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wimp

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

wimp / wimp/ inf. • n. a weak and cowardly or unadventurous person. • v. [intr.] (wimp out) withdraw from a course of action or a stated position in a way that is seen as feeble or cowardly. DERIVATIVES: wimp·ish adj.wimp·ish·ly adv.wimp·ish·ness n.wimp·y adj.

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WIMP

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | Copyright

WIMP Abbr. for weakly interacting massive particle, a hypothetical particle of non-baryonic dark matter. In some theories, WIMPs are assumed to pervade the cosmos. Examples could be cold dark matter, such as axions or photinos, or hot dark matter, such as neutrinos. See also MACHO.

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WIMP

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

WIMP¹ / wimp/ • n. [often as adj.] Comput. a graphical user interface designed to simplify or demystify computing operations.

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wimp

A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

wimp Acronym for windows, icons, menus, pointers. An informal term used to identify the main advantages claimed for a windows system.

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JOHN DAINTITH. "wimp." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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wimp

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

wimp •amp, camp, champ, clamp, cramp, damp, encamp, gamp, lamp, ramp, samp, scamp, stamp, tamp, tramp, vamp •firedamp • headlamp • wheel clamp •sidelamp • spotlamp • blowlamp •sunlamp •hemp, kemp, temp •blimp, chimp, crimp, gimp, imp, limp, pimp, primp, scrimp, shrimp, simp, skimp, wimp •chomp, clomp, comp, pomp, romp, stomp, swamp, tromp, whomp, yomp •bump, chump, clump, crump, dump, flump, frump, gazump, grump, hump, jump, lump, outjump, plump, pump, rump, scrump, slump, stump, sump, thump, trump, tump, ump, whump •ski-jump • showjump • handpump •mugwump

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WIMP

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

WIMP (wɪmp) Physics weakly interacting massive particle
• (or wimp) Computing windows, icons, menus, and pointers

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "WIMP." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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	Votes cast for and against the WIMP factor.(weakly interacting massive... Magazine article from: Science News; 2/26/2000
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