SOAP
- noun
- /soʊp/
- Specialized
- The SOAP protocol uses XML to facilitate communication between different applications over the internet.
Examples
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In web development, understanding SOAP is crucial for integrating various online services and platforms.
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Who remembers the first soap opera they ever saw, or, for that matter, the last?
Fiction book (2001) -
I'm watching my soap operas.
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I can only watch so many Uruguayan soap operas.
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Why don't you watch American soap operas so that we could all understand?
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In addition, respondents were asked to give reasons to watch soaps and reasons to avoid watching soaps.
Academic text (1999) -
Since 1956, a Jamaican radio soap opera has always been on the airwaves.
Academic text (1992) -
There were two noticeable differences between 1985 and 1994 within the three soaps common to both studies.
Academic text (1999) -
The Social Learning factor encompasses adolescents' use of soaps for learning about social behaviors.
Academic text (1999) -
Ten hours of each of five soaps in 1994 yielded 333 incidents of sexual activity.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
A set of rules that tell devices how to send and receive information over a network
Idioms
To punish someone by putting soap in their mouth for swearing
- Offensive
Become vulnerable to sexual attack in prison, often used as a grim joke or warning
- Informal
To try to get rid of bad pictures or thoughts in your mind after something upsetting
Compounds
Soap that makes a thick, creamy lather to soften the hair on the face before using a razor
- US
A tall desert plant like a yucca with long stringy leaves and a large flower cluster
- Specialized
A soft heavy stone with a smooth soapy feel used for carving vases and hearths
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word SOAP is made from the first letters of Simple Object Access Protocol, and a helpful way to remember it is to picture ordinary 'soap' carrying messages between systems. It was named to show it is a 'simple' set of rules for one computer program to 'access' data from another, so SOAP means a method for different programs to talk and share structured information.