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pop-in
[ pop-in ]
adjective
- requiring only a quick insertion into a receptacle to be ready for use:
Our new stroller has a pop-in frame for a baby carrier, so the baby can be transferred in or out without waking.
I bought a guitar with a pop-in whammy bar, which I prefer over the old screw-in types.
- designating a quick, often impromptu visit, or an event or venue that welcomes or includes such visits: It was a rainy Saturday, so I took the kids to a pop-in play center.
The mayor’s holiday open house featured pop-in appearances from a number of local celebrities.
It was a rainy Saturday, so I took the kids to a pop-in play center.
- (of a retail business) located within a larger store from which it rents space:
Opening a pop-in shop can help you try out brick-and-mortar retail with minimal capital investment.
noun
- a pop-in item, visit, event, or venue:
The café is a fun, casual spot, great for a pop-in after work with friends.
- Digital Technology. (in video games) the tendency of objects, textures, lighting, or game geometry to pop into existence or into higher resolution after a delay in rendering, instead of loading with the rest of the environment or scene (often used attributively):
Despite some pop-in issues, the views in this game are often quite lovely.
verb phrase
- to visit briefly and unexpectedly; stop in; drop by:
Maybe we'll pop in after the movie.
- to insert or be inserted into a receptacle with a quick, easy motion:
Doing bacon in the oven is so easy—just pop it in and wait!
The battery pops in like so, and then you snap the cover on.
- Digital Technology. (of objects, textures, etc., in video games) to come suddenly into existence or into higher resolution after a delay in rendering, instead of loading with the rest of the environment or scene:
Sometimes you'll even be fully on a rock and climbing it by the time the high-res texture pops in.
Word History and Origins
Origin of pop-in1
Example Sentences
The only technical issue I really had (aside from a game lock-up at the end of a particular chapter) was with some pop-in.
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