npe
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of npe
3 senses · 1 part of speech
noun
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of null pointer exception.
“As a Java programmer, you probably learned that you shouldn't be catching OOME (Out Of Memory Error) or other kinds of errors you can't deal with. Maybe you even learned that you shouldn't catch NPEs (NullPointerExceptions) because they indicate bugs, and you should let the application crash and fix it.”
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noun
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of null pointer exception.
“As a Java programmer, you probably learned that you shouldn't be catching OOME (Out Of Memory Error) or other kinds of errors you can't deal with. Maybe you even learned that you shouldn't catch NPEs (NullPointerExceptions) because they indicate bugs, and you should let the application crash and fix it.”
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of non-practicing entity.
“Therefore, arguably, the existence of NPEs helps facilitate and regulate supply and demand.”
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(abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of nonylphenol ethoxylate.
“The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market.”
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