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    PTCS
    Passive Thermal Control System

    The abbreviation PTCS (Passive Thermal Control System) includes abbreviations PTC (Passive Thermal Control), TC (Thermal Control) and TCS (Thermal Control System).

    In English

    PTCS

    Planning, Training, and Checkout System

    In English

    PTCS

    Pointing, Tracking, and Control System

    In English

      PTCS

      Propellant Tanking Computer System

      In English

      PTD

      Preliminary Technical Directive

      In English

      PTD

      Provisioning Technical Documentation

      In English

      PTE

      Plate-forme Technologique Européenne

      In English

      PTE

      Procédure Technique d'Exploitation

      In French

      PTENS

      Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Science

      In English

      PTF

      Physics of Thin Films

      In English

      PTF

      Personnel Transaction Form

      In English

        PTFE
        Polytétrafluoroéthylène

        = PFTE | Polytetrafluoroethylene | In English
        = PTFE | Politetrafluoretilè | In Catalan
        = PFTE | Polytetrafluorethylen | In Czech
        = ПТФЭ | Политетрафторэтиле́н | In Chuvash
        = PFTE | Polytetrafluorethylen | In German
        = PFTE | Polytetrafluorieteenin | In Finnish
        = PFTE | Politetrafluoroetilene | In Italian
        = PFTE | ポリテトラフルオロエチレン | In Japanese
        = PFTE | Polytetrafluoretheen | In Dutch
        = PFTE | Politetrafluoretileno | In Portuguese
        = ПТФЭ | Политетрафторэтилен | In Russian
        = PFTE | Polytetrafluóretylén | In Slovak
        = PFTE | Polytetrafluoreten | In Swedish
        = PFTE | Politetrafloroetilen | In Turkish
        = ПТФЕ | Політетрафторетилен | In Ukrainian

        In French

        PTFE
        Politetrafluoretilè

        = PFTE, ПТФЭ, ПТФЕ (see above)

        In Catalan

        PTH

        Parathyroid Hormone

        In English

        PTI

        Preliminary Test Information

        In English

        PTI

        Programmed Test Input

        In English

        PTI

        Purpura Thrombopénique Idiopathique

        In French

        PTI

        Procédure Technique d'Installation

        In French

        PTI

        Procédure Technique d'Implantation

        In French

          PTI

          Poste de Travail Informatisé

          In French

          PTIS

          Programmed Test Input System

          In English

          PTJ

          Projektträger Jülich

          In German

          PTJ

          Petits Travaux Journaliers

          In French

          PTL

          Potential Termination Liability

          In English

            PTM

            Pulse Time Modulation

            In English

            PTM

            Procédure Technique de Migration

            In French

            PTN

            Publika telefonnätet

            In Swedish

            PTO

            Power Test Operation

            In English

            PTO

            Procédure Technique Opérationnelle

            In French

            PTP

            Previously Treated Patient

            In English

            PTPPB

            Physics and Technology of Particle and Photon Beams

            In English

            PTQ

            Post-Training Quantization

            In English

            PTR

            Prestation Technologique Réseau

            In French

            PTR

            Projektträger Reaktorsicherheitsforschung

            In German

            PTR
            Preliminary Test Report

            The abbreviation PTR (Preliminary Test Report) includes the abbreviation TR (Test Report).

            In English

            PTR

            Program Technical Review

            In English

            PTR

            Program Trouble Report

            In English

            PTRS
            Peruvian Technology Rating System

            The abbreviation PTRS (Peruvian Technology Rating System) includes the abbreviation TRS (Technology Rating System).

            In English

            PTS

            Profile Test Specification

            In English

            PTS

            Profile Test Suite

            In English

            PTS

            Pay Terminals & Systems

            In English

              PTS

              Police Technique et Scientifique

              In French

              PTS

              Payload Test Set

              In English

              PTS

              Payload Transportation System

              In English

              PTS

              Per-Trunk Signaling

              In English

              PTSF

              Payload Trunnion Support Fixture

              In English

              PTT

              Poŝto, Telegrafo kaj Telefono

              In Esperanto

              PTT

              Purpura Thrombotique Thrombocytopénique

              In French

              PTT

              Post Telegraaf Telefoon

              In Dutch

              PTU

              Países y territorios de ultramar

              In Spanish

              PTU

              Pan and Tilt Unit

              In English

                PTV

                Pathfinder Test Vehicle

                In English

                PTW

                Polskie Towarzystwo Weksylologizne

                In Polish

                PTZ

                Prêt à Taux Zéro

                In French

                PThPS

                Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement

                In English

                PThPh

                Progress of Theoretical Physics

                In English

                PU

                Power Unit

                In English

                PU

                Production Unit

                In English

                  PU

                  Propellant Unit

                  In English

                  PU

                  Propellant Utilization

                  In English

                  PU
                  Prix Unitaire

                  The abbreviation PU (Prix Unitaire) is included in abbreviations such as BPU (Bordereau des Prix Unitaires), PUMP (Prix Unitaire Moyen Pondéré) and PUMA (Prix Unitaire Moyen des ouvrages gAz).

                  In French

                  PUAms

                  Publications of the Astronomical Institute of the University of Amsterdam

                  In English

                  PUC

                  Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

                  In Spanish

                  PUC

                  Permanent UNIMARC Committee

                  In English

                  PUC

                  Poste Urbain Compact

                  In French

                  PUC

                  Presses Universitaires de Caen (www.unicaen.fr/puc)

                  In French

                  PUC

                  Paris Université Club

                  In French

                  PUCA

                  Plan Urbanisme, Construction, Architecture

                  In French

                  PUCE

                  Programme pour l’Utilisation des Composants Électroniques

                  In French

                  PUCE
                  Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (https://www.puce.edu.ec/)

                  The abbreviation PUCE (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador) is included in abbreviations such as PUCESD (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador sede Santo Domingo) and PUCESI (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ibarra).

                  In Spanish

                  PUCESD
                  Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador sede Santo Domingo

                  The abbreviation PUCESD (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador sede Santo Domingo) includes the abbreviation PUCE (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador).

                  In Spanish

                  PUCESI
                  Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ibarra (https://www.pucesi.edu.ec/)

                  The abbreviation PUCESI (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ibarra) includes the abbreviation PUCE (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador).

                  In Spanish

                  PUCS

                  Propellant Utilization Control System

                  In English

                  PUFA

                  Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid

                  In English

                  PUFir

                  Pubblicazioni della R. Università degli studi di Firenze

                  In Italian

                  PUGS

                  Propellant Utilization and Gauging System

                  In English

                  PUI

                  Plan d’Urgence Interne

                  In French

                  PUKAR

                  Partners for Urban Knowledge Action & Research

                  In English

                  PUL

                  Pôle Universitaire Lyonnais

                  In French

                  PUL

                  Plan d'Urbanisme Local

                  In French

                  PULei

                  Publikationen der Königlichen Universitäts-Sternwarte zu Leipzig

                  In German

                  PUMA

                  Programme pour l'Utilisation des Matériaux Avancés

                  In French

                  PUMA
                  Prix Unitaire Moyen des ouvrages gAz

                  The abbreviation PUMA (Prix Unitaire Moyen des ouvrages gAz) includes the abbreviation PU (Prix Unitaire).

                  In French

                  PUMP
                  Prix Unitaire Moyen Pondéré

                  The abbreviation PUMP (Prix Unitaire Moyen Pondéré) includes the abbreviation PU (Prix Unitaire).

                  In French

                  PUMSUD

                  Pour Un Mouvement Syndical Uni et Démocratique

                  In French

                  PUND
                  Programo de la Unuiĝintaj Nacioj pri Disvolvado

                  = PNUD | Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement | In French
                  = PNUD | Programa de les Naciones Uníes pa'l Desendolcu | In Asturian
                  = PNUD | Programul Naţiunilor Unite pentru Dezvoltare | In Romanian
                  = UNDP | United Nations Development Programme | In English
                  = PNUD | Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo | In Spanish
                  = PNUD | Programa de les Nacions Unides per al Desenvolupament | In Catalan
                  = UNDP | გაეროს განვითარების პროგრამა | In Georgian
                  = UNDP | জাতিসংঘ উন্নয়ন কর্মসূচী | In Bengali
                  = PNUD | Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento | In Portuguese
                  = ПРООН | Программа развития ООН | In Russian
                  = UNDP | สำนักงานโครงการพัฒนาแห่งสหประชาชาติ | In Thai
                  = UNDP | ஐக்கிய நாடுகள் வளர்ச்சித் திட்டம் | In Tamil
                  = UNDP | 联合国开发计划署 | In Chinese languages

                  In Esperanto

                  PUP

                  Previously Untreated Patient

                  In English

                  PUP

                  Potentially Unwanted Program

                  In English

                  PUR

                  Parti de l'Union Radicale

                  In French

                  PUR

                  Presses Universitaires de Rennes

                  In French

                  PUS

                  Public Understanding of Science

                  In English

                  PUS

                  Pasangan Usia Subur

                  In Indonesian

                    PUSK

                    Publikation der Königlichen Sternwarte in Kiel

                    In German

                    PUSNO

                    Publications of the US Naval Observatory

                    In English

                    PUV

                    Propellant Utilization Valve

                    In English

                    PUZ

                    Prozesatzeko Unitate Zentral

                    In Basque

                    PV

                    Plena Vortaro

                    In Esperanto

                    PV

                    Photovoltaic

                    In English

                    PV

                    Polyglobulie de Vaquez

                    In French

                    PV

                    Poste Variable

                    In French

                      PV

                      Physical Volume

                      In English

                      PVA

                      Psychische Vermoeidheid in de Arbeidssituatie

                      In Dutch

                      PVA

                      Preburner Valve Actuator

                      In English

                      PVA

                      Propellant Valve Actuator

                      In English

                      PVA

                      Plasma Viro-Atténué

                      In French

                      PVC

                      Polyvinyl Chloride

                      In English

                      PVC

                      Pressure-Volume Compensated

                      In English

                        PVC

                        Permanent Virtual Circuit

                        In English

                        PVC

                        Pedo Volucri Cogimus

                        In Dutch

                        PVCV

                        Patronaats Voetbal Club Vleuten

                        In Dutch

                        PVD

                        Passive Vibration Damping

                        In English

                          PVD

                          Purge, Vent, and Drain

                          In English

                            PVD

                            Pays en Voie de Développement

                            In French

                            PVD

                            Polyvinylidene Fluoride

                            In English

                            PVD

                            Petites Villes de Demain

                            In French

                            PVDC

                            Polyvinylidene Chloride

                            In English

                            PVDF

                            Polyvinylidenefluoride

                            In English

                            PVDS

                            Propellant Vent and Drain System

                            In English

                            PVDV

                            Plezierig Vertoeven Door Vriendschap

                            In Dutch

                            PVED

                            Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Division

                            In English

                            PVF

                            Personeels Vereniging Fokker

                            In Dutch

                            PVL
                            Periventrikuläre Leukomalazie

                            = PVL | Periventricular Leukomalacia | In English
                            = PVL | Periventriculaire Leukomalacie | In Dutch
                            = LMPV | Leucomalacie périventriculaire | In French

                            In German

                            PVL
                            Periventricular Leukomalacia

                            = LMPV (see above)

                            In English

                            PVL
                            Periventriculaire Leukomalacie

                            = LMPV (see above)

                            In Dutch

                            PVLA

                            Purchase Versus Lease Analysis

                            In English

                            PVM
                            Pridėtinės vertės mokestis

                            = BTW | Belasting op Toegevoegde Waarde | In Afrikaans
                            = IVA | Impost sobre el valor afegit | In Catalan
                            = PDV | Porez na dodatu vrijednost | In Bosnian
                            = ДДС | Данъкът върху добавената стойност | In Bulgarian
                            = VAT | Value Added Tax | In English
                            = AVI | Aldonvalora imposto | In Esperanto
                            = ΦΠΑ | Φόρος Προστιθέμενης Αξίας | In Greek
                            = DPH | Daň z přidané hodnoty | In Czech
                            = Moms | Meromsætningsafgift | In Danish
                            = IVA | Impuesto al Valor Agregado | In Spanish
                            = MwSt | Mehrwertsteuer | In German
                            = BTW | Belasting over de Toegevoegde Waarde | In Dutch
                            = MVA | Merverdiavgift | In Norwegian
                            = IVA | Imposta sul Valore Aggiunto | In Italian
                            = VASK | Virðisaukaskattur | In Icelandic
                            = PPN | Pajak Pertambahan Nilai | In Indonesian
                            = Áfa | Általános forgalmi adó | In Hungarian
                            = PDV | Porez na dodanu vrijednost | In Croatian
                            = ALV | Arvonlisävero | In Finnish
                            = מע"מ | מס ערך מוסף | In Hebrew
                            = KDV | Katma Değer Vergisi | In Turkish
                            = VAT | ภาษีมูลค่าเพิ่ม | In Thai
                            = VAT | மதிப்புக் கூட்டு வரி | In Tamil
                            = DPH | Daň z pridanej hodnoty | In Slovak
                            = НДС | Налог на добавленную стоимость | In Russian
                            = TVA | Taxa pe valoarea adăugată | In Romanian
                            = IVA | Imposto sobre o Valor Acrescentado | In Portuguese
                            = VAT | 增值税 | In Chinese languages

                            In Lithuanian

                            PVMA

                            Pre-Veterinary Medical Association

                            In English

                            PVO

                            Protivo-Vosdushniya Oborona

                            In Russian

                              PVO

                              Pioneer Venus Orbiter

                              In English

                              PVO
                              Pasaules veselības organizācija

                              = MOS | Monda Organiz(aĵ)o pri Sano | In Esperanto
                              = WHO | World Health Organization | In English
                              = OMS | Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | In French
                              = OMS | Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità | In Italian
                              = WGO | Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie | In Afrikaans
                              = OMS | Organización Mundial de la Salú | In Asturian
                              = СЗО | Световната здравна огранизация | In Bulgarian
                              = SZO | Světová zdravotnická organizace | In Czech
                              = OMS | Organització Mundial de la Salut | In Catalan
                              = OMS | Organización Mundial de la Salud | In Spanish
                              = MTO | Maailma Terviseorganisatsioon | In Estonian
                              = MOE | Munduko Osasun Erakundea | In Basque
                              = OMS | Organisacion mondiâla de la sandât | In Franco-Provençal
                              = OMS | Organización Mundial da Saúde | In Galician
                              = SZO | Svjetska zdravstvena organizacija | In Croatian
                              = RTD | Rêxistina Tendurustiyê ya Dinyayê | In Kurdish
                              = UMS | Urganizazziun mundiala da la Santaa | In Lombard
                              = PSO | Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija | In Lithuanian
                              = ÜST | Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı | In Turkish

                              In Latvian

                              PVO

                              Private Voluntary Organization

                              In English

                              PVP

                              Petit Véhicule Protégé

                              In French

                              PVPP

                              Plan de Vidéoprotection pour Paris

                              In French

                              PVR

                              Personal Video Recording

                              In English

                              PVR

                              Precision Voltage Reference

                              In English

                              PVRD

                              Purge, Vent, Repressurize, and Drain

                              In English

                                PVS
                                Paesi in via di sviluppo

                                In Italian

                                PVS

                                Parochie Voetbalclub Sint Servaas

                                In Dutch

                                PVS

                                Passive Vulnerability Scanner

                                In English

                                PVSS

                                Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand, Publications of Variable Star Section

                                In English

                                PVSS

                                Personeels Vereniging Stads Schouwburg

                                In Dutch

                                PVT

                                Passive Visible Tracker

                                In English

                                  PVT
                                  Preflight Verification Test

                                  The abbreviation PVT (Preflight Verification Test) includes the abbreviation VT (Verification Test).

                                  In English

                                  PVT

                                  Pressure, Volume, and Temperature

                                  In English

                                    PVT
                                    Pyrotechnic Verification Test

                                    The abbreviation PVT (Pyrotechnic Verification Test) includes the abbreviation VT (Verification Test).

                                    In English

                                    PVT

                                    Psychomotor Vigilance Task

                                    In English

                                      PVTCS
                                      Photovoltaic Thermal Control System

                                      The abbreviation PVTCS (Photovoltaic Thermal Control System) includes abbreviations TC (Thermal Control) and TCS (Thermal Control System).

                                      In English

                                      PVTOS

                                      Physical Vapor Transport Organic Solids

                                      In English

                                        PVV

                                        Peaparkse Voetbal Vereniging

                                        In Dutch

                                        PVV

                                        Partij voor de Vrijheid (www.pvv.nl)

                                        In Dutch

                                        PVV

                                        Partij voor Vrijheid en Vooruitgang

                                        In Dutch

                                        PVVO

                                        Publications of the Van Vleck Observatory

                                        In English

                                        PVWA

                                        Planned Value of Work Accomplished

                                        In English

                                        PVWA

                                        Personeels Vereniging Werkspoor Amsterdam

                                        In Dutch

                                        PVWS

                                        Planned Value of Work Scheduled

                                        In English

                                        PVasO

                                        Publications of the Vassar College Observatory

                                        In English

                                        PW

                                        Plan Washer

                                        In English

                                          PW

                                          Printed Wiring

                                          In English

                                            PW

                                            Pulse Width

                                            In English

                                              PW

                                              Prinses Wilhelmina

                                              In Dutch

                                                PW&SO

                                                Publications of the Warner Swasey Observatory

                                                In English

                                                PWA

                                                Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

                                                In English

                                                PWA

                                                Printed Wiring Assembly

                                                In English

                                                PWA

                                                Private Write Area

                                                In English

                                                PWA
                                                Product Work Authorization

                                                The abbreviation PWA (Product Work Authorization) includes the abbreviation WA (Work Authorization).

                                                In English

                                                PWB

                                                Printed Wiring Board

                                                In English

                                                PWBS
                                                Program Work Breakdown Structure

                                                The abbreviation PWBS (Program Work Breakdown Structure) includes the abbreviation WBS (Work Breakdown Structure).

                                                In English

                                                PWC

                                                Pieterburen Westernieland Combinatie

                                                In Dutch

                                                PWD

                                                Proceed With Design

                                                In English

                                                  PWDS

                                                  Protected Wire Distribution System

                                                  In English

                                                  PWGSC
                                                  Public Works and Government Services Canada (www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca)

                                                  = TPSGC | Travaux Publics et Services Gouvernementaux Canada | In French

                                                  In English

                                                  PWHHO

                                                  Publications of West Hendon House Observatory

                                                  In English

                                                  PWHS

                                                  Public Works Historical Society

                                                  In English

                                                  PWM

                                                  Pulse Width Modulation

                                                  In English

                                                    PWMD

                                                    Printed Wiring Master Drawing

                                                    In English

                                                    PWR
                                                    Pressurized Water Reactor

                                                    = REP | Réacteur à Eau Pressurisée | In French
                                                    = DWR | Druckwasserreaktor | In German

                                                    In English

                                                    PWR

                                                    Politechnika Wrocławska

                                                    In Polish

                                                    PWS

                                                    Pricing Work Statement

                                                    In English

                                                    PWSZ

                                                    Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa

                                                    In Polish

                                                      PWT

                                                      Propulsion Wind Tunnel

                                                      In English

                                                      PWTN

                                                      People's Watch - Tamil Nadu

                                                      In English

                                                      PWW

                                                      Project West Wing

                                                      In English

                                                        PWasO

                                                        Publications of the Washburn Observatory

                                                        In English

                                                        PXN

                                                        Paxillin

                                                        In English

                                                        PYJ
                                                        Pienin yhteinen jaettava

                                                        = PPCM | Plus Petit Commun Multiple | In French
                                                        = LCM | Least Common Multiple | In English
                                                        = KGV | Kleinste Gemene Veelvoud | In Dutch
                                                        = MCM | Mínim Comú Múltiple | In Catalan
                                                        = NSN | Nejmenší Společný Násobek | In Czech
                                                        = ggT | Größter gemeinsamer Teiler | In German
                                                        = PMKO | Plej Malgranda Komuna Oblo | In Esperanto
                                                        = MCM | Mínimo Común Múltiplo | In Spanish
                                                        = LKKT | Legkisebb közös többszörös | In Hungarian
                                                        = KPK | Kelipatan persekutuan terkecil | In Indonesian
                                                        = MCM | Minimo Comune Multiplo | In Italian
                                                        = NWW | Najmniejsza wspólna wielokrotność | In Polish
                                                        = MMC | Mínimo Múltiplo Comum | In Portuguese
                                                        = НОК | Наименьшее общее кратное | In Russian
                                                        = NSN | Najmenší spoločný násobok | In Slovak
                                                        = НСК | Найменше спільне кратне | In Ukrainian

                                                        In Finnish

                                                        PYPL

                                                        PopularitY of Programming Language

                                                        In English

                                                        PYerO

                                                        Publications of the Yerkes Observatory

                                                        In English

                                                        PYunO

                                                        Publications of the Yunnan Observatory

                                                        In English

                                                        PZH

                                                        Provincie Zuid Holland

                                                        In Dutch

                                                        PZM

                                                        Pressure Zone Microphone

                                                        In English

                                                        PZMKiMK

                                                        Polski Zwiazek Modelarzy Kolejowych i Milosników Kolei

                                                        In Polish

                                                        PZPR

                                                        Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza

                                                        In Polish

                                                        PZR
                                                        Polimeraz Zəncir Reaksiyası

                                                        = PCR | Polymerase Chain Reaction | In English
                                                        = 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
                                                        = 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 Azerbaijani

                                                        Pa

                                                        Pascal

                                                        In many languages

                                                        PaReL

                                                        Pattern Recognition Letters

                                                        In English

                                                        PaaS

                                                        Platform as a Service

                                                        In English

                                                        Pacman

                                                        Package manager

                                                        In English

                                                        PadCR

                                                        Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova - Comunicazioni e Rassegne

                                                        In Italian

                                                        PakEsA

                                                        Pakistana Esperanto-Asocio

                                                        In Esperanto

                                                        PalOc

                                                        Paleoceanography

                                                        In English

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