Meaning of NPE | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Initialism of null pointer exception.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
2. Initialism of non-practicing entity.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. Initialism of nonylphenol ethoxylate.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“As a Java programmer, you probably learned that you shouldn't be catching OOME (Out Of Memory Error) or other kinds of errors you can't deal⟳ with. Maybe you even learned that you shouldn't catch⟳ NPEs (NullPointerExceptions) because they indicate⟳ bugs, and you should let⟳ the application crash⟳ and fix⟳ it.”

“Therefore, arguably, the existence of NPEs helps facilitate and regulate supply⟳ and demand⟳.”

“The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market.”

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