Acronym List - Letter P

A list by Tengo

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• P&L Profit and Loss [trade and industry]
• P2P Peer-to-Peer [computer]
• P3P Platform for Privacy Preference Project [computer, standard, Internet, cookies]
• PAA Pan American World Airways System
• PAA Protected Access Architecture [computer, software, cryptography]
• PAB Policy Advisory Body [computer, Internet]
• PAC Personal Authentication Code [banking and broking, math]
• PAC Player Access Controll [computer, storage, PCD]
• PAD Packet Assembler/Disassembler [computer, networking]
• PAD Program Associated Data [computer]
• PAF ##missing: ... Format ??
• PAF Pfaffenhofen/Ilm, Bayern [car license] (DE)
• PAI Personal Accident Insurance [insurance] (US)
• PAK Polyzyklische Aromatische Kohlenwasserstoffe [chemistry] (DE)
• PAL Microsoft Color Palette [computer, format, Microsoft]
• PAL Pamela Anderson Lee [person] (US)
• PAL Phase Alternating Line [audio/video]
• PAL Programmable Array Logic [computer, hardware]
• PAM Phono Amplifier [HiFi, Audionet product]
• PAM Pluggable Authentication Module [computer]
• PAN Personal Area Network [computer, networking]
• PAN Rottal-Inn in Pfarrkirchen, Bayern [car license] (DE)
• PAP Printer Access Protocol [computer, protocol]
• PAR Positive Acknowledgement with Retransmission
• PAS Pascal file [computer, format, extension]
• PAS Publicly Available Specification [computer]
• PAT Platform Administration Technology [computer, Intel]
• PAX Pixel Adressing Extension [Intel]
• PBA Physical Block Address [computer, storage]
• PBC Partei Bibeltreuer Christen [party] (DE)
• PBM Portable Bitmap [format]
• PBM Project Bridge Modeler [computer, software, ABT product]
• PBS Phosphate Buffered Saline [bio-chemistry]
• PBS Public Broadcasting Service (http://www.pbs.org) [broadcasting, company] (US)
• PBU Page Buffer Unit [computer, software, Krause product]
• PBX Private Branch Exchange [telecommunication]
• PCA Policy Certification Authority [computer]
• PCA Principal Component Analysis [computer]
• PCA Professional Chess Association [association, sports]
• PCB polychlorierte Biphenyle [chemistry] (DE)
• PCB Printed Circuit Board [computer]
• PCB Program Control Block [computer]
• PCC Professional Computer Corporation [computer, company]
• PCD Photo Compact Disc [computer, storage]
• PCD Primäre Ciliäre Dyskinesie [medical] (DE)
• PCD Pussy Cat Dolls [music, band]
• PCF Price Cash Flow [banking and broking]
• PCH Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [car license] (DE)
• PCI AAL Protocol Control Information [computer, networking, ATM]
• PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect [computer, hardware]
• PCL Peripheral Control Line [computer, signal]
• PCL Printer Command Language [HP format]
• PCM Porsche Communication Management [car, Porsche product]
• PCM Pulse Code Modulation
• PCP Pentachlorphenol [chemistry]
• PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction [chemistry]
• PCS Patent Classification Service
• PCS PCL State [computer, signal]
• PCS Personal Communication Services/System
• PCS Physical Layer Controller [computer, networking]
• PCS Pinball Construction Set [computer, software]
• PCS Pre-Crash Safety System [cars, Lexus product]
• PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty
• PCT PCL Transition [computer, signal]
• PCT Private Communication Technology [computer, networking]
• PCX Picture Image [format]
• PDA Partei der Arbeit [party] (CH)
• PDA Personal Digital Assistant [computer, hardware]
• PDA Push Down Automaton [computer, theory]
• PDC Park Distance Control [car, technology]
• PDC Primary Domain Controller [computer, networking, Microsoft]
• PDC Professional Developers Conference [conference]
• PDC Programming Delivery Control [signal]
• PDD Protable Digital Document [computer, format, Apple]
• PDE EnCase Physical Disk Emulator [computer, software, EnCase product]
• PDE Partial Differential Equations [math]
• PDF Portable Document Format [computer, format, Adobe]
• PDF Printer Description File [computer, format, Quark]
• PDH Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy [computer, networking]
• PDI Product Data Interchange [computer]
• PDL Page Description Language [computer, publishing]
• PDM Parlance Document Manager [Xyvision product]
• PDM Product Data Management [computer, management]
• PDM Produktdatenmanagement [computer] (DE)
• PDN Public Data Network [computer, networking]
• PDO Portable Distributed Objects [computer]
• PDQ Pretty Damn/Darned Quick [slang]
• PDS Packet Driver Specification [specification]
• PDS Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus [party] (DE)
• PDS Partitioned Data Set [computer, software, Java]
• PDS Physicians Data Query [computer, physics]
• PDS Processor Direct Slot [computer, hardware, Apple]
• PDS Professional Development System
• PDT Pacific Daylight Time [time] (US)
• PDT Photodynamische Therapie [medical] (DE)
• PDT Produktionsdatentechnik (DE)
• PDT Propagation Delay Time
• PDU Protocol Data Unit [computer, networking, OSI]
• PEA Positive Emotional Attractor
• PEB Projekt Elektronisches Buch [computer, publishing] (DE)
• PEC Personal Effects Coverage [insurance] (US)
• PEF persönliches Entwicklungs- und Förderseminar (DE)
• PEG Paul-Ehrlich-Gesellschaft für Chemotherapie e.V., www.p-e-g.org [association, medicine] (DE)
• PEG PCI-Express for Graphics [computer, graphics, hardware]
• PEG Perkutane endoskopische Gastrostomie [medicine] (DE)
• PEG Polyethylenglykol [chemistry] (DE)
• PEG Price-Earning to Growth-Ratio [business, banking+brokerage]
• PEG Prignitzer Eisenbahn GmbH [company, transportation] (DE)
• PEI Paul-Ehrlich-Institut [institute] (DE)
• PEI Prince Edward Island
• PEM Privacy Enhancement for Internet Mail [computer]
• PEN Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Noveli [group]
• PEP Packetized Ensemble Protocol [computer, networking, protocol]
• PEP Peak Envelope Power [electronics]
• PEP Projekt Elektronisches Publizieren [computer, publishing] (DE)
• PEP Protocol Extension Protocol [computer, protocol, Internet]
• PER Perleberg, Brandenburg [car license] (DE)
• PER Price-Earnings Ratio [banking and broking]
• PET Polyethylenterephtalatester, Polyester [chemistry]
• PET Positron Emission Tomographie [medicine]
• PET Positronenemmisionstomographie [medicine] (DE)
• PET Print Enhancement Technology [Compaq]
• PEX Deutscher Pfandbriefindex [banking and broking] (DE)
• PEX PHIGS Extensions to X [group]
• PFB PostScript Font Binary [Adobe format, extension]
• PFC Private First Class [military] (US)
• PFD Pfund [unit] (DE)
• PFM PostScript Font Metrics [Adobe format, extension]
• PFP Privat finanzierte Preise [management] (DE)
• PFR Portable Font Resource [computer, software, TrueDoc/Bitstream]
• PFS Pulmonary Function System [health]
• PGA Pin Grid Array [computer. hardware]
• PGA Professional Graphics Adapter [IBM]
• PGH Produktionsgenossenschaft des Handwerks (DDR)
• PGK Personalgemeinkosten [management] (DE)
• PGL Professional Gamers League [computer]
• PGM Portable Gray Map [format]
• PGP Pretty Good Privacy [computer, software, algorithm]
• PGS Publications Gravure Server [computer, software, Hell Gravure Systems product]
• PHD Philosophiae Doctor (Doctor of Philosophy...) (Latin)
• PHF Posthotelfuckers, www.posthotelfuckers.de [music, band] (DE)
• PHF Public Health Foundation [organization, health] (US)
• PHP Personal Home Page [computer, software, Internet]
• PHP PHP Hypertext Processor [computer, language, Internet]
• PHY Physical Layer [computer, networking]
• PIA Peripheral Interface Adapter [computer, hardware]
• PIA Personal Intelligent Agent [computer, software, Autonomy product]
• PIA Persönlicher Internet Assistent [computer, software, Internet, Arcor] (DE)
• PIC Personal Intelligent Communicator [computer]
• PIC Programmable Integrated Circuit [computer, hardware]
• PIC Programmable Interrupt Controller [computer, hardware]
• PID Persistant Identifier
• PID Personal Identifier
• PID Process Identification Number [computer]
• PIL PackRat Integration Library [computer]
• PIL Public Image Limited [music, band]
• PIM Personal Information Manager [computer]
• PIM Product Information Management [computer]
• PIM Protocol Independent Multicast [computer, telecommunication]
• PIN Personal Identification Number [banking and broking]
• PIN Persönliche Identifikationsnummer [banking and broking] (DE)
• PIN Positive Intrinsic Negative Diode [computer, hardware]
• PIO Parallel I/O [computer]
• PIP Picture-In-Picture [display]
• PIR Pirna, Sachsen [car license] (DE)
• PIV Particle Image Velocimetry
• PIZ Patentinformationszentrum (DE)
• PJM Projektmanagement (DE)
• PKC Public Key Cryptography [computer, security]
• PKD Public Key Directory [computer, encryption]
• PKI Public Key Infrastucture [computer, software, security]
• PKS Public Key Service [computer, encryption]
• PKU Phenylketonuria [chemistry]
• PKV Private Krankenversicherung [medical] (DE)
• PKW Personenkraftwagen (DE)
• PLA Programmable Logic Array [computer, hardware]
• PLC PlanetLab Central [computer]
• PLC Private Label Card [banking and broking]
• PLC Programmable Logic Controller [computer, hardware]
• PLL Phase Locked Loop [computer, hardware]
• PLM Product Lifecycle Management [trade and industry, management]
• PLM Programming Language for Microcomputers [computer, programming language]
• PLO Palestina Liberty Organisation [organisation]
• PLO Palestine Liberation Organization [organization]
• PLÖ Plön/Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein [car license] (DE)
• PLP Packet Layer Protocol [computer, networking, OSI]
• PLS Personal Library Software [company]
• PLV Preis- und Leistungsverzeichnis [trade and industry] (DE)
• PLV Production Level Video [computer, video]
• PLZ Please [slang, chat]
• PLZ Postleitzahl (DE)
• PMA Photo Marketing Association [association]
• PMA Physical Medium Attachement [computer, networking]
• PMA Plakat-Media-Analyse [marketing] (DE)
• PMD Physical Layer Medium Dependent Layer [computer, networking]
• PMD Physical Medium Dependent [computer, networking]
• PME Pflanzenöl-Methyl-Ester [chemistry] (DE)
• PMF Policy Management Framework [computer, software, security]
• PMI Platform Management Interface [computer, management]
• PMM Professional Media Magazine [magazine] (DE)
• PMS Premenstrual Syndrome [medical]
• PMT Personal Mobile Tool [computer, Sharp]
• PMW Project Manager Workbench [computer, software, ABT product]
• PNG Portable Network Graphic [format]
• PNI Picture Network International [company]
• PNK Personalnebenkosten [management] (DE)
• PNM Portable Anymap [computer, graphics, format]
• PNM Progressive Networks Media [computer, protocol]
• PNP Passauer Neue Presse [company] (DE)
• PNP Plug and Play, PnP [computer]
• PNP Positive Negative Positive [computer]
• PNP Public Network Provider [telecommunication, networking]
• PNR Passenger Name Record [computer, government, travelling]
• PNV Personennahverkehr (DE)
• POB Post Office Box
• POC Point Of Contact
• POC Policy Oversight Committee [computer, Internet]
• POC Port Of Call [transportation]
• POD Pay On Delivery [trade and industry]
• POD Planet of Death [software, game]
• POD Printing/Publishing On Demand [publishing]
• POE Perl Object Environment [computer, software, Perl]
• POE Port Of Embarkation [transportation]
• POE Port Of Entry [transportation]
• POG Polizeiorganisationsgesetz [government, law] (DE)
• POI Point Of Information [trade and industry]
• POO Post Office Order
• POP Point Of Presence [trade and industry]
• POP Popular Music [music]
• POP Post Office Protocol [computer, networking, protocol]
• POR Pay On Return [trade and industry]
• POS Persistent Object Service [computer, CORBA}]
• POS Point Of Sale [trade and industry]
• POV Persistence of Vision [computer, software]
• POV Point Of View [slang, chat]
• POW Prisoner Of War [military]
• POY Partially Oriented Yarn [chemistry]
• POZ Point of Sale (POS) ohne Zahlungsgarantie [banking and broking] (DE)
• PPA per procura
• PPB Parts Per Billion [unit]
• PPC pour prendre congé (FR)
• PPC PowerPC [computer, hardware]
• PPD PostScript Printer Description [Adobe format]
• PPE People, Places and Events [computer, software, code name for a potential Sysdeco product]
• PPF Print Production Format [CIP3 format]
• PPI Pape und Partner Informationssysteme GmbH [company]
• PPI Programmable Peripheral Interface
• PPI Protonenpumpen-Inhibitoren [bio-chemistry] (DE)
• PPI Publishing Partners International [company]
• PPL Power Plate Loading [MAN Roland product]
• PPM Pages Per Minute [unit]
• PPM parts per million [unit]
• PPM Portable Pix Map [computer, graphics, format]
• PPM Programmer's Package Manager [computer, software, Perl, ActivePerl]
• PPM Projektportfoliomanagement [management] (DE)
• PPM Pulse Position Modulation [electronics]
• PPP Petty Pet Peeve [slang, chat]
• PPP Point-to-Point Protocol [computer, protocol]
• PPP Public Private Partnership
• PPR Pinault-Printemps-Redoute [company]
• PPS Post Postscriptum (An additional postscript...) (Latin)
• PPS Printing & Publishing Service GmbH & Co. KG [company] (DE)
• PPS Produktionsplanung und -steuerung (DE)
• PPV Pay-per-View [telecommunication]
• PRG Partei für Renten Gerechtigkeit und Familie [party] (DE)
• PRG Program [computer, software]
• PRO Public Relations Officer
• PRP Prion-Protein [biology]
• PRV pour rendre visite (FR)
• PSA Physical Sector Address [computer, hardware]
• PSA prostataspezifisches Antigen [bio-chemistry] (DE)
• PSB PCI SCI Bridge [computer, hardware]
• PSB Projektstatusbericht (DE)
• PSD Page Setup Dialog
• PSD Photoshop Document [computer, format, Adobe]
• PSG Partei für Soziale Gleichheit, Sektion der Vierten Internationale [party] (DE)
• PSG Pfadfinderinnenschaft St. Georg [association] (DE)
• PSI Parapsychology
• PSI PostScript Interpreter [computer, hardware/software]
• PSI Prozeßsteuerungs- und Informationssysteme AG [company] (DE)
• PSI Public Software Institute [institute] (US)
• PSK Phase Shift Keying [computer, telecommunication]
• PSL Problem Statement Language/Problem Statement Analy
• PSM Porsche Stability Management [car, Porsche product]
• PSN Packet Switch Node [computer, networking]
• PSP Paint Shop Pro [JASC product, software, shareware]
• PSP persönlicher Softwareprozeß [computer, software] (de)
• PSP Process Service Provider/Provising [computer, trade and industry]
• PSP Program Segment Prefix
• PSP Projektstrukturplan (DE)
• PSR Positive Support Review [company]
• PSR Privater Sächsischer Rundfunk [group, broadcast] (DE)
• PST Fraunhofer-Patentstelle für die Deutsche Forschung [institute] (DE)
• PST Pacific Stanard Time [time] (US)
• PST Pacific Standard Time [time]
• PSU Page Storage Unit [computer, software, Krause product]
• PSU Psycho-soziale Unterstützung von Einsatzkräften [medical] (DE)
• PTA Parent Teacher Association [association] (US)
• PTA Pharmezeutisch-technischer Assistent (DE)
• PTA Physikalisch-technischer Assistent (DE)
• PTA Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern A [organization]
• PTB Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt [institute] (DE)
• PTM Packet Transfer Mode [computer, networking]
• PTO Parent-Teacher Organization [organization] (US)
• PTO Please Turn Over [slang]
• PTP Point-To-Point [computer, networking]
• PTS Papiertechnische Stiftung [association, publishing] (DE)
• PTS Parktronic System [car, Mercedes Benz product] (DE)
• PTT Post, Telephon, Telegraph [company] (CH)
• PTT Postes, Télégraphe er Téléphone [telecommunication] (FR)
• PTT Push to Talk [telecommunication]
• PTV Public Television [broadcasting]
• PTY Pseudo TTY [computer]
• PVC Permanent Virtual Circuit [computer, hardware]
• PVC Polyvinylchlorid [chemistry]
• PVD Primary Volume Descriptor [computer, storage]
• PVI Precision Visuals International [company] (DE)
• PVM Parallel Virtual Machine [computer]
• PVM Projektverfolgungssystem (DE)
• PVS Potentially Visible Set [computer, graphics]
• PWA Papierwerke Waldhof-Aschaffenburg [company] (DE)
• PWB Programmers WorkBench [computer, software, Microsoft]
• PWD Password File [computer, extension]
• PWD Print Working Directory [UNIX command]
• PWG Printer Working Group [computer, group]
• PWL Password List [computer, Windows]
• PWM Pulse Width Modulation [physics]
• PWS Power Web Suite [computer, software]
• PWS Private Web Server [computer, software, Microsoft product]
• PWS Professional Work Station [computer, Nixdorf product]
• PXE Preboot eXecution Environment [computer, hardware, Intel]
• PZS Punktzugriffsstruktur