different between temp vs permie

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?mp/
• Rhymes: -?mp

Noun

temp

1. Abbreviation of temperature.
2. Abbreviation of tempore.

Adjective

temp

1. Abbreviation of temporary.

Noun

temp (plural temps)

1. A temporary employee, usually in an office.
2. (computing, informal, chiefly attributive) A temporary storage location.
   • 2001, John Y. Hsu, Computer Architecture: Software Aspects, Coding, and Hardware

     Consequently, the unit executes and places the result in a temp register.

   • 2014, Andrew W. Appel, Program Logics for Certified Compilers (page 162)

     That is, r-values include numeric constants, nonaddressable local variables (temps) […]

Translations

Verb

temp (third-person singular simple present temps, present participle temping, simple past and past participle temped)

1. To work as a temporary employee.
   • 2007, The Savages, 01:24:50

     --I temp for money, but it's not my main thing. I write plays.

Translations

Anagrams

• EMT-P, Emp't, PETM, empt

Latvian

Verb

temp

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of tempt
2. 2nd person singular imperative form of tempt

Maltese

Etymology

From Sicilian tempu and/or Italian tempo, both from Latin tempus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?mp/

Noun

temp m (plural tempijiet)

1. weather
2. (grammar) tense

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?mp/
• Homophone: t?p

Noun

temp

1. genitive plural of tempo

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan) temps
• (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) taimp
• (Sutsilvan) tains

Etymology

From Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).

Noun

temp m (plural temps)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) time

Related terms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Puter, Vallader) ura
• (Surmiran) oura

English

Etymology

permanent +? -ie

Noun

permie (plural permies)

1. (Britain, informal) A permanent employee.
   • 1999, "Martin", Bullying, Abuse and Harrrassment^[sic], then Termination at work (on newsgroup uk.legal)

     Even if you take six months off you will still earn more than most IT permies, and about three times as much as non-IT permies.

Antonyms

• casual
• contractor
• temp

Anagrams

• E-Prime, Empire, empire, epimer, premie