name · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kʌps/
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rhymes with -ʌps
CMU ARPABET:K AH1 P S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Acronym of Common Unix Printing System, a subsystem for using printers, found across many Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract