XP

  1. (initialism) .  (gaming) experience points.
  2. (initialism) .  (computing) extreme programming.
  3. (initialism) .  (US, military) experimental pursuit fighter (qualifier, prefix) .
  4. Abbreviation.  (grammar, X-bar theory) "X Phrase": a phrase which consists of either: (1) an optional specifier and an X-bar phrase, or (2) a conjunction sandwiched between two other XPs. The X is a "pro-letter" which can be substituted by letters such as N for noun, V for verb, P for preposition, I for inflectional, etc.

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