamarck. Fig. 7, Porites furcata Lamarck. Figures 9-12, Astrangia solitaria Verrill. Figs. 13-15, Colangia immersa Pourtales. In: "Report on the Florida Reefs", 1880, by Louis Agassiz. Mem. of Museum of Comp. Zoo. at Harvard, Vol. VII, No. 1. Plate XII. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.

Medium shot of yellow comp Wyethia, white comp "Shasta" daisy. Credit: John Craig.

Verl. E. Linde & comp. (Sophus Williams). Credit: Library of Congress.

Low pressure cylinder for 3-cyl. comp. eng. Credit: Library of Congress.

View of Washington / drawn from nature and on stone by E. Sachse ; lith. and print in colors by E. Sachse & Comp. Credit: Library of Congress.

Gl. Jackson--At the Battle of New Orleans / comp. and on stone by C. Severin. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: COMP

"COMP" is generally used as a noun (common) -- approximately 83.15% of the time. "COMP" is used about 89 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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (common)83.15%7438,813
Unclassified Items16.85%1590,616
                    Total100.00%89N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: COMP

The following table summarizes the usage of "COMP" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons
Rank in USA
CompLast name20034,031
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: COMP

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "COMP": Comp-u-claim.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: COMP

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

comp usa

12,890

pro comp lift kit

45

worker comp

550

comp plus u

44

comp cam

493

comp usa.com

43

workmans comp

442

deferred comp

42

comp

390

florida worker comp

40

comp dans

268

worker comp law

38

pro comp

212

workmens comp

38

pro comp tire

208

comp deferred ohio

35

worker comp insurance

93

comp usa store

34

comp card

77

comp tia

34

comp usa coupon

76

workmans comp law

33

workmans comp insurance

75

ohio worker comp

33

explorer pro comp

73

pro comp lift

33

california worker comp

68

bureau comp ohio worker

32

pro comp suspension

67

comp usa auction

31

texas worker comp

67

workman comp

30

casino comp

63

california workmans comp

29

work comp

59

dell comp

28

comp time

59

price comp

28

comp lexi

50

florida workmans comp

27
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: COMP

Language Translations for "COMP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

German

  

setzer (compositor, setter, typesetter, typesetters). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ompcay

   

Russian 

  

выполнить (acquit, exec). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: COMP

Derivations

Words beginning with "COMP": compact, compacted, compacter, compacters, compactest, compactible, compacting, compaction, compactions, compactly, compactness, compactnesses, compactor, compactors, compacts, compadre, compadres, companied, companies, companion, companionabilities, companionability, companionable, companionableness, companionablenesses, companionably, companionate, companioned, companioning, companions, companionship, companionships, companionway, companionways, company, companying, comparabilities, comparability, comparable, comparableness, comparablenesses, comparably, comparatist, comparatists, comparative, comparatively, comparativeness, comparativenesses, comparatives, comparativist, comparativists. (additional references)

Words containing "COMP": accompanied, accompanies, accompaniment, accompaniments, accompanist, accompanists, accompany, accompanying, accomplice, accomplices, accomplish, accomplishable, accomplished, accomplisher, accomplishers, accomplishes, accomplishing, accomplishment, accomplishments, anticompetitive, bicomponent, biocompatibilities, biocompatibility, biocompatible, cocomposer, cocomposers, countercomplaint, countercomplaints, decompensate, decompensated, decompensates, decompensating, decompensation, decompensations, decomposabilities, decomposability, decomposable, decompose, decomposed, decomposer, decomposers, decomposes, decomposing, decomposition, decompositions, decompound, decompress, decompressed, decompresses, decompressing, decompression. (additional references)


Misspellings

"COMP" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: accomp, Cemp, cfm, cmp, colmap, comc, comg, comi, Commg, commy, compa, Compc, compe, compi, compl, compr, compu, Compy, comt, comy, conip, consp, coomi, cosp, cowp, cpm, cumop, ecom, Fcmo, fomp, gompa, komp, Ocmp, somp, womp, yomp. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "COMP"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "COMP" (pronounced kÄ"mp)
3-Ä" m pchomp, pomp, romp, stomp, swamp, Tromp.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: COMP

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-m-o-p"

-1 letter: cop, moc, mop, pom.

-2 letters: mo, om, op.

 Words containing the letters "c-m-o-p"
 

+1 letter: campo, chomp, clomp, compo, comps, compt.

 

+2 letters: campos, chomps, clomps, coempt, comped, compel, comply, compos, compts, copalm, mobcap, mockup, myopic, pomace.

 

+3 letters: apomict, camphol, camphor, campion, campong, chomped, chomper, clomped, coempts, compact, company, compare, compart, compass, compeer, compels, compend, compere, compete, compile, comping, complex, complin, complot, compone, compony, comport, compose, compost, compote, compted, compute, comsymp, copalms, crampon, meropic, metopic, miscopy, mobcaps, mockups, morphic, oilcamp, polemic, pomaces, potamic.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Usage Frequency
7. Names: Frequency
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Abbreviations
12. Acronyms
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Bibliography


  

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