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Dictionary: pap1   (păp) pronunciation
n.
  1. Midland U.S. A teat or nipple.
  2. Something resembling a nipple.

[Middle English pappe, probably from Latin papilla. See papilla.]


pap2 (păp) pronunciation
n.
  1. Soft or semiliquid food, as for infants.
  2. Material lacking real value or substance: TV shows that offer nothing but pap.
  3. Slang. Money and favors obtained as political patronage: "self-seeking politicians primarily interested in patronage, privilege, and pap" (Fiorello H. La Guardia).

[Middle English, from Old French papa, from Latin, children's word for food.]


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(1) (Password Authentication Protocol) An access control protocol for dialing into a network that provides only basic functionality. When the client logs onto the network, the network access server (NAS) requests the username and password from the client and sends it to the authentication server for verification. Since the password is sent over the line unencrypted from the client, it provides password checking, but is not secure from eavesdropping. See CHAP and PPP.

(2) (Printer Access Protocol) A printing protocol for the Macintosh introduced in 1985 by Apple with the advent of its LaserWriter laser printer. It provides bi-directional capability, sending PostScript commands between the printer and the requesting client or server via AppleTalk or over TCP/IP with third-party software. See printing protocol.

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Insurance Dictionary: Personal Automobile Policy (PAP)
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Replacement for the earlier Family Automobile Policy (FAP) with these nine basic coverages:

1. -Coverage A-Liability. (a) The company pays damages for which an insured becomes legally obligated because negligent acts or omissions resulted in bodily injury and/or property damage to a third party; (b) the company defends the insured against liability suits for damages caused to the third party, paying various expenses in this connection; and (c) vehicles covered include the insured's own cars, a newly acquired car, and a temporary substitute car.

2. Coverage B-Medical Payments. The company pays medical expenses for bodily injury incurred by the insured (including spouse and relatives) and any other person while they occupy the insured car.

3. -Coverage C-Uninsured Motorist Coverage. The company pays damages that the insured is legally entitled to collect from the owner or driver of an uninsured motor vehicle.

4. -Coverage D-Comprehensive. The company pays for loss to the insured's car for all damages, in excess of a deductible amount, except due to collision.

5. -Coverage E-Collision. The company pays for loss to the insured's car for all damages in excess of a deductible amount caused by collision.

6. Coverage F-Car Rental Expense (optional). The company pays for car rental up to a daily dollar limit, when the insured's car cannot run due to a loss incurred.

7. -Coverage G-Death, Dismemberment, and Loss of Sight (optional). The company pays the insured or beneficiary for death or loss caused by an accident to the insured.

8. -Coverage H-Total Disability (optional). The company pays the insured a monthly disability income benefit because of bodily injury in an accident while occupying or being struck by a motor vehicle.

9. -Coverage I-Loss of Earnings (optional). The company pays the insured a percentage of his or her loss of monthly earnings because of bodily injury as the result of an accident while occupying or being struck by a motor vehicle.

Thesaurus: pap
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noun

  1. Something fit to be eaten: aliment, bread, comestible, diet, edible, esculent, fare, food, foodstuff, meat, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, provender, provision (used in plural), sustenance, victual. Slang chow, eats, grub. See ingestion.
  2. That which sustains the mind or spirit: aliment, bread, food, nourishment, nutriment, pabulum, sustenance. See care for/neglect, ingestion.

Architecture: pap
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A downward outlet from an eaves gutter.


Wikipedia: Pap (food)
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Ugali and cabbage

Pap (pronounced /ˈpɑːp/), a traditional porridge made from mielie-meal (ground maize or other grain), is a staple food of the Bantu inhabitants of South Africa (the Afrikaans word pap is taken from Dutch and simply means "porridge" or "gruel"). Many traditional South African dishes include pap, such as smooth maize meal porridge (also called slap pap), and crumbly phutu pap. Such dishes are enjoyed primarily by the indigenous black population and the Afrikaner population, rather than those of English or South Asian descent[citation needed].

A variety of savouries are used to accompany pap, made from green vegetables, and flavoured with chilli. Afrikaners in the northern parts of the country eat it as a breakfast staple, with milk and sugar, but also serve it with meat and tomato-stew (usually tomato and onion) at other meals. In the Cape-provinces it is almost exclusively seen as a breakfast food. Since mielie-meal is inexpensive, poor people can afford to combine it with vegetables and be sure of one good meal a day. It can be served hot or, after it has cooled, it can be fried, giving it a different texture. Phutu porridge is sometimes enjoyed with chakalaka as a side dish with braais.

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Pap is also called ugali in eastern and some parts of southern Africa; sadza/isitwala in Zimbabwe; nsima in Zambia and Malawi; phaletshe in Botswana and banku in West Africa.

In Nigeria, it is called akamu amongst the Igbo and ogi amongst the Yorubas with a consistency similar to American pudding. Ogi/Akamu in Nigeria is generally accompanied with "moin moin", a tasty bean cake. A similar dish is polenta, from northern Italy. In the United States a very similar dish is known as grits. The primary difference between the US and the South African dishes is that in the US the maize (or corn) used is a yellow kernel maize, whereas in South Africa maize is especially grown for human consumption with white kernels, allowing the whole kernel to be used for the maize meal.

Popular dishes made with pap are isidudu and umngqusho.

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Translations: Pap
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - grødagtig masse, barnemad
adj. - uden smag

2.
n. - brystvorte

idioms:

  • pap smear    celleskrab

Nederlands (Dutch)
pap, onbeduidende leesstof, bevoordeling (politiek), tepel

Français (French)
1.
n. - bouillie, chose sans valeur ou importance
adj. - sans saveur (un aliment), fade

2.
n. - (Anat) mamelon, tétine

idioms:

  • pap smear    (US) frottis vaginal, frottis de Papanicolaou

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Brei
adj. - Mangel an Geschmack

2.
n. - Brustwarze

idioms:

  • pap smear    Methode zur Früherkennung von Gebärmutterkrebs

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουρκούτι, χυλός, λαπάς, (καθομ.) ελαφρό ανάγνωσμα, φτηνορομάντζο
abbr. - Παπανικολάου

idioms:

  • Pap smear    τεστ Παπανικολάου

Italiano (Italian)
capezzolo, pappa, sbobba

idioms:

  • Pap smear    Pap test

Português (Portuguese)
n. - papa (f), polpa (f), mamata (f) (gír.)
abbr. - papinha

idioms:

  • Pap smear    esfregaço (do exame de Papanicolau)

Русский (Russian)
сосок, кашица, прыщ, вздор

idioms:

  • Pap smear    мазок Папаниколау

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - pulpa, papilla, gachas, chirle, hueco (que carece de valor o sustancia)
adj. - insulso

2.
n. - pezón, mamilla

idioms:

  • pap smear    muestra de Papanicolau

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - barnmat, välling/gröt, lättsmält (dålig) underhållning (TV, böcker), spene, napp
abbr. - Papaniccolao

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 奶头, 乳头状的东西

idioms:

  • Pap smear    早期子宫颈抹片检查

2. 粥类食物, 幼稚无聊的读物, 半流质食品

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 粥類食物, 幼稚無聊的讀物, 半流質食品

2.
n. - 奶頭, 乳頭狀的東西

idioms:

  • Pap smear    早期子宮頸抹片檢查

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 빵죽, 흐물흐물하게 된 것, (가치 없는)생각
adj. - 맛이 부족한

2.
n. - 젖꼭지, 젖꼭지 모양의 것

idioms:

  • pap smear    팹시험(자궁암 조기 검사법의 하나)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - パンがゆ, 果肉, 役得

idioms:

  • Pap smear    パプ塗抹標本

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرقه, حساء, شوربه, حلمه الثدي, شيء كالحلمه, طعام لين, رعايه سياسيه, أرباح أو امتيازات, شيء تافه أو فارغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזון-תינוקות, דייסה, חומר קריאה קל, מזון חסר-ערך‬
adj. - ‮תפל (אוכל)‬
n. - ‮פיטמה‬
pap smear - ‮משטח וגינלי (רפואה)‬


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