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pop: /pop/ [from the operation that removes the top of a stack, and the fact
that procedure return addresses are usually saved on the stack] (also
capitalized ‘POP’) 1. vt. To remove something from
a stack. If a person says he/she has popped
something from his stack, that means he/she has finally finished working on
it and can now remove it from the list of things hanging overhead. 2. When a discussion gets to a level of detail so deep that the main
point of the discussion is being lost, someone will shout
“Pop!”, meaning “Get back up to a higher level!”
The shout is frequently accompanied by an upthrust arm with a finger
pointing to the ceiling. 3. [all-caps, as ‘POP’] Point of Presence, a bank of
dial-in lines allowing customers to make (local) calls into an ISP. This
is borderline techspeak.
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