ASP

1.
American selling price.
2.
Computers. application service provider: a company that gives individuals or businesses access through the Internet to specialized software applications and other computer-related services.
British Dictionary definitions for application service provider

asp1

/æsp/
noun
1.
the venomous snake, probably Naja haje (Egyptian cobra), that caused the death of Cleopatra and was formerly used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death See also uraeus
2.
Also called asp viper. a viper, Vipera aspis, that occurs in S Europe and is very similar to but smaller than the adder
3.
horned asp, another name for horned viper
Word Origin
C15: from Latin aspis, from Greek

asp2

/æsp/
noun
1.
an archaic name for the aspen
Word Origin
Old English æspe; related to Old Norse ösp, Old High German aspa
Word Origin and History for application service provider

asp

n.

poisonous snake, 1520s, earlier aspis (mid-14c.), from Old French aspe (13c.) or directly from Latin aspidem (nominative aspis), from Greek aspis "shield;" the serpent so called probably in reference to its neck hood.

application service provider in Medicine

Asp abbr.
aspartic acid

application service provider in Technology
business, networking
(ASP) A service (usually a business) that provides remote access to an application program across a network protocol, typically HTTP. A common example is a website that other websites use for accepting payment by credit card as part of their online ordering systems.
As this term is complex-sounding but vague, it is widely used by marketroids who want to avoid being specific and clear at all costs.
(2001-03-26)
Related Abbreviations for application service provider

Asp

aspartic acid

ASP

  1. American selling price
  2. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  3. American Society of Parasitologists
  4. Association of Subspecialty Professors
application service provider in the Bible

(Heb. pethen), Deut. 32:33; Job 20:14, 16; Isa. 11:8. It was probably the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje), which was very poisonous (Rom. 3:13; Gr. aspis). The Egyptians worshipped it as the _uraeus_, and it was found in the desert and in the fields. The peace and security of Messiah's reign is represented by the figure of a child playing on the hole of the asp. (See ADDER.)