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copro en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of coproduction.
    • A copro with Edmonton’s Citadel Theatre and Winnipeg’s Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Matilda pulls things off at the scale the production demands. 2019 May 23, Janet Smith, “Matilda: The Musical has a subversive blast with Roald Dahl's story”, in The Georgia Straight:
    • The next season will be a co-pro between BBC Studios and Welsh-based Bad Wolf. When Davies, who is Welsh, revived the show 16 years ago he moved production to Wales. 2021 September 24, K.J. Yossman, “‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Russell T. Davies to Return for Next Season”, in Variety:
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal) Clipping of coprocessor.
    • Oddly enough, a copro in a 286 is slower than one in an XT, due to the connections. 2001, Phil Croucher, The BIOS Companion, page 48:

Forms

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copros Number=Plur lexicographic
co-pro alternative lexicographic