2014-04-26 10:52:28 -04:00
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/pop/ [from the operation that removes the top of a stack, and the fact that
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procedure return addresses are usually saved on the stack] (also capitalized
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POP ) 1. vt. To remove something from a stack. If a person says he/she has
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popped something from his stack, that means he/she has finally finished
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working on it and can now remove it from the list of things hanging
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overhead. 2. When a discussion gets to a level of detail so deep that the
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main point of the discussion is being lost, someone will shout Pop! ,
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meaning Get back up to a higher level! The shout is frequently accompanied
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by an upthrust arm with a finger pointing to the ceiling. 3. [all-caps, as
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POP ] Point of Presence, a bank of dial-in lines allowing customers to make
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(local) calls into an ISP. This is borderline techspeak.
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