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pop-up • adj. (of a book or greeting card) containing folded cut-out pictures that rise up to form a three-dimensional scene or figure when the page is turned. ∎ (of an electric toaster) operating so as to push up a piece of toast quickly when it is ready. ∎ Comput. (of a menu or other utility) able to be superimposed on the screen being worked on and suppressed rapidly. • n. 1. a pop-up picture in a book. ∎ a book containing such pictures. 2. Baseball see pop1 (sense 3). 3. Comput. a pop-up menu or other utility. |
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"pop-up." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pop-up." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-popup.html "pop-up." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-popup.html |
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pop-up The relatively uplifted section of a hanging wall which is formed by back thrusting. The structure is bounded by the back thrust and by the major thrust from which the back thrust originated.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "pop-up." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "pop-up." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-popup.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "pop-up." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-popup.html |
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pop-up A Web page, often containing advertisements, that appears unexpectedly when a user is browsing.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "pop-up." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "pop-up." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-popup.html JOHN DAINTITH. "pop-up." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-popup.html |
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