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English word origin

Etymology of RPA

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

Initialism of Rural Payments Agency.

noun

Initialism of remotely piloted aircraft. · Initialism of robotic process automation. · Initialism of random phase approximation.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

Privately-operated retirement home

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From French RPA.

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