ARP

See also: Arp., and arp

Translingual

Symbol

ARP

1. (international standards, historical) ISO 4217 currency code for the former Argentine peso argentino; a currency used from 1983 to 1985.

English

Noun

ARP (countable and uncountable, plural ARPs)

1. (physiology) Initialism of absolute refractory period.
2. (British, dated) Short for Air Raid Precautions.
   • 1946 September and October, “The Why and The Wherefore: A.R.P. Coach Lighting Regulations”, in Railway Magazine, page 325:

     The small white squares painted above the footboard at the ends of S.R. passenger coaches were a wartime addition to show that the lighting arrangements of vehicles so marked had been altered to conform to A.R.P. regulations.

Related terms

• (absolute refractory period): ERP, RRP

Proper noun

ARP

1. (networking, Internet) Initialism of Address Resolution Protocol.

Anagrams

• APR, Apr, Apr., PAR, PRA, Par, RAP, RPA, Rap, apr, par, rap

Dutch

Alternative forms

• A.-R.P. (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aː.ɛrˈpeː/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

ARP f

1. (historical, politics) Abbreviation of Antirevolutionaire Partij.