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ISP

"ISP" is a common misspelling or typo for: asp, imp, is, lisp, sip, wisp.


Specialty Definition: ISP

DomainDefinition

Computing

ISP /I-S-P/ Common abbreviation for Internet Service Provider, a kind of company that barely existed before 1993. ISPs sell Internet access to the mass market. While the big nationwide commercial BBSs with Internet access (like America Online, CompuServe, GEnie, Netcom, etc.) are technically ISPs, the term is usually reserved for local or regional small providers (often run by hackers turned entrepreneurs) who resell Internet access cheaply without themselves being information providers or selling advertising. Compare NSP. Source: Jargon File.

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

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: ISP

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

ISP

DutchPunt van internationale signaleringElectrical Engineering

ISP

EnglishInternet Service ProviderN/A

Isp

FrenchImpulsion spécifiqueMilitary & Defense, Physics

ISP

ItalianNorme FunzionaliMeteorology & Standards

ISP

SpanishPunto de señalización internacionalElectrical Engineering

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

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Crosswords: ISP

Specialty definitions using "ISP": AUPbottom feederClassless Inter-Domain Routingfiber-seeking backhoeInternet backbone, ISPLspecific impulseThe Microsoft Network, throwaway account, TLAs, total impulse. (references)

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Commercial Usage: ISP

DomainTitle

Books

  • Cisco ISP Essentials (reference)

  • Consumer ISP Market Shares, 1Q01 [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

  • Designing ISP Architectures (reference)

  • ISP Marketing Survival Guide: Proven Strategies and Secrets for Outmaneuvering the Competition (reference)

  • ISP Survival Guide: Strategies for Running a Competitive ISP (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

High Tech

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

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Non-Fiction Usage: ISP

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Pantel, an alternative ISP to MATAV, also offers VPN services. (references)

Currently, paging and ISP services are not subject to an operational license. (references)

Infocom is the largest ISP in Ukraine with subsidiaries in 120 cities and towns. (references)

Civil Liberties

Liberia

In October 2000, another ISP began operating; the head of the ruling party is the chairman of its board of directors. (references)

Ghana

The companies replied that they were unable to monitor telephone use of their ISP and should not be held responsible for such use. (references)

Niger

SONITEL, the state-owned telephone company that was privatized partially during the year, is the country's only Internet service provider (ISP). (references)

Economic History

Ukraine

ISP still remains the core business in this industry. (references)

Uruguay

Twelve of thirteen ISP providers are privately owned. (references)

Sweden

The server market is driven by the ISP and ASP segments. (references)

Human Rights

Lebanon

In March the Permanent Military Tribunal tried the owner of the ISP and a human rights activist on charges of violating national security and sentenced them to 1 month in prison. (references)

Lebanon

On April 30, the Military Court of Cassation nullified a verdict issued by the Permanent Military Tribunal, which had sentenced the owner of an Internet service provider (ISP) and a human rights activist to 1 month in prison. (references)

Political Economy

ALGERIA

On July 31, 2001, a second GSM license was awarded to Orascom, an Egyptian firm that expects to start providing services in February 2002. The second state-owned firm to be created will be an ISP provider and will compete with other providers. (references)

Trade

Sweden

Licensing decisions are taken by ISP, but matters of fundamental significance should be referred to the Swedish Government for decision. (references)

Travel

Thailand

For electronic communications, Thailand provides three main solutions for temporary Internet access . First, purchasing an Internet package from a local ISP in prepaid amounts for anywhere from 10 to 50 hours . Second, cyber-cafés, which are located throughout Bangkok and in major provinces . Third, Internet access provided in high-end hotels catering to business travelers . Internet access and high-speed Internet service has been provided while wireless Internet connectivity will soon be offered in luxury hotel rooms. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: ISP

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "ISP": cafs-isp.

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

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ISP

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

isp

8,180

isp comparison

62

best isp

2,665

virtual isp

61

free isp

1,937

become an isp

59

isp provider

803

nation wide isp

57

isp cheap

318

uk isp

57

wireless isp

179

wholesale isp

52

isp and pa

160

yahoo isp

51

satellite isp

151

nationwide isp

50

dsl isp

140

business isp

50

low cost isp

113

isp list

49

isp review

96

isp search

49

hi vista isp

92

canada isp

48

christian isp

80

isp address

46

drhc.gc.ca hrdc isp

78

be your own isp

46

adobe cgi css domain firework graphic hosting isp mysql name photo php shop site web xhtml

74

seattle isp

46

isp rating

74

broadband isp

45

dial up isp

73

local isp

43

isp xtra

72

california isp

42

free isp provider

65

isp reseller

42

los angeles isp

62

isp speed test

42
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: ISP

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

Chinese 

  

网络服务提供, 特網提供商 (Internet service provider). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ispay

   

Spanish

  

proveedor de servicios internet. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: ISP

Derivations

Words ending with "ISP": crisp, lisp, wisp. (additional references)

Words containing "ISP": antispasmodic, antispasmodics, antispeculation, antispeculative, antispending, cisplatin, cisplatins, crispate, crispbread, crispbreads, crisped, crispen, crispened, crispening, crispens, crisper, crispers, crispest, crispier, crispiest, crispily, crispiness, crispinesses, crisping, crisply, crispness, crispnesses, crisps, crispy, disparage, disparaged, disparagement, disparagements, disparager, disparagers, disparages, disparaging, disparagingly, disparate, disparately, disparateness, disparatenesses, disparities, disparity, dispart, disparted, disparting, disparts, dispassion, dispassionate, dispassionately. (additional references)

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

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Anagrams: ISP

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: pis, psi, sip.

Words within the letters "i-p-s"

-1 letter: is, pi, si.

 Words containing the letters "i-p-s"
 

+1 letter: dips, gips, hips, imps, kips, lips, lisp, nips, phis, pias, pics, pies, pigs, pins, pips, pish, piso, piss, pits, pois, psis, rips, ship, simp, sipe, sips, skip, slip, snip, spic, spik, spin, spit, spiv, tips, wisp, yips, zips.

 

+2 letters: aphis, apish, apsis, aspic, aspis, blips, chips, clips, crisp, dipso, drips, epics, flips, gimps, gipsy, grips, impis, kepis, lapis, limps, lisps, nipas, opsin, padis, paiks, pails, pains, pairs, paisa, paise, paris, pavis, peins, peise, penis, peris, pians, picas, picks, piers, pikas, pikes, pikis, piles, pilis, pills, pilus, pimas, pimps, pinas, pines, pings, pinks, pints, pions, pious, pipes, pirns, pisco, pisos, piste, pitas, piths, pixes, plies, poise, polis, posit, pries, prigs, prims, prise, prism, priss, psoai, pubis, pulis, puris, pyins, pyxis, quips, ripes, sapid, scrip, sepia, sepic, ships, simps, siped, sipes, sirup, situp, skimp, skips, slipe, slips, slipt, snipe, snips, spahi, spail, spait, speil, speir, spica, spice, spick, spics, spicy, spied, spiel, spier, spies, spiff, spike, spiks, spiky, spile, spill, spilt, spine, spins, spiny, spire, spirt, spiry, spite, spits, spitz, spivs, split, spoil, sprig, sprit, stipe, stirp, strip, swipe, tapis, tipis, tipsy, topis, trips, whips, wimps, wipes, wisps, wispy, yipes.

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

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Quotations: Non-fiction
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Abbreviations
9. Acronyms
10. Derivations
11. Anagrams
12. Bibliography


  

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