rep or repp¹ (rɛp)

—n
	a silk, wool, rayon, or cotton fabric with a transversely corded surface

[C19: from French reps, perhaps from English ribs; see rib¹]

repp or repp¹

—n

[C19: from French reps, perhaps from English ribs; see rib¹]

repped or repp¹

—*adj*

rep² (rɛp)

—n
	theatre short for repertory company

rep³ (rɛp)

—n
	representative short for representative

rep⁴ (rɛp)

—n
	informal short for reputation

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Word Origin & History

rep

1705 as abbreviation of reputation; as a shortening of repetition it is recorded from 1864, originally school slang; as a shortening of representative, especially "sales representative," it is attested from 1896. As an abbreviation of repertory (company) it is recorded from 1925.

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Medical Dictionary

rep (rěp)
n.
Roentgen-equivalent-physical; a unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to the amount of ionizing radiation that will transfer 93 ergs of energy to 1 gram of water or living tissue.

Slang Dictionary

rep definition

[rɛp]

n.
a representative, usually a sales representative. : Please ask your rep to stop by my office.
n.
someone's reputation. : I've got my own rep to think about.
n.
repertory theater. : Rep is the best place to get experience, but not to make connections.
n.
Go to reps. :

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Computing Dictionary

REP definition

programming
A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. Recompiling or reassembling the source code to produce a whole new object module was only possible if the source code was available, which it rarely was (if you had the object you were lucky!) It was also quicker to apply incremental changes with REP cards and they also circumvented the checksums and card sequence numbers present in the object code.
(1998-07-16)

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

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