prop

n 1: a support placed beneath or against something to keep it

from shaking or falling

2: any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or

movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of

props" [syn: {property}]

3: rotates to push against air [syn: {airplane propeller}, {airscrew}]

v : support by placing against something solid or rigid [syn: {prop

up}, {shore up}]

POP

1. A family of programming languages, {POP-1},

{POP-2}, {POP-10}, {Pop-11}, {POP::}, {POP-9X}, {POPLOG}.

2. {Post Office Protocol}.

See also {pop}, {PoP}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1996-02-18)