point of purchase
Refers to the physical location where a product is purchased, often used in retail and marketing contexts.
The point-of-purchase location affects sales.
point-of-purchase advertising; POP advertising
Abbreviation of POP広告; refers to promotional displays or signs placed near the product in stores.
See also: ポップ広告
I design point-of-purchase advertising for new products.
Post Office Protocol; POP
Technical term in computing; refers to the protocol for retrieving email from a server.
I made a POP display for the new product.
To receive email, you use POP or IMAP.
I set it up to receive mail via POP.
We set up a POP display inside the store.
I couldn't connect to the POP server.
Standard Latin-alphabet spelling used in Japanese retail and IT contexts.
Katakana spelling commonly used in everyday writing.
Borrowed from English 'POP', an acronym for 'point of purchase' or 'Post Office Protocol' depending on context.