POP

Mail retrieval standard

POP is an acronym for Post Office Protocol, a standard for retrieving email from a server: The client uses POP to download messages.

It also stands for point of purchase in retail contexts, referring to displays or transactions at checkout: POP advertising. (Lowercase pop refers to sounds, soda, or popular culture.)

email

protocol

Prescribed conduct rules

IMAP · SMTP · mailbox · client · retrieve · message · POP3

retail

point-of-purchase

Sales area promotional strategy

signage · merchandising · terminal · transaction

Categories
Opposites
sound type

POPsilence

Total lack of sound

deflate · hiss · drone · hum · rumble

music genre

POPclassical

Of ancient Greece/Rome

avant-garde · experimental · underground · jazz · indie

cultural status

POPhigh art

Culturally elevated creative works

high culture · highbrow · elite · fine art · classical

Phrases
Family

population, popcorn, pops, unpopular, popped, popping, popularity, populate, poppable

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G