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asp / asp/ • n. (also asp viper) a small southern European viper (Vipera aspis) with an upturned snout. ∎ another term for Egyptian cobra.
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ASP • abbr. application service provider, a company providing Internet access to software applications that would otherwise have to be installed on individual computers.
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