OTP

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English

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Noun

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OTP (plural OTPs)

  1. (cryptography) Initialism of one-time pad.
  2. (computing) Initialism of one-time password: a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction.
  3. (fandom slang) Initialism of one true pair (or pairing): the romantic pairing preferred by an author or reader of fan fiction.
    Antonym: NOTP
    • 2007, Kristin Thompson, The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood[1], page 179:
      Other common OTPs are Frodo/Sam and Aragorn/Legolas.
    • 2013, Jennifer K. Stuller, Fan Phenomena: Buffy the Vampire Slayer[2], page 43:
      The 'shippers in the study asserted that they may enjoy reading stories about other 'ships, or stories without a 'ship [] but the stories they most enjoy are those about their OTP.
    • 2018, Britta Lundin, Ship It, unnumbered page:
      Over Rico's shoulder, I see Claire biting her lip, wearing the look of a shipper watching her OTP interact.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:OTP.
  4. Initialism of one-trick pony. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Proper noun

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OTP

  1. (telecommunications) Initialism of Open Telecom Platform.
  2. (computing) Initialism of Opposite Track Path.

Adjective

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OTP

  1. (electronics) Initialism of one-time programmable.
  2. (instant messaging) Initialism of on the phone.

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