Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations in Germanic languages

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

PCL

Primary Coolant Line

In English

PCL

Primary Coolant Loop

In English

PCL

Programming Checklist

In English

PCL

Permanente Commissie voor Leerlingenzorg

In Dutch

PCL

Physics and Chemistry of Liquids

In English

PCL

Philips Consumer Lifestyle

In English

    PCL

    Polytechnic of Central London

    In English

    PCM

    Parts Control Management

    In English

    PCM

    Photoelectric Cell Module

    In English

    PCM

    Pitch Control Motor

    In English

      PCM

      Plane Change Mechanism

      In English

        PCM

        Power Control Mission

        In English

        PCM

        Punch Card Machine

        In English

          PCM

          Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

          In English

          PCM
          Pulse Code Modulation

          The abbreviation PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) is included in abbreviations such as PCME (Pulse Code Modulation Event), PCMMU (Pulse Code Modulation Master Unit) and ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation).

          In English

          PCM

          Pulse Code Modulator

          In English

          PCMCIA
          Personal Computer Memory Card International Association

          The abbreviation PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) includes the abbreviation PC (Personal Computer).

          In English

          PCME
          Pulse Code Modulation Event

          The abbreviation PCME (Pulse Code Modulation Event) includes the abbreviation PCM (Pulse Code Modulation).

          In English

          PCMLD

          Physics and Chemistry of Materials with Low-Dimensional Structures

          In English

          PCMMU
          Pulse Code Modulation Master Unit

          The abbreviation PCMMU (Pulse Code Modulation Master Unit) includes the abbreviation PCM (Pulse Code Modulation).

          In English

          PCMR

          Probability of Correct Message Receipt

          In English

          PCMU

          Programmable Control and Monitor Unit

          In English

          PCN
          Page Change Notice

          The abbreviation PCN (Page Change Notice) includes the abbreviation CN (Change Notice).

          In English

          PCN

          Polyester-Coated Nylon

          In English

          PCN
          Program Change Notice

          The abbreviation PCN (Program Change Notice) includes the abbreviation CN (Change Notice).

          In English

          PCN

          Program Control Number

          In English

            PCN

            Physics and Contemporary Needs

            In English

            PCO
            Principal Contracting Officer

            The abbreviation PCO (Principal Contracting Officer) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).

            In English

            PCO

            Procuring Contracting Office

            In English

            PCO
            Program Contracting Officer

            The abbreviation PCO (Program Contracting Officer) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).

            In English

            PCO

            Program Control Officer

            In English

            PCO

            Program-Controlled Output

            In English

            PCO
            Procuring Contracting Officer

            The abbreviation PCO (Procuring Contracting Officer) includes the abbreviation CO (Contracting Officer).

            In English

            PCO

            Publications Control Officer

            In English

            PCOS

            Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

            In English

            PCOT

            Payload Center Operations Team

            In English

            PCP
            Power Control Panel

            The abbreviation PCP (Power Control Panel) includes the abbreviation CP (Control Panel).

            In English

            PCP
            Project Change Proposal

            The abbreviation PCP (Project Change Proposal) includes the abbreviation CP (Change Proposal).

            In English

            PCP

            Project Cost Plan

            In English

            PCP
            Program Change Proposal

            The abbreviation PCP (Program Change Proposal) includes the abbreviation CP (Change Proposal).

            In English

            PCPA

            Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration

            In English

            PCPAS

            PATRIOT Command Post Automation System

            In English

            PCPL

            Proposed Change-Point Line

            In English

              PCPP

              Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

              In English

              PCR

              Payload Changeout Room

              In English

              PCR

              Payload Checkout Room

              In English

              PCR

              Payload Clean Room

              In English

              PCR
              Power Change Request

              The abbreviation PCR (Power Change Request) includes the abbreviation CR (Change Request).

              In English

              PCR
              Procedure Change Request

              The abbreviation PCR (Procedure Change Request) includes the abbreviation CR (Change Request).

              In English

              PCR
              Program Change Request

              The abbreviation PCR (Program Change Request) includes the abbreviation CR (Change Request).

              In English

              PCR
              Project Control Room

              The abbreviation PCR (Project Control Room) includes the abbreviation CR (Control Room).

              In English

              PCR
              Publication Change Request

              The abbreviation PCR (Publication Change Request) includes the abbreviation CR (Change Request).

              In English

              PCR
              Polymerase Chain Reaction

              The abbreviation PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is included in abbreviations such as TAIL-PCR (Thermal Asymmetric Interlaced Polymerase Chain Reaction) and RT-PCR (Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction).

              PCR is equivalent to ACP (Amplification en Chaîne par Polymérase) in French, TAN (Test d'amplification des Acides Nucléiques) in French, RCP (Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase) in Portuguese, ПЦР (Полимера́зная Цепна́я Реа́кция) in Russian, PĈR (Polimeraza Ĉen-Reakcio) in Esperanto, PZR (Polimeraz Zəncir Reaksiyası) in Azerbaijani, ՊՇՌ (Պոլիմերազային շղթայական ռեակցիան) in Armenian, PGR (Polimerazinė Grandininė Reakcija) in Lithuanian, ПГУ (Полимеразын Гинжин Урвал) in Mongolian, ПЛР (Полімеразна Ланцюгова Реакція) in Ukrainian.

              In English

              PCRAM

              Phase Change Random Acces Memory

              In English

              PCRB
              Project Change Review Board

              The abbreviation PCRB (Project Change Review Board) includes the abbreviation RB (Review Board).

              In English

              PCRB
              Program Change Review Board

              The abbreviation PCRB (Program Change Review Board) includes the abbreviation RB (Review Board).

              In English

              PCRE

              Perl-Compatible Regular Expression

              In English

              PCRF

              Policy and Charging Rules Function

              In English

              PCRS

              Payload Cover Removal System

              In English

              PCRS

              Performance and Cost Report System

              In English

              PCS

              Professional Clinical Software

              In English

              PCS

              Pacific Command Ship

              In English

              PCS

              Primary Control Station

              In English

                PCS

                Primary Coolant System

                In English

                PCS

                Probability of Crew Safety

                In English

                PCS

                Procedure Completion Sheet

                In English

                PCS

                Program Control System

                In English

                PCS

                Project Control System

                In English

                PCS

                Payload Checkout System

                In English

                PCS

                Payload Control Subsystem

                In English

                PCS

                Payload Control Supervisor

                In English

                PCS

                Performance Control System

                In English

                PCS

                Planning and Control System

                In English

                PCS

                Pointing Control System

                In English

                  PCS

                  Power Conversion System

                  In English

                  PCS

                  Pressure Control System

                  In English

                    PCS

                    Physics and Chemistry in Space

                    In English

                    PCS

                    Permanent Change of Station

                    In English

                      PCSC
                      Pontifical Council for Social Communications

                      PCSC is equivalent to PCCS (Pontificium Consilium de Comunicationibus Socialibus) in Latin.

                      In English

                      PCSE

                      Physical Chemistry: Science and Engineering

                      In English

                      PCT

                      Photometric Calibration Test

                      In English

                      PCT

                      Process Control Table

                      In English

                        PCT

                        Patent Cooperative Treaty

                        In English

                        PCTC

                        Payload Crew Training Complex

                        In English

                        PCTC

                        Pentagon Consolidated Telecommunications Center

                        In English

                        PCTE
                        Portable Commercial Test Equipment

                        The abbreviation PCTE (Portable Commercial Test Equipment) includes the abbreviation TE (Test Equipment).

                        In English

                        PCTM

                        Physikalisch-Chemische Trenn- und Messmethoden

                        In German

                        PCTO

                        Payload Cost Tradeoff Optimization

                        In English

                        PCTR
                        Protocol Conformance Test Report

                        The abbreviation PCTR (Protocol Conformance Test Report) includes the abbreviation TR (Test Report).

                        In English

                        PCTR

                        Pad Connection Terminal Room

                        In English

                          PCU
                          Payload Checkout Unit

                          The abbreviation PCU (Payload Checkout Unit) is included in the abbreviation PPCU (Partial Payload Checkout Unit).

                          In English

                          PCU

                          Power Condition Unit

                          In English

                          PCU

                          Power Conditioning Unit

                          In English

                          PCU

                          Power Control Unit

                          In English

                          PCU

                          Power Conversion Unit

                          In English

                          PCU

                          Pressure Control Unit

                          In English

                            PCU

                            Process Control Unit

                            In English

                            PCV

                            Precheck Verification

                            In English

                            PCV

                            Purge Control Valve

                            In English

                            PCVB

                            Pyro Continuity Verification Box

                            In English

                            PCVL

                            Pilot-Controlled Visual Landing

                            In English

                            PCZ

                            Physical Control Zone

                            In English

                              PCa

                              Prostate Cancer

                              In English

                              PCaRD

                              Play Curricular‐activity Reflection and Discussion

                              In English

                              PCinO

                              Publications of the Cincinnati Observatory

                              In English

                              PCooO

                              Publications of the Cook Observatory

                              In English

                              PD

                              Parkinson’s Disease

                              In English

                              PD

                              Periodontal Probing Depth

                              In English

                              PD

                              Probing Depth

                              In English

                              PD&RS

                              Payload Deployment and Retrieval Subsystem

                              In English

                              PDA

                              Personal Digital Assistant

                              In English

                              PDA

                              Parallel Data Adapter

                              In English

                              PDA

                              Payload Disconnect Assembly

                              In English

                              PDA

                              Precision Drive Axis

                              In English

                                PDA

                                Propellant Drain Area

                                In English

                                PDA

                                Pump Drive Assembly

                                In English

                                PDA

                                Pushdown Automaton

                                In English

                                PDAA

                                Publications of the Department of Astronomy, Austin, Texas

                                In English

                                PDAM
                                Proposed Draft Amendment

                                The abbreviation PDAM (Proposed Draft Amendment) includes the abbreviation DAM (Draft Amendment).

                                In English

                                PDAO

                                Publications of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory

                                In English

                                PDAR

                                Program Description and Requirements

                                In English

                                PDAUC

                                Publications of the Department of Astronomy, University of Chile

                                In English

                                PDB

                                Pee Dee Belemnite

                                In English

                                  PDB

                                  Performance Data Book

                                  In English

                                  PDB

                                  Power Distribution Box

                                  In English

                                  PDB

                                  Project Development Brochure

                                  In English

                                  PDB

                                  Praktijkdiploma Boekhouden

                                  In Dutch

                                  PDC

                                  Power Distribution Control

                                  In English

                                  PDC

                                  Procurement Document Change

                                  In English

                                  PDCA

                                  Plan, Do, Check, Act

                                  In English

                                  PDCM

                                  Product Data Control Model

                                  In English

                                  PDCS

                                  Power Distribution and Control Subsystem

                                  In English

                                  PDCU

                                  Power Distribution and Control Unit

                                  In English

                                  PDD

                                  (The) Pacific Development Directory

                                  In English

                                  PDD

                                  Project Design Document

                                  In English

                                  PDD

                                  Payload Description Document

                                  In English

                                  PDD

                                  Program Definition Document

                                  In English

                                  PDD

                                  Program Description Document

                                  In English

                                  PDD-NOS

                                  Pervasieve Ontwikkelingsstoornis-Niet Anderszins Omschreven

                                  In Dutch

                                    PDDA

                                    Power Driven Decontamination Apparatus

                                    In English

                                    PDDM

                                    Pious Disciples of the Divine Master

                                    In English

                                    PDDO

                                    Publications of the David Dunlap Observatory

                                    In English

                                    PDE

                                    Particle Dispersion Experiment

                                    In English

                                      PDE

                                      Partial Differential Equation

                                      In English

                                      PDE

                                      Projectbureau Duurzame Energie

                                      In Dutch

                                      PDE

                                      Process Directory Entry

                                      In English

                                      PDES

                                      Product Data Exchange Standard

                                      In English

                                      PDES

                                      Product Data Exchange Specification

                                      In English

                                      PDF

                                      Portable Document Format

                                      In English

                                      PDF

                                      Probability Density Function

                                      In English

                                      PDF

                                      Policy Decision Function

                                      In English

                                      PDGF

                                      Power Data Grapple Fixture

                                      In English

                                        PDH

                                        Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy

                                        In English

                                        PDI

                                        Payload Data Interleaver

                                        In English

                                        PDI

                                        Praktijkdiploma Informatica

                                        In Dutch

                                        PDISP
                                        Proposed Draft International Standardized Profile

                                        The abbreviation PDISP (Proposed Draft International Standardized Profile) includes abbreviations ISP (International Standardized Profile) and DISP (Draft International Standardized Profile).

                                        In English

                                        PDK

                                        Promotie Door Krachtsinspanning

                                        In Dutch

                                        PDL

                                        Procedure Distribution List

                                        In English

                                          PDL

                                          Product Development Laboratory

                                          In English

                                          PDL

                                          Program Description Language

                                          In English

                                          PDL

                                          Program Design Language

                                          In English

                                            PDLAC

                                            Preliminary Dynamic Loads Analysis Cycle

                                            In English

                                              PDLC

                                              Preliminary Design Load Cycle

                                              In English

                                              PDM

                                              Payload Deployment Module

                                              In English

                                              PDM

                                              Probe Data Model

                                              In English

                                              PDM

                                              Processor Data Monitor

                                              In English

                                              PDM

                                              Pulse Duration Modulation

                                              In English

                                                PDMA

                                                Parallel Differential Mobility Analyzer

                                                In English

                                                  PDO

                                                  Publications of the Dominion Observatory Ottawa

                                                  In English

                                                  PDO

                                                  Private Development Organization

                                                  In English

                                                  PDO

                                                  Pacific Decadal Oscillation

                                                  In English

                                                  PDP

                                                  Payload Data Pack

                                                  In English

                                                  PDP

                                                  Postinsertion Deorbit Preparation

                                                  In English

                                                  PDP

                                                  Preliminary Definition Plan

                                                  In English

                                                  PDP
                                                  Procurement Data Package

                                                  The abbreviation PDP (Procurement Data Package) includes the abbreviation DP (Data Package).

                                                  In English

                                                  PDP

                                                  Program Development Plan

                                                  In English

                                                  PDP

                                                  Project Definition Phase

                                                  In English

                                                  PDP

                                                  Policy Decision Point

                                                  In English

                                                    PDP-1
                                                    Programmed Data Processor-1

                                                    The abbreviation PDP-1 (Programmed Data Processor-1) includes the abbreviation DP (Data Processor).

                                                    In English

                                                    PDR
                                                    Preliminary Data Requirements

                                                    The abbreviation PDR (Preliminary Data Requirements) includes the abbreviation DR (Data Requirements).

                                                    In English

                                                    PDR
                                                    Preliminary Design Review

                                                    The abbreviation PDR (Preliminary Design Review) is included in abbreviations such as CPDR (Contractor’s Preliminary Design Review), IPDR (Incremental Preliminary Design Review), SPDR (Software Preliminary Design Review) and SWPDR (Software Preliminary Design Review), and it includes the abbreviation DR (Design Review).

                                                    In English

                                                    PDR

                                                    Processed Data Recorder

                                                    In English

                                                    PDR
                                                    Program Design Review

                                                    The abbreviation PDR (Program Design Review) includes the abbreviation DR (Design Review).

                                                    In English

                                                    PDR

                                                    Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRD
                                                    Procurement Data Requirements Description

                                                    The abbreviation PDRD (Procurement Data Requirements Description) includes abbreviations DRD (Data Requirements Description) and DR (Data Requirements).

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRD
                                                    Procurement Data Requirements Document

                                                    The abbreviation PDRD (Procurement Data Requirements Document) includes abbreviations RD (Requirements Document), DRD (Data Requirements Document) and DR (Data Requirements).

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRD

                                                    Program Data Requirement Document

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRL

                                                    Preliminary Design Requirements List

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRL
                                                    Procurement Data Requirements List

                                                    The abbreviation PDRL (Procurement Data Requirements List) includes abbreviations DRL (Data Requirements List) and DR (Data Requirements).

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRM

                                                    Payload Deployment and Retrieval Mechanism

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRR
                                                    Payload Design Requirements Review

                                                    The abbreviation PDRR (Payload Design Requirements Review) includes abbreviations RR (Requirements Review) and DRR (Design Requirements Review).

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRS

                                                    Payload Deployment and Retrieval System

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRS

                                                    Payload Data and Retrieval System

                                                    In English

                                                    PDRSS

                                                    Payload Deployment and Retrieval System Simulation/Simulator

                                                    In English

                                                    PDS

                                                    Package Data System

                                                    In English

                                                    PDS

                                                    Paradynamic Sketch

                                                    In English

                                                      PDS

                                                      Partitioned Data Set

                                                      In English

                                                      PDS

                                                      Pathfinder Demonstration Satellite

                                                      In English

                                                      PDS

                                                      Power Distribution System

                                                      In English

                                                      PDS

                                                      Problem Data System

                                                      In English

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