Temp

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1. temperature
2. temporary

Full definition of temp

Noun

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

Verb

1. To work as a temporary employee.
• 2007, The Savages (film), 01:24:50--I temp for money, but it's not my main thing. I write plays. ----