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ＸＰ (ekkusupii) Japanese meaning: experience point | Kotomora

ＸＰ

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Meanings

1

experience point; XP; exp

Video-game term for points earned by characters to gain levels or abilities.

この敵てきを倒たおすとたくさんＸＰがもらえる。
You can get a lot of XP by defeating this enemy.

2

extreme programming; XP

Computing term for the agile software development methodology.

ＸＰはテスト駆く動どう開かい発はつを重じゅう視しする開かい発はつ手しゅ法ほうだ。

Usage patterns

〈数かず〉えっくすぴー〉ＸＰを獲得かくとくするto earn (a certain amount of) XP
このクエストをクリアすると100ＸＰを獲かく得とくできる。
You can earn 100 XP by clearing this quest.
ＸＰを導入する

Related words

経けい験けん値ち sense 1
経験値 is the native Japanese term for the same in-game experience points that ＸＰ (an English abbreviation) refers to.

Written forms

ＸＰ
エック・スピー

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'XP', an abbreviation of 'experience point' or 'extreme programming'.

XP is a development methodology that emphasizes test-driven development.

えっくすぴーをどうにゅうする

to adopt extreme programming (as a development methodology)

私わたしたちのチームは開かい発はつにＸＰを導どう入にゅうした。

Our team adopted XP for development.

ＸＰがたまるfor XP to accumulate

敵てきを倒たおすたびにＸＰがたまっていく。

XP accumulates every time you defeat an enemy.