IMP
Early router abbreviation
An imp is a small mischievous demon or sprite, a figure from folklore who causes trouble but rarely serious harm.
The word extends to mischievous children: That little imp hid my keys again.
In older usage, imp meant offspring or child generally, without the devilish connotation.
Lovable troublemaker
- scampMischievous young person
- bratIll-mannered young one
- urchinNeglected street child
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
prankster · scallywag · rapscallion · hellion · little devil · monkey · pest · nuisance
Malevolent supernatural being
- devilEvil supernatural entity
- spriteTiny magical creature
- fiendCruel person or enthusiast
- goblinMalicious folklore creature
familiar · hellion · minion · incubus · succubus · Beelzebub · Mephistopheles · pitchfork
Illicit political gain
- scionHeir of prominence
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
- spliceJoin end to end
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
bud · shoot · horticulture · propagation · union · cambium · whip · cleft
Arranging text for print
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- GutenbergPrinting press inventor's name
- movable typeReconfigurable printing components
- fontCharacter style set
spacing · composition · galley · quoin · chase · slug · em · en
rascal
Lovable troublemaker
troublemaker · prankster · scallywag · rapscallion · hellion · little devil · monkey · pest · nuisance · mischief-maker
demon
Malevolent supernatural being
goblin · familiar · hellion · minion · incubus · succubus · Beelzebub · Mephistopheles · pitchfork · horns
graft
Illicit political gain
cutting · bud · shoot · horticulture · propagation · union · cambium · whip · cleft · bark
typesetting
Arranging text for print
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- GutenbergPrinting press inventor's name
- movable typeReconfigurable printing components
font · spacing · composition · galley · quoin · chase · slug · em · en · pica
- bridgecontract bridge, duplicate bridge, rubber bridge, bridge table, trump
- Beta-lactamasesPER, DHA, SME, ACC, ACT
- Nucleotidesadenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine, uracil
- purinesadenine, guanine, xanthine, purines, caffeine
- metabolitespyruvate, lactate, glucose, citrate, acetyl-CoA
- E-book FormatsEPUB, PDF, Kindle, PRC
IMPlittle angel
Affectionate term for good child
angel · goody-goody · saint · good girl · good boy
IMPdemon lord
Ruler of hellish domain
archdemon · devil · Satan · Lucifer · prince of darkness
- imperfect tenseGrammatical form for incomplete actions
- imperfect rhymeApproximate sonic correspondence