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  • Applied sciences

    Applied sciences, technology.

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    Code

    Meaning

    Language

    Themes and places

    PS

    Polystyrene

    In English

    PS

    Parachute System

    In English

    PS

    Payload Specialist

    In English

    PS

    Payload Station

    In English

    PS

    Payload Support

    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

    Probability of Survival

    In English

    PS

    Puissance Souscrite

    In French

    PSA

    Power and Servoassembly

    In English

    PSA

    Power Servoamplifier

    In English

    PSA

    Power Switching Assembly

    In English

    PSA

    Presleep Activity

    In English

    PSA

    Payload Service Area

    In English

    PSA

    Payload Support Avionics

    In English

    PSA

    Poultry Science Association (www.poultryscience.org)

    In English

    PSA

    Probabilistic Safety Assessment

    In English

    PSBLS

    Permanent Space-Based Logistics System

    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

    PSC1

    Prévention et Secours Civiques de niveau 1

    In French

    PSCL

    Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory

    In English

    PSCN

    Program Support Communications Network

    In English

    PSCU
    Power Supply Control Unit

    The abbreviation PSCU (Power Supply Control Unit) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

    In English

    PSD

    Power Spectral Density

    In English

    PSD

    Power Systems Division

    In English

    PSDE

    Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation

    In English

    PSDE

    Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy (www.psde.org.ph)

    In English

    PSDE

    Programme de Soins Dentaires pour Enfants

    In French

    PSDF

    Propulsion System Development Facility

    In English

    PSDP

    Payload Station Distribution Panel

    In English

    PSDP

    Payload System Distribution Panel

    In English

    PSDU

    Power and Signal Distribution Unit

    In English

    PSE

    Payload Service Equipment

    In English

    PSE

    Payload Support Engineer

    In English

    PSE

    Payload Support Equipment

    In English

    PSE

    Primer Specificity Evaluation

    In English

    PSEBM

    Proceedings of The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

    In English

    PSEPR

    Pôle Système Électrique Production Régionale

    In French

    PSF

    Probability of Stress Failure

    In English

    PSF

    Propellant Servicing Facility

    In English

    PSG

    Power Subsystem Group

    In English

    PSI
    Paul Scherrer Institut (https://www.psi.ch/de)

    = IPS | Institut Paul Scherrer | In French

    In German

    PSI

    Power Static Inverter

    In English

    PSI

    Programme de Surveillance de l’Irradiation

    In French

    PSIG

    Propulsion Systems Integration Group

    In English

    PSIN

    Physique des Solides Irradiés et des Nanostructures

    In French

    PSIU

    Power and Signal Interface Unit

    In English

    PSK

    Phase-Shift Keying

    In English

    PSL

    Produit Sanguin Labile

    In French

    PSL

    Pressure Seal

    In English

    PSM

    Power Storage Module

    In English

    PSM

    Propellant Storage Module

    In English

    PSMA

    Physical Sunscreen Manufacturers Association

    In English

    PSMI

    Pryde Schropp McComb, Inc (www.psmi.ca)

    In English

    PSMI

    Patch Slice Microincubator

    In English

    PSO
    Pasaulio sveikatos organizacija

    = 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
    = PVO | Pasaules veselības organizācija | In Latvian
    = ÜST | Ümumdünya Səhiyyə Təşkilatı | In Turkish

    In Lithuanian

    PSO

    Pad Safety Officer

    In English

    PSO

    ProzessStandard Offsetdruck

    In German

    PSO

    Polskie Składy Oponiarskie

    In Polish

    PSP
    Payload Signal Processor

    The abbreviation PSP (Payload Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

    In English

    PSP

    Payload Specialist Panel

    In English

    PSP

    Payload Support Plan

    In English

    PSP

    Planetary Scan Platform

    In English

    PSP

    Planetary Scan Probe

    In English

    PSP
    Programmable Signal Processor

    The abbreviation PSP (Programmable Signal Processor) includes the abbreviation SP (Signal Processor).

    In English

    PSPA

    Pilotage des Systèmes de Production Automatisée

    In French

    PSPH

    Participant au Service Public Hospitalier

    In French

    PSR
    Payload Safety Review

    The abbreviation PSR (Payload Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).

    In English

    PSR
    Production Safety Review

    The abbreviation PSR (Production Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).

    In English

    PSR
    Project Safety Review

    The abbreviation PSR (Project Safety Review) includes the abbreviation SR (Safety Review).

    In English

    PSS

    Pad Safety Supervisor

    In English

    PSS

    Propulsion Support System

    In English

    PSS

    Payload Specialist Station

    In English

    PSS

    Payload Status System

    In English

    PSS

    Payload Support System

    In English

    PSS

    Portable Survival Shelter

    In English

    PSS

    Propellant Supply Subsystem

    In English

    PSS

    Propulsion Subsystem

    In English

    PSS

    Procédé de Stabilisation et Solidification

    In French

    PSSA
    Programme Spécial pour la Sécurité Alimentaire

    = SPFS | Special Programme for Food Security | In English

    In French

    PSSM

    Polish Society for Sexual Medicine

    In English

    PSSP

    Payload Specialist Station Panel

    In English

    PSTL

    Pressure Model Static and Transient Launch Configuration

    In English

    PSTN
    Public Switched Telephone Network

    = RTCP | Réseau Téléphonique Commuté Public | In French
    = ТСОП | елефонная сеть общего пользования | In Russian

    In English

    PSU

    Power Switching Unit

    In English

    PSU
    Power Supply Unit

    The abbreviation PSU (Power Supply Unit) includes the abbreviation PS (Power Supply).

    In English

    PSV

    Planetary Space Vehicle

    In English

    PSV

    Probability of Vehicle Success

    In English

    PSW

    Paris Space Week

    In English

    PT

    Post- og Teletilsynet

    In Norwegian

    PT

    Propulsion Test

    In English

    PT

    Pneumatic Tube

    In English

    PT

    Power Transfer

    In English

    PT

    Physical Therapy

    In English

    PTA
    Propulsion Test Article

    The abbreviation PTA (Propulsion Test Article) includes the abbreviation TA (Test Article).

    In English

    PTAN

    Preschool Technical Assistance Network

    In English

    PTB

    Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt

    In German

    PTB

    Payload Timing Buffer

    In English

    PTC
    Passive Thermal Control

    The abbreviation PTC (Passive Thermal Control) is included in abbreviations such as IPTCS (Igloo Passive Thermal Control Section) and PTCS (Passive Thermal Control System), and it includes the abbreviation TC (Thermal Control).

    In English

    PTC

    Passive Thermal Conditioning

    In English

    PTC

    Plasma Thromboplastin Component

    In English

    PTC
    Радио-телевизија Србије (www.rts.co.yu)

    = RTS | Radio Televizija Srbije | In Serbian

    In Serbian

    PTC

    Primary Technical Course

    In English

    PTCA

    Percutaneous Coronary Transluminal Angioplasty

    In English

    PTCC
    Propulsion Test Control Center

    The abbreviation PTCC (Propulsion Test Control Center) includes abbreviations CC (Control Center) and TCC (Test Control Center).

    In English

    PTCR

    Pad Terminal Connection Room

    In English

    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

    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

      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

      PTI

      Purpura Thrombopénique Idiopathique

      In French

      PTI

      Procédure Technique d'Installation

      In French

        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

            PTR

            Prestation Technologique Réseau

            In French

            PTR

            Projektträger Reaktorsicherheitsforschung

            In German

            PTR

            Program Technical Review

            In English

            PTRS
            Peruvian Technology Rating System

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

            In English

            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

            PTV

            Pathfinder Test Vehicle

            In English

            PU

            Power Unit

            In English

            PU

            Propellant Unit

            In English

            PU

            Propellant Utilization

            In English

            PUC

            Poste Urbain Compact

            In French

            PUC

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

            In French

            PUCA

            Plan Urbanisme, Construction, Architecture

            In French

            PUCE

            Programme pour l’Utilisation des Composants Électroniques

            In French

            PUCS

            Propellant Utilization Control System

            In English

            PUGS

            Propellant Utilization and Gauging System

            In English

            PUI

            Plan d’Urgence Interne

            In French

            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

            PUP

            Previously Untreated Patient

            In English

            PUR

            Presses Universitaires de Rennes

            In French

            PUV

            Propellant Utilization Valve

            In English

            PV

            Photovoltaic

            In English

            PV

            Polyglobulie de Vaquez

            In French

            PVA

            Preburner Valve Actuator

            In English

            PVA

            Propellant Valve Actuator

            In English

            PVA

            Plasma Viro-Atténué

            In French

            PVC

            Polyvinyl Chloride

            In English

            PVC

            Permanent Virtual Circuit

            In English

            PVD

            Polyvinylidene Fluoride

            In English

            PVDC

            Polyvinylidene Chloride

            In English

            PVDF

            Polyvinylidenefluoride

            In English

            PVDS

            Propellant Vent and Drain System

            In English

            PVED

            Propulsion and Vehicle Engineering Division

            In English

            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

            PVMA

            Pre-Veterinary Medical Association

            In English

            PVO

            Pioneer Venus Orbiter

            In English

            PVO
            Pasaules veselības organizācija

            = PSO, MOS, WHO, OMS, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, ÜST (see above)

            In Latvian

            PVP

            Petit Véhicule Protégé

            In French

            PVPP

            Plan de Vidéoprotection pour Paris

            In French

            PVR

            Precision Voltage Reference

            In English

            PVT
            Preflight Verification Test

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

            In English

            PVT
            Pyrotechnic Verification Test

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

            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

            PWA

            Pratt and Whitney Aircraft

            In English

            PWA

            Printed Wiring Assembly

            In English

            PWB

            Printed Wiring Board

            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

            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

            PWT

            Propulsion Wind Tunnel

            In English

            PZM

            Pressure Zone Microphone

            In English

            PZMKiMK

            Polski Zwiazek Modelarzy Kolejowych i Milosników Kolei

            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

            PhASp

            Physics and Astrophysics from Spacelab

            In English

            PhMet

            Physics of Metals

            In English

            PhTec

            Physics in Technology

            In English

            PhiJR

            Philips Journal Research

            In English

            PhiRR

            Philips Research Reports

            In English

            PhiTR

            Philips Technical Review

            In English

            PhyCP

            Physiological Chemistry and Physics

            In English

            PhyM

            Physiological Measurement

            In English

            PhylS

            Physiologist Supplement

            In English

            PiCT

            Prothrombinase-induced Clotting Time

            In English

            PiReM

            Pipe Rehabilitation Management

            In English

            PlPo

            Plasmas and Polymers

            In English

            PoCom

            Polymer Composites

            In English

            PoE

            Power over Ethernet

            In English

            PolPh

            Polymer Physics

            In English

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