temp

• IPA^(key): /tɛmp/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmp

Clipping of temperature.

temp (plural temps)

1. Abbreviation of temperature.

See temp.

temp (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of temp. (“in the time of”)

Clipping of temporary.

temp (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of temporary.
   • 2001, John Y. Hsu, Computer Architecture: Software Aspects, Coding, and Hardware

     Consequently, the unit executes and places the result in a temp register.

temp (plural temps)

1. A temporary employee, usually in an office.
2. (programming, informal) A temporary storage location.
   • 2014, Andrew W. Appel, Program Logics for Certified Compilers (page 162)

     That is, r-values include numeric constants, nonaddressable local variables (temps) […]

temp (third-person singular simple present temps, present participle temping, simple past and past participle temped)

1. To work as a temporary employee.
   • 2007, The Savages, 01:24:50

     --I temp for money, but it's not my main thing. I write plays.

• EMT-P, Emp't, PETM, empt

temp

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of tempt
2. 2nd person singular imperative form of tempt

Borrowed from Sicilian tempu and/or Italian tempo, both from Latin tempus.

• IPA^(key): /tɛmp/

temp m (plural tempijiet)

1. weather
2. (grammar) tense

• IPA^(key): /tɛmp/
• Rhymes: -ɛmp
• Syllabification: temp
• Homophone: tęp

temp n

1. genitive plural of tempo

• (Sursilvan) temps
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) taimp
• (Sutsilvan) tains

From Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).

temp m (plural temps)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) time

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) ura
• (Surmiran) oura