Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations in Germanic languages

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Code

Meaning

Language

Themes and places

PPRB
Preliminary Proposal Review Board

The abbreviation PPRB (Preliminary Proposal Review Board) includes the abbreviation RB (Review Board).

In English

PPS

Partial-Pressure Suit

In English

PPS

Payload Pointing System

In English

PPS

Pneumatic Power Subsystem

In English

PPS

Primary Propulsion System

In English

PPS

Printer/Plotter System

In English

PPS

Product Performance System

In English

PPS

Provisioning Performance Schedule

In English

PPS

Pulses Per Second

In English

    PPS

    Proceedings of the Physical Society

    In English

    PPS

    Primer Pair Selection

    In English

    PPSC

    Pro Patria Stormvogel Combinatie

    In Dutch

    PPSL

    Program Parts Selection List

    In English

    PPSL

    Proceedings of the Physical Society of London

    In English

    PPT

    Prelaunch Package Test

    In English

    PPT

    Paraprofessional Translator

    In English

    PPTE

    Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering

    In English

    PPTEn

    Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering

    In English

    PPWCP

    Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program

    In English

    PPcPp

    Progress in Photochemistry and Photophysics

    In English

    PQA
    Procurement Quality Assurance

    The abbreviation PQA (Procurement Quality Assurance) includes the abbreviation QA (Quality Assurance).

    In English

    PQC
    Procurement Quality Control

    The abbreviation PQC (Procurement Quality Control) includes the abbreviation QC (Quality Control).

    In English

    PQC

    Product Quality Council

    In English

    PQE

    Procurement Quality Engineering

    In English

    PQE

    Progress in Quantum Electronics

    In English

    PQFP
    Plastic Quad Flat Pack

    The abbreviation PQFP (Plastic Quad Flat Pack) includes the abbreviation QFP (Quad Flat Pack).

    In English

    PQGS

    Propellant Quantity Gauging System

    In English

    PQIC

    Product Quality Improvement Council

    In English

    PQIC

    Productivity and Quality Improvement Council

    In English

    PQQ

    Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

    In English

      PQQ

      Pyrroloquinoline Quinone

      In English

      PQT
      Preliminary Qualification Test

      The abbreviation PQT (Preliminary Qualification Test) includes the abbreviation QT (Qualification Test).

      In English

      PQT
      Production Qualification Test

      The abbreviation PQT (Production Qualification Test) includes the abbreviation QT (Qualification Test).

      In English

      PR
      Public Relations

      PR is equivalent to RP (Relations Publiques) in French, RP (Relations Presse) in French.

      In English

      PR
      Purchase Request

      The abbreviation PR (Purchase Request) is included in abbreviations such as EPR (Engineering Purchase Request), MIPR (Military Intergovernmental Purchase Request), MPR (Mockup Purchase Request) and EOPR (Engineering Order Purchase Request).

      In English

      PR
      Performance Report

      The abbreviation PR (Performance Report) is included in abbreviations such as CPR (Cost Performance Report) and TASPR (Technical And Schedule Performance Report).

      In English

      PR

      Position Record

      In English

      PR

      Pressure Ratio

      In English

      PR

      Pressure Regulator

      In English

      PR
      Problem Report

      The abbreviation PR (Problem Report) is included in abbreviations such as CPR (Critical Problem Report), IPR (Interim Problem Report), MPR (Maintainability Problem Report), OMPR (Operational Maintainability Problem Reporting), PRSS (Problem Report Squawk Sheet), SPR (Software Problem Report), TPR (Test Problem Report) and WSPR (Weapon System Problem Report).

      In English

      PR
      Procurement Regulation

      The abbreviation PR (Procurement Regulation) is included in the abbreviation PRD (Procurement Regulation Directive).

      In English

      PR
      Program Requirements

      The abbreviation PR (Program Requirements) is included in abbreviations such as KPRD (KSC (Kennedy Space Center) Program Requirements Document), PRB (Program Requirements Baseline), PRCB (Program Requirements Change Board), PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board), PRCBD (Program Requirements Control Board Directive), PRD (Program Requirements Document), PRR (Program Requirements Review) and QPRD (Quality Program Requirements Document).

      In English

      PR

      Pulse Rate

      In English

        PR
        Progress Report

        The abbreviation PR (Progress Report) is included in abbreviations such as AMPR (Aeronautical Manufacturer’s Progress Report), BPR (Bimonthly Progress Report), DSNPR (Deep Space Network Progress Report), IPNPR (Interplanetary Network Progress Report), QPR (Quarterly Progress Report), TDAPR (Telecommunications and Data Acquisition Progress Report) and TMOPR (Telecommunications and Mission Operations Progress Report).

        In English

        PR

        Personal Record

        In English

        PRA

        Participatory Rural Appraisal

        In English

        PRA

        Precession Axis

        In English

        PRA

        Professional Rugby Players Association

        In English

        PRA

        Plan de Reprise d’Activité

        In English

        PRAC

        Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee

        In English

        PRACA
        Problem Reporting And Corrective Action

        The abbreviation PRACA (Problem Reporting And Corrective Action) includes the abbreviation CA (Corrective Action).

        In English

        PRACH

        Packet Random Access Channel

        In English

        PRAI

        Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence

        In English

        PRB
        Panel Review Board

        The abbreviation PRB (Panel Review Board) includes the abbreviation RB (Review Board).

        In English

        PRB

        Parachute Refurbishment Building

        In English

        PRB
        Program Review Board

        The abbreviation PRB (Program Review Board) includes the abbreviation RB (Review Board).

        In English

        PRB
        Program Requirements Baseline

        The abbreviation PRB (Program Requirements Baseline) includes the abbreviation PR (Program Requirements).

        In English

        PRB
        President’s Review Board

        The abbreviation PRB (President’s Review Board) includes the abbreviation RB (Review Board).

        In English

        PRC

        Pharmacotherapy Research Center

        In English

        PRCB
        Program Requirements Change Board

        The abbreviation PRCB (Program Requirements Change Board) includes abbreviations PR (Program Requirements) and CB (Change Board).

        In English

        PRCB
        Program Requirements Control Board

        The abbreviation PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board) is included in the abbreviation PRCBD (Program Requirements Control Board Directive), and it includes abbreviations CB (Control Board) and PR (Program Requirements).

        In English

        PRCB
        Program Review Control Board

        The abbreviation PRCB (Program Review Control Board) includes the abbreviation CB (Control Board).

        In English

        PRCBD
        Program Requirements Control Board Directive

        The abbreviation PRCBD (Program Requirements Control Board Directive) includes abbreviations CB (Control Board), PR (Program Requirements) and PRCB (Program Requirements Control Board).

        In English

        PRCO

        Publications of the Riverview College Observatory

        In English

        PRCS

        Primary Reaction Control System

        In English

          PRD
          Payload Requirements Document

          The abbreviation PRD (Payload Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).

          In English

          PRD

          Personal Radiation Dosimeter

          In English

          PRD
          Preliminary Requirements Document

          The abbreviation PRD (Preliminary Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).

          In English

          PRD
          Procurement Regulation Directive

          The abbreviation PRD (Procurement Regulation Directive) includes the abbreviation PR (Procurement Regulation).

          In English

          PRD
          Procurement Requirements Document

          The abbreviation PRD (Procurement Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).

          In English

          PRD
          Program Requirements Document

          The abbreviation PRD (Program Requirements Document) includes abbreviations PR (Program Requirements) and RD (Requirements Document).

          In English

          PRD
          Project Requirements Document

          The abbreviation PRD (Project Requirements Document) includes the abbreviation RD (Requirements Document).

          In English

          PRDA

          Program Research and Development Announcement

          In English

          PRDLA

          Pacific Rim Digital Library Alliance

          In English

          PRE

          Personal Rescue Enclosure

          In English

          PRE

          Power Regulation Equipment

          In English

          PREMIA

          Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence Association

          In English

          PRESCO

          Practical Recommendations for Sustainable Construction

          In English

          PRESENCCIA

          Presence & Research Encompassing Sensory Enhancement, NeuroScience, Cerebral-Computer Interfaces and Applications

          In English

          PREST

          Policy Research in Engineering, Science and Technology

          In English

          PRF

          Pulse Repetition Frequency

          In English

          PRI

          Primary Rate Interface

          In English

          PRIDE

          Pacific Regional Initiatives for the Delivery of basic Education

          In English

            PRIM&R

            Public Responsibility In Medicine and Research

            In English

            PRIME

            Privacy and Identity Management for Europe

            In English

              PRIP

              Pattern Recognition and Image Processing

              In English

              PRIS

              Payload Remote Integration System

              In English

              PRISCILLA

              Bus PRiority strategies and Impact SCenarIos deveLoped on a Large urban Area

              In English

              PRISM

              Pacific Regional Information SysteM

              In English

              PRISM

              Pacific Roundtable on Industry, Society and Management

              In English

              PRISM

              Process Industries Safety Management

              In English

              PRISM

              Partnership for Research Infrastructures in Earth System Modeling (http://prism.enes.org)

              In English

              PRISMATICA

              Pro-active Integrated Systems for Security Management by Technological Institutional and Communication Assistance

              In English

                PRL

                Page Revision Log

                In English

                  PRL

                  Payload Retention Latch

                  In English

                  PRL

                  Priority Rate Limiting

                  In English

                    PRL

                    Preferred Retinal Locus

                    In English

                    PRLA

                    Payload Retention Latch Actuator

                    In English

                    PRLA

                    Payload Retention Latch Assembly

                    In English

                    PRM

                    Payload Retention Mechanism

                    In English

                    PRM

                    Performance and Reliability Module

                    In English

                    PRM

                    Pocket Radiation Meter

                    In English

                      PRM

                      Posigrade Rocket Motor

                      In English

                      PRM

                      Pulse Rate Modulation

                      In English

                        PRN

                        Program Release Notice

                        In English

                          PRN

                          Pseudorandom Noise

                          In English

                          PRN

                          Pulse Ranging Navigation

                          In English

                            PRO
                            Public Research Organisation

                            The abbreviation PRO (Public Research Organisation) is included in abbreviations such as PROTON (Public Research Organisations’ Technology Offices Network) and PROTON (Public Research Organisation Technology Transfer Office Network).

                            In English

                            PRO

                            Planning and Reporting Officers

                            In English

                            PRO

                            Praktijkonderwijs

                            In Dutch

                            PRO

                            Planning Resident Order

                            In English

                              PROACT

                              Programme for Advanced Contactless Technology

                              In English

                              PROE

                              Publications of the Royal Observatory of Edinburgh

                              In English

                              PROFETAS

                              Protein Foods, Environment, Technology and Society

                              In English

                              PROFS

                              Professional Office Systems

                              In English

                                PROGRESS

                                Programme for Research on Embedded Systems & Software

                                In English

                                PROM
                                Programmable Read-Only Memory

                                The abbreviation PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory) is included in abbreviations such as EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory) and EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), and it includes the abbreviation ROM (Read-Only Memory).

                                In English

                                PROMIS

                                Project-Oriented Management Information System

                                In English

                                PROO

                                Programma voor onderwijsonderzoek

                                In Dutch

                                PROTEIN

                                euroPean Reusable and cOsThEavy lift transport InvestigatioN

                                In English

                                PROTON
                                Public Research Organisations’ Technology Offices Network

                                The abbreviation PROTON (Public Research Organisations’ Technology Offices Network) includes the abbreviation PRO (Public Research Organisation).

                                In English

                                PROTON
                                Public Research Organisation Technology Transfer Office Network

                                The abbreviation PROTON (Public Research Organisation Technology Transfer Office Network) includes the abbreviation PRO (Public Research Organisation).

                                In English

                                PRP

                                Personnel Reliability Program

                                In English

                                PRP

                                Program Redefinition Proposal

                                In English

                                PRPS

                                Programming Requirements Process Specification

                                In English

                                PRR

                                Parts Replacement Request

                                In English

                                PRR

                                Parts Rework or Replacement

                                In English

                                PRR
                                Preflight Readiness Review

                                The abbreviation PRR (Preflight Readiness Review) includes the abbreviation RR (Readiness Review).

                                In English

                                PRR
                                Preliminary Requirements Review

                                The abbreviation PRR (Preliminary Requirements Review) includes the abbreviation RR (Requirements Review).

                                In English

                                PRR
                                Production Readiness Review

                                The abbreviation PRR (Production Readiness Review) includes the abbreviation RR (Readiness Review).

                                In English

                                PRR
                                Program Requirements Review

                                The abbreviation PRR (Program Requirements Review) includes abbreviations PR (Program Requirements) and RR (Requirements Review).

                                In English

                                PRR
                                Project Requirements Review

                                The abbreviation PRR (Project Requirements Review) includes the abbreviation RR (Requirements Review).

                                In English

                                PRR

                                Pulse Repetition Rate

                                In English

                                PRRB
                                Payload Requirements Review Board

                                The abbreviation PRRB (Payload Requirements Review Board) includes abbreviations RR (Requirements Review) and RB (Review Board).

                                In English

                                PRS

                                Payload Retention System

                                In English

                                PRS

                                Personal Rescue System

                                In English

                                PRS

                                Personnel Rescue Service

                                In English

                                PRS

                                Power Reactant Subsystem

                                In English

                                PRS

                                Precision Ranging System

                                In English

                                  PRS

                                  Preliminary Requirements Specification

                                  In English

                                  PRS

                                  Primary Recovery Site

                                  In English

                                  PRS

                                  Primary Rescue Site

                                  In English

                                  PRS

                                  Provisioning Requirements Statement

                                  In English

                                  PRS

                                  Positioning Reference Signal

                                  In English

                                  PRSA

                                  Power Reactant Storage Assembly

                                  In English

                                  PRSC

                                  Poverty Reduction Support Credit

                                  In English

                                  PRSD

                                  Power Reactant Storage and Distribution

                                  In English

                                  PRSDS

                                  Power Reactant Storage and Distribution System

                                  In English

                                  PRSS
                                  Problem Report Squawk Sheet

                                  The abbreviation PRSS (Problem Report Squawk Sheet) includes the abbreviation PR (Problem Report).

                                  In English

                                  PRSV

                                  Papaya Ringspot Virus

                                  In English

                                  PRT

                                  Pulse Repetition Time

                                  In English

                                    PRTLS
                                    Powered Return To Launch Site

                                    The abbreviation PRTLS (Powered Return To Launch Site) includes abbreviations LS (Launch Site) and RTLS (Return To Launch Site).

                                    In English

                                    PRTR

                                    Pollutant Release and Transfer Register

                                    In English

                                    PRV

                                    Pressure-Reducing Valve

                                    In English

                                    PRVA

                                    Public Relations Verband Austria (www.prva.at)

                                    In German

                                    PRisMa

                                    Portfolio Risk Management

                                    In English

                                    PS

                                    Paging Systems

                                    In English

                                      PS

                                      Polystyrene

                                      In English

                                      PS

                                      PostScript

                                      In English

                                      PS

                                      Parachute System

                                      In English

                                      PS

                                      Production Sheet

                                      In English

                                        PS

                                        Payload Specialist

                                        In English

                                        PS

                                        Payload Station

                                        In English

                                        PS

                                        Payload Support

                                        In English

                                        PS

                                        Pointing Subsystem

                                        In English

                                          PS
                                          Power Supply

                                          The abbreviation PS (Power Supply) is included in abbreviations such as EPSMA (European Power Supply Manufacturers Association), EPS (Experimental Power Supply), GPS (Ground Power Supply), HVPS (High Voltage Power Supply), IPS (Inverter Power Supply), KPSM (Klystron Power Supply Modulator), LVPS (Low Voltage Power Supply), MBPS (Main Bus Power Supply), PSCU (Power Supply Control Unit), UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply), UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) and PSU (Power Supply Unit).

                                          In English

                                          PS

                                          Pressure Switch

                                          In English

                                          PS

                                          Primary Structure

                                          In English

                                            PS

                                            Probability of Survival

                                            In English

                                            PSA

                                            Pacific Sociological Association

                                            In English

                                            PSA

                                            Prabhu Dasi Sisters of Ajmeer

                                            In English

                                            PSA

                                            Power and Servoassembly

                                            In English

                                            PSA

                                            Power Servoamplifier

                                            In English

                                            PSA

                                            Power Switching Assembly

                                            In English

                                            PSA

                                            Preferred Storage Area

                                            In English

                                            PSA

                                            Presleep Activity

                                            In English

                                            PSA

                                            Pressure Switch Assembly

                                            In English

                                              PSA

                                              Payload Service Area

                                              In English

                                              PSA

                                              Producibility, Supportability, and Affordability

                                              In English

                                              PSA

                                              Payload Support Avionics

                                              In English

                                              PSA

                                              Postsleep Activity

                                              In English

                                                PSA

                                                Poultry Science Association (www.poultryscience.org)

                                                In English

                                                PSA

                                                Probabilistic Safety Assessment

                                                In English

                                                PSAA

                                                Philippines Studies Association of Australasia

                                                In English

                                                PSAC

                                                Presidential Scientific Advisory Committee

                                                In English

                                                PSB

                                                Singapore Productivity and Standards Board

                                                In English

                                                PSBLS

                                                Permanent Space-Based Logistics System

                                                In English

                                                PSC

                                                Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

                                                In English

                                                PSC

                                                Parallel Switch Control

                                                In English

                                                  PSC
                                                  Payload Support Contractor

                                                  The abbreviation PSC (Payload Support Contractor) includes the abbreviation SC (Support Contractor).

                                                  In English

                                                  PSC

                                                  Planetary Spacecraft

                                                  In English

                                                  PSC

                                                  Program Support Center

                                                  In English

                                                    PSC

                                                    Program Schedule Chart

                                                    In English

                                                    PSC
                                                    Program Support Contractor

                                                    The abbreviation PSC (Program Support Contractor) includes the abbreviation SC (Support Contractor).

                                                    In English

                                                    PSC

                                                    Provide Station Control

                                                    In English

                                                      PSCEC

                                                      Physical Sciences - Series of the Commission of European Communities

                                                      In English

                                                      PSCK

                                                      Parochie Sport Club Kalf

                                                      In Dutch

                                                      PSCL

                                                      Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory

                                                      In English

                                                      PSCN
                                                      Preliminary Specification Change Notice

                                                      The abbreviation PSCN (Preliminary Specification Change Notice) includes abbreviations CN (Change Notice) and SCN (Specification Change Notice).

                                                      In English

                                                      PSCN

                                                      Program Support Communications Network

                                                      In English

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