Multilingual dictionary of abbreviations

Abbreviations starting with P

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Meaning

Language

Themes and places

PP

Polypropylene

In English

PP

Préfecture de Police

In French

PP

Partial Pressure

In English

    PP

    Peak to Peak

    In English

      PP

      Planning Package

      In English

        PP

        Power Plant

        In English

        PP

        Premodulation Processor

        In English

        PP

        Push-Pull

        In English

          PP

          Pacanowski-Philander

          In many languages

            PP

            Patient Partenaire

            In French

            PP&C

            Program Planning and Control

            In English

            PP&C

            Project Planning and Control

            In English

            PP&LS

            Production Planning and Logistics Support

            In English

            PP&WC

            Process Planning and Work Control

            In English

            PPA

            Plan de Protection de l’Atmosphère

            In French

            PPA

            Power Pitch-Around

            In English

            PPA

            Pôle Paris Alternance (www.pgsm-ppa.fr)

            In French

            PPA
            Pandaigdigang Ponetikong Alpabeto

            PPA is equivalent to AFI (Alfabetul Fonetic Internaţional) in Romanian, LFE (Lizherenneg Fonetikel Etrebroadel) in Breton, МФА (Международната фонетична азбука) in Bulgarian, IPA (Internationales Phonetisches Alphabet) in Tosk, AFI (Alfabet Fonètic Internacional) in Catalan, IFA (Internacia Fonetika Alfabeto) in Esperanto, IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) in English, ΔΦΑ (Διεθνές Φωνητικό Αλφάβητο) in Greek, IPA (Internationales Phonetisches Alphabet) in German, API (Alphabet Phonétique International) in French, AFI (Alfabeto Fonético Internacional) in Spanish, AFI (Alfabeto Fonético Internacional) in Galician, NAF (Nazioarteko Alfabeto Fonetikoa) in Basque, IPA (Internationaalt Phonetescht Alphabet) in Letzeburgesh, AFI (Alfabeto Fonetico Internazionale) in Italian, МФА (Международный фонетический алфавит) in Russian, AFI (Alfabeto Fonético Internacional) in Portuguese, AFI (Alfabet Fonetic Internacionau) in Occitan, AFE (Alfabet Fonetike Eternåcionå) in Walloon, IFA (Internationoal Fonetisch Alfabet) in West Flemish, AFN (Alfabeti Fonetik Ndërkombëtar) in Albanian, IFA (Internasionale Fonetiese Alfabet) in Afrikaans, AFI (Alfabetu Fonéticu Internacional) in Asturian, ХГЬА (Халкъаздагьоркьосеб гьаркьазул алфавит) in Avar, IPA (Internationals Phonetischs Alphabet) in Austro-Bavarian, ХАФӘ́ (Халыҡ-ара фонетик алфавит) in Bashkir, МФА (Міжнародны фанетычны алфавіт) in Belarusian, AFE (Alfabèt Fonètico Entèrnacionâl) in Franco-Provençal, YFA (Ynternasjonaal Fonetysk Alfabet) in Frisian, AIF (Aibítir Idirnáisiúnta Foghraíochta) in Irish, API (Alphabeto Phonetic International) in Interlingua, IPA (Internasional a Ponetiko nga Alpabeto) in Ilocano, IFA (Internaciona Fonetik Alfabeto) in Ido, AFN (Alfabeya Fonetîk a Navneteweyî) in Kurdish, API (Abecedarium Phoneticum Internationale) in Latin, AFI (Alfabeta Fonetical Internasional) in Lingua Franca Nova, TFA (Tarptautinė Fonetinė Abėcėlė) in Lithuanian, МФА (Меѓународна фонетска азбука) in Macedonian, AFA (Abjad Fonetik Antarabangsa) in Malay, AFI (Abc Fonético Anternacional) in the MWL language, IPA (Internatschonal Phoneetsch Alphabet) in Low German, IFA (Internasjonale Fonetiske Alfabetet) in Norwegian, AFI (Alfabèt Fonétiko Internashonal) in Papiamento, IPA (Innernatiunaal Phoneddisch Alphebedd) in the PDC language, EFA (Entanashunal Fonetikl Alfabet) in Pitkern, MAF (Międzynarodowy Alfabet Fonetyczny) in Polish, AFI (Alfabet Fonétich Intërnassional) in Piedmontese, IPA (Internaitional Phonetic Alphabet) in Scots, МФА (Међународна фонетска абецеда) in Serbian, AFI (Alfabetu Fonétiku Internasionál) in Tetum, МФА (Міжнародний фонетичний алфавіт) in Ukrainian, LFB (Lafab Fonetik Bevünetik) in Volapük.

            In Tagalog

            PPAP

            Processus d’Approbation des Pièces de Production

            In French

            PPAR

            Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor

            In English

            PPAR

            Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor

            In English

            PPARC

            Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Councils

            In English

            PPARC

            Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council

            In English

            PPARG

            Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma

            In English

            PPB

            Program Performance Baseline

            In English

            PPB
            Provisioning Parts Breakdown

            The abbreviation PPB (Provisioning Parts Breakdown) is included in the abbreviation IPPB (Illustrated Provisioning Parts Breakdown).

            In English

            PPC

            Pay per click

            In English

            PPC

            Payload Preparation Complex

            In English

            PPC

            Phased Provisioning Code

            In English

            PPC

            Preprocessing Center

            In English

            PPC

            Perfectionnement Professionnel Continu

            In French

            PPCAS

            Publication of the Pomona College Astronomical Society

            In English

            PPCF

            Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (www.iop.org/EJ/journal/PPCF)

            In English

            PPCG

            (Convention on the) Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide

            In English

            PPCH

            Packet Paging Channel

            In English

            PPCM
            Plus Petit Commun Multiple

            PPCM is equivalent to 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, PYJ (Pienin yhteinen jaettava) in Finnish, 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 French

            PPCP
            Postprocessing Computer Program

            The abbreviation PPCP (Postprocessing Computer Program) includes the abbreviation CP (Computer Program).

            In English

            PPCP

            Projet Pluridisciplinaire à Caractère Professionnel

            In French

            PPCR

            Pilot Programme on Climate Resilience

            In English

            PPCRB

            Post-Prison Community Based Release

            In English

            PPCRV

            Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (www.ppcrv.org)

            In English

            PPCU
            Partial Payload Checkout Unit

            The abbreviation PPCU (Partial Payload Checkout Unit) includes the abbreviation PCU (Payload Checkout Unit).

            In English

            PPD

            Power Pitch-Down

            In English

            PPD

            Predefined Process Diagram

            In English

            PPD

            Pilote de Planification et de Déploiement

            In French

            PPDC

            Plate-forme de Préparation et de Distribution du Courrier

            In French

            PPE

            Partit Popular Europeu

            In Catalan

            PPE

            Phase Partitioning Experiment

            In English

              PPE

              Premodulation Processor Equipment

              In English

              PPE

              Programme de Principe d'Essais

              In French

              PPE

              Post-Production Engineering

              In English

              PPE

              Personne Politiquement Exposée

              In French

              PPEB

              Post-Primary Education Board

              In English

              PPEE

              Periodica Polytechnica Electrical Engineering

              In English

              PPEF

              Post-Primary Education Forum (www.ppef.ie)

              In English

              PPEP

              Plasma Physics and Environmental Perturbation

              In English

              PPF

              Polar Platform

              In English

                PPF

                Payload Processing Facility

                In English

                PPF

                Primary Processing Facility

                In English

                PPF

                Parti Populaire Français

                In French

                PPF

                Projet de Performance Fédéral

                In French

                PPG

                Polypropeenglycol

                In Dutch

                PPG

                Plan de Prévention Global

                In French

                PPG

                Préparation Physique Générale

                In French

                PPG

                Processed Pseudogene

                In English

                PPGM

                Plus Petite Galerie du Monde

                In French

                PPGeo

                Progress in Physical Geography

                In English

                PPHTS

                Physical Properties of High Temperature Superconductors

                In English

                PPI

                Plan Particulier d’Intervention

                In French

                PPI

                Plan Position Indicator

                In English

                  PPI

                  Proposal Preparation Instruction

                  In English

                    PPI

                    Pulse Position Indicator

                    In English

                      PPI

                      Plan de Prévention Individuel

                      In French

                      PPI

                      Pixel Per Inch

                      In English

                      PPIL

                      Priced Provisioned Item List

                      In English

                      PPJ

                      People's Plan Japonesia

                      In English

                      PPL

                      Planning Parts List

                      In English

                      PPL

                      Preferred Parts List

                      In English

                      PPL

                      Priced Parts List

                      In English

                      PPL

                      Production Payload

                      In English

                      PPL

                      Program Parts List

                      In English

                      PPL
                      Provisioning Parts List

                      The abbreviation PPL (Provisioning Parts List) is included in the abbreviation SFPPL (Short-Form Provisioning Parts List).

                      In English

                      PPL

                      Private Pilot Licence

                      In English

                      PPLMN

                      Periodic Public Land Mobile Network

                      In English

                      PPM

                      Perl Package Manager

                      In English

                      PPM

                      Prioriteitsprogramma Materialenonderzoek

                      In Dutch

                      PPM
                      Payload Project Manager

                      The abbreviation PPM (Payload Project Manager) includes the abbreviation PM (Project Manager).

                      In English

                      PPM

                      Pulse Position Modulation

                      In English

                        PPM

                        Peak Program Meter

                        In English

                        PPM

                        Préparation Militaire Marine

                        In French

                        PPME

                        Pacific Plate Motion Experiment

                        In English

                          PPME

                          Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering

                          In English

                          PPMR

                          Préparation Physique, Mentale et Réathlétisation

                          In French

                          PPMS
                          Project Performance Measurement System

                          The abbreviation PPMS (Project Performance Measurement System) includes the abbreviation PMS (Performance Measurement System).

                          In English

                          PPMS

                          Plan Particulier de Mise en Sûreté

                          In French

                          PPMU

                          Plan Provincial Médical d’Urgence

                          In French

                          PPMtO

                          Publications of the Purple Mountain Observatory

                          In English

                          PPN

                          Physics of Particles and Nuclei

                          In English

                          PPN
                          Pajak Pertambahan Nilai

                          PPN is equivalent to 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, PVM (Pridėtinės vertės mokestis) in Lithuanian, IVA (Imposta sul Valore Aggiunto) in Italian, VASK (Virðisaukaskattur) in Icelandic, 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 Indonesian

                          PPN

                          Parti Pied Noir

                          In French

                          PPN

                          Project Programmer Number

                          In English

                          PPO

                          Preferred Provider Organization

                          In English

                          PPP
                          Public Private Partnership

                          PPP is equivalent to PPP (Partenariat Public-Privé) in French.

                          In English

                          PPP
                          Partenariat Public-Privé

                          PPP is equivalent to PPP (see above).

                          In French

                          PPP

                          Pacific People's Partnership

                          In English

                            PPP

                            Point-to-Point Protocol

                            In English

                            PPP

                            Payload Patch Panel

                            In English

                            PPP

                            Peak Pulse Power

                            In English

                              PPP

                              Projet Professionnel Personnalisé

                              In French

                              PPPC
                              Professional and Public Policy Committee
                              The Public and Professional Policy Committee (PPPC) is an interdisciplinary committee of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) constituted in order to identify and discuss the ethical, social and policy issues related to human genetics and its application in research, clinical practice and laboratory genetic services.

                              In English

                              PPPL

                              Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (www.pppl.gov)

                              In English

                              PPQIC

                              Productivity and Product Quality Improvement Council

                              In English

                              PPQT
                              Preproduction Qualification Test

                              The abbreviation PPQT (Preproduction Qualification Test) includes the abbreviation QT (Qualification Test).

                              In English

                              PPR

                              Plan de Prévention des Risques

                              In French

                              PPR

                              Payload Preparation Room

                              In English

                              PPR

                              Program Planning Review

                              In English

                              PPR

                              Panphotocoagulation rétinienne

                              In French

                              PPR

                              Politieke Partij Radicalen

                              In Dutch

                              PPR

                              Périmètre Préférentiel de Regroupement

                              In French

                                PPR

                                Programme de Principe de Requalification

                                In French

                                PPRA

                                Pôle Productique Rhône-Alpes

                                In French

                                PPRB
                                Preliminary Proposal Review Board

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

                                In English

                                PPRE

                                Programme Personnalisé de Réussite Éducative

                                In French

                                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

                                  Partija Podunavskih Srba

                                  In Croatian

                                  PPS

                                  Primer Pair Selection

                                  In English

                                  PPS

                                  Préparation Physique Spécifique

                                  In French

                                  PPSC

                                  Pro Patria Stormvogel Combinatie

                                  In Dutch

                                  PPSL

                                  Program Parts Selection List

                                  In English

                                  PPSL

                                  Proceedings of the Physical Society of London

                                  In English

                                  PPSL

                                  Pôle Pilote de Sécurité Locale (www.ppsl.asso.fr)

                                  In French

                                  PPST

                                  Protection du Potentiel Scientifique et Technique

                                  In French

                                  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

                                  PQ

                                  Parti Québécois

                                  In French

                                  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

                                  PQJ

                                  Police aux Questions Juives

                                  In French

                                  PQQ

                                  Pre-Qualification Questionnaire

                                  In English

                                    PQQ

                                    Pyrroloquinoline Quinone

                                    In English

                                    PQR

                                    Presse Quotidienne Régionale

                                    In French

                                    PQS

                                    Prévention, Qualité, Sécurité

                                    In French

                                    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

                                      Printempa Renkontiĝo

                                      In Esperanto

                                      PR
                                      Prix de Revient

                                      The abbreviation PR (Prix de Revient) is included in the abbreviation PRK (Prix de Revient Kilométrique).

                                      In French

                                      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

                                      Projet de Recherche Amont

                                      In French

                                      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

                                      PRAI

                                      Programme Régional d'Actions Innovatrices

                                      In French

                                      PRAMED

                                      Programme Régional pour l’Air, la Maîtrise de l’Énergie et les Déchets

                                      In French

                                      PRATIC

                                      PRocédure d'Analyse et de Traitement des Informations Commerciales

                                      In French

                                      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

                                      PRC

                                      Provision pour Risques et Charges

                                      In French

                                      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

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