an index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical consumer
"The recent spike in CPI reflects how much more it costs for a typical family to buy groceries, rent, and pay for utilities."
a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.
"Before finalizing her job application, Sarah completed the CPI to ensure she would score well on the personality traits like self-control and socialization that the hiring manager emphasized."
Initialism of Consumer Price Index.
"The printer driver failed because the document was set to a high CPI value, causing it to jam repeatedly."
Initialism of characters per inch.
"The designer adjusted the CPI setting on her monitor to ensure the tiny text remained crisp and readable without becoming pixelated."
The measure of a number of typeset font characterss per inch used or supported by a digital display device