Dictionary
ADP
1. Also called
adenosine diphosphate, adenosinediphosphoric acid. Biochem.an ester of adenosine and pyrophosphoric acid, C
10H
12N
5O
3H
3P
2O
7, derived from ATP, and serving to transfer energy during glycolysis.
2. automatic data processing: the processing of data by computers or related devices, using techniques that reduce human intervention to a minimum. Cf.
EDP, IDP.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.