| Acronym | Sense | Language | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS | Payload Support | In English | → Astronautics |
| PS | Power Supply | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PS | Puissance Souscrite | In French | → Energy economics |
| PSA | Power and Servoassembly | In English | → Mechanical engineering → Electrical engineering |
| PSA | Power Servoamplifier | In English | → Mechanical engineering → Electrical engineering |
| PSA | Power Switching Assembly | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PSA | Presleep Activity | In English | → Medicine |
| PSA | Payload Service Area | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSA | Payload Support Avionics | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| PSA | Poultry Science Association (www.poultryscience.org) | In English | → Associations → Zoology → Agricultural sciences |
| PSBLS | Permanent Space-Based Logistics System | In English | → Maintenance and logistics → Astronautics |
| PSC | Payload Support Contractor | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSC | Planetary Spacecraft | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSC1 | Prévention et Secours Civiques de niveau 1 | In French | → Traumatology |
| PSCL | Propellant Systems Cleaning Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → Astronautics |
| PSCN | Program Support Communications Network | In English | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| PSCU | Power Supply Control Unit | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PSD | Power Spectral Density | In English | → Physics → Electrical engineering |
| PSD | Power Systems Division | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PSDE | Payload and Spacecraft Development and Experimentation | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSDE | Philippine Society of Digestive Endoscopy (www.psde.org.ph) | In English | → Organizations and associations → Medicine → Diagnostics |
| PSDE | Programme de Soins Dentaires pour Enfants | In French | → Dentistry → Pediatry |
| PSDF | Propulsion System Development Facility | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PSDP | Payload Station Distribution Panel | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSDP | Payload System Distribution Panel | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSDU | Power and Signal Distribution Unit | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering → Telecommunications |
| PSE | Payload Service Equipment | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSE | Payload Support Engineer | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSE | Payload Support Equipment | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSE | Primer Specificity Evaluation | In English | → Software → Biotechnology → Genetics → Enzymes |
| PSEBM | Proceedings of The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine | In English | → Serial publications, periodicals → Biological sciences → Medicine |
| PSEPR | Pôle Système Électrique Production Régionale | In French | → Electrical engineering |
| PSF | Probability of Stress Failure | In English | → Mechanical engineering |
| PSF | Propellant Servicing Facility | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSG | Power Subsystem Group | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PSI | Paul Scherrer Institut = GEKT | Grupoj Eŭropaj je Koopero Teritoria | In Esperanto = GECT | Groupement Européen de Coopération Transfrontalière | In French = IPS | Institut Paul Scherrer | In French |
In German | → Mathematics and natural sciences |
| PSI | Power Static Inverter | In English | → Energy economics |
| PSI | Programme de Surveillance de l'Irradiation | In French | → Nuclear technology |
| PSIG | Propulsion Systems Integration Group | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSIU | Power and Signal Interface Unit | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering → Telecommunications |
| PSK | Phase-Shift Keying | In English | → Telecommunications |
| PSL | Produit Sanguin Labile | In French | → Pharmacology, toxicology → Blood and circulatory system |
| PSL | Pressure Seal | In English | → Mechanical engineering |
| PSM | Power Storage Module | In English | → Energy economics |
| PSM | Propellant Storage Module | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSMA | Physical Sunscreen Manufacturers Association | In English | → Associations → Chemical technology |
| PSMI | Pryde Schropp McComb, Inc (www.psmi.ca) | In English | → Civil engineering → Transport and postal services → Canada |
| PSMI | Patch Slice Microincubator | In English | → Biological sciences → Medicine |
| 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 Esperanto = 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 | → United Nations → Medicine |
| PSO | Pad Safety Officer | In English | → Accidents, risks, safety |
| PSO | ProzessStandard Offsetdruck | In German | → Graphic industries, printing, publishing |
| PSO | Polskie Składy Oponiarskie | In Polish | → Automobile manufacturing → Poland |
| PSP | Payload Signal Processor | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSP | Payload Specialist Panel | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSP | Payload Support Plan | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSP | Planetary Scan Platform | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSP | Planetary Scan Probe | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSP | Programmable Signal Processor | In English | → Software → Telecommunications |
| PSPA | Pilotage des Systèmes de Production Automatisée | In French | → Mechanical engineering |
| PSPH | Participant au Service Public Hospitalier | In French | → Medicine |
| PSR | Payload Safety Review | In English | → Accidents, risks, safety → Astronautics |
| PSR | Production Safety Review | In English | → Management → Accidents, risks, safety |
| PSR | Project Safety Review | In English | → Management → Accidents, risks, safety |
| PSS | Pad Safety Supervisor | In English | → Accidents, risks, safety |
| PSS | Propulsion Support System | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PSS | Payload Specialist Station | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSS | Payload Status System | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSS | Payload Support System | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSS | Propellant Supply Subsystem | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| PSS | Propulsion Subsystem | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PSS | Procédé de Stabilisation et Solidification | In French | → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| PSSA | Programme Spécial pour la Sécurité Alimentaire = SPFS | Special Programme for Food Security | In English |
In French | → Agricultural sciences → Food technology |
| PSSM | Polish Society for Sexual Medicine | In English | → Organizations and associations → Sexual problems → Urology |
| PSSP | Payload Specialist Station Panel | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSTL | Pressure Model Static and Transient Launch Configuration | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network = RTCP | Réseau Téléphonique Commuté Public | In French = ТСОП | елефонная сеть общего пользования | In Russian |
In English | → Telecommunications |
| PSU | Power Switching Unit | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PSU | Power Supply Unit | In English | → Computer hardware → Electrical engineering |
| PSV | Planetary Space Vehicle | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSV | Probability of Vehicle Success | In English | → Astronautics |
| PSW | Paris Space Week | In English | → Congresses → Astronautics |
| PT | Post- og Teletilsynet | In Norwegian | → Telecommunications → Transport and postal services |
| PT | Propulsion Test | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PT | Power Transfer | In English | → Energy economics |
| PT | Physical Therapy | In English | → Medicine |
| PTA | Propulsion Test Article | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PTAN | Preschool Technical Assistance Network | In English | → Education → Engineering, technology |
| PTB | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt | In German | → Physics → Engineering, technology |
| PTB | Payload Timing Buffer | In English | → Astronautics |
| PTC | Plasma Thromboplastin Component | In English | → Blood and circulatory system → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| PTC | Радио-телевизија Србије (www.rts.co.yu) = RTS | Radio Televizija Srbije | In Serbian |
In Serbian | → Telecommunications |
| PTCA | Percutaneous Coronary Transluminal Angioplasty | In English | → Cardiology |
| PTCC | Propulsion Test Control Center | In English | → Astronautics |
| PTCR | Pad Terminal Connection Room | In English | → Telecommunications |
| PTCS | Propellant Tanking Computer System | In English | → Computer hardware → Astronautics |
| PTD | Preliminary Technical Directive | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| PTD | Provisioning Technical Documentation | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| PTE | Plate-forme Technologique Européenne | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| PTE | Procédure Technique d'Exploitation | In French | |
| PTENS | Physical Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition Science | In English | → Medicine → Sport, physical exercises → Nutrition |
| 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 | → Plastic industry |
| PTFE | Politetrafluoretilè = PFTE, ПТФЭ, ПТФЕ (look above) |
In Catalan | → Plastic industry |
| PTI | Purpura Thrombopénique Idiopathique | In French | → Pathology |
| PTI | Procédure Technique d'Installation | In French | |
| PTM | Procédure Technique de Migration | In French | |
| PTN | Publika telefonnätet | In Swedish | → Telecommunications |
| PTO | Power Test Operation | In English | → Energy economics |
| PTO | Procédure Technique Opérationnelle | In French | |
| PTP | Previously Treated Patient | In English | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| PTR | Prestation Technologique Réseau | In French | → Engineering, technology |
| PTR | Projektträger Reaktorsicherheitsforschung | In German | → Nuclear technology |
| PTR | Program Technical Review | In English | → Management → Engineering, technology |
| PTS | Payload Test Set | In English | → Astronautics |
| PTS | Payload Transportation System | In English | → Vehicle engineering → Astronautics |
| PTS | Per-Trunk Signaling | In English | → Telecommunications |
| PTSF | Payload Trunnion Support Fixture | In English | → Astronautics |
| PTT | Poŝto, Telegrafo kaj Telefono | In Esperanto | → Telecommunications → Transport and postal services |
| PTT | Purpura Thrombotique Thrombocytopénique | In French | → Blood and circulatory system → Pathology |
| PTT | Post Telegraaf Telefoon | In Dutch | → Telecommunications → Transport and postal services |
| PTV | Pathfinder Test Vehicle | In English | → Astronautics |
| PU | Power Unit | In English | → Energy economics → Electrical engineering |
| PU | Propellant Unit | In English | → Astronautics |
| PU | Propellant Utilization | In English | → Astronautics |
| PUC | Poste Urbain Compact | In French | → Electrical engineering |
| PUCA | Plan Urbanisme, Construction, Architecture | In French | → Construction → Architecture |
| PUCE | Programme pour l'Utilisation des Composants Électroniques | In French | → 621038 |
| PUCS | Propellant Utilization Control System | In English | → Astronautics |
| PUGS | Propellant Utilization and Gauging System | In English | → Astronautics |
| PUI | Plan d'Urgence Interne | In French | → Accidents, risks, safety |
| PUMA | Programme pour l'Utilisation des Matériaux Avancés | In French | → 620 |
| PUMA | Prix Unitaire Moyen des ouvrages gAz | In French | → Prices → Energy economics |
| PUP | Previously Untreated Patient | In English | → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| PUV | Propellant Utilization Valve | In English | → Astronautics |
| PV | Photovoltaic | In English | → Energy economics |
| PV | Polyglobulie de Vaquez | In French | → Blood and circulatory system → Pathology |
| PVA | Preburner Valve Actuator | In English | → Astronautics |
| PVA | Propellant Valve Actuator | In English | → Astronautics |
| PVA | Plasma Viro-Atténué | In French | → Blood and circulatory system |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride | In English | → 665 |
| PVC | Permanent Virtual Circuit | In English | → Telecommunications |
| PVD | Polyvinylidene Fluoride | In English | → Plastic industry |
| PVDC | Polyvinylidene Chloride | In English | → Plastic industry |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidenefluoride | In English | → Plastic industry → Chemicals → Chemistry |
| PVDS | Propellant Vent and Drain System | In English | → Astronautics |
| PVED | Propulsion And Vehicle Engineering Division | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PVL | Periventrikuläre Leukomalazie = PVL | Periventricular Leukomalacia | In English = PVL | Periventriculaire Leukomalacie | In Dutch = LMPV | Leucomalacie périventriculaire | In French |
In German | → Obstetrics → Neurology |
| PVL | Periventricular Leukomalacia = LMPV (look above) |
In English | → Obstetrics → Neurology |
| PVL | Periventriculaire Leukomalacie = LMPV (look above) |
In Dutch | → Obstetrics → Neurology |
| PVMA | Pre-Veterinary Medical Association | In English | → Associations → Veterinary medicine |
| PVO | Pioneer Venus Orbiter | In English | → Astronautics → Astronomy |
| PVO | Pasaules veselības organizācija = PSO, MOS, WHO, OMS, WGO, СЗО, SZO, MTO, MOE, RTD, UMS, ÜST (look above) |
In Latvian | → United Nations → Medicine |
| PVR | Precision Voltage Reference | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PVT | Preflight Verification Test | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft → Astronautics |
| PVT | Pyrotechnic Verification Test | In English | → Astronautics |
| PVTCS | Photovoltaic Thermal Control System | In English | → Energy economics |
| PWA | Pratt and Whitney Aircraft | In English | → Aeronautics, aircraft |
| PWA | Printed Wiring Assembly | In English | → Electronics |
| PWB | Printed Wiring Board | In English | → Electronics |
| PWDS | Protected Wire Distribution System | In English | → Electrical engineering |
| PWGSC | Public Works and Government Services Canada (www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca) = TPSGC | Travaux Publics et Services Gouvernementaux Canada | In French |
In English | → Central administration → Civil engineering → Canada |
| PWMD | Printed Wiring Master Drawing | In English | → Electronics |
| PWR | Pressurized Water Reactor = REP | Réacteur à Eau Pressurisée | In French = DWR | Druckwasserreaktor | In German |
In English | → Nuclear technology |
| PWR | Politechnika Wrocławska | In Polish | → Specialized or polytechnical colleges → Engineering, technology |
| PWT | Propulsion Wind Tunnel | In English | → Vehicle engineering |
| PZM | Pressure Zone Microphone | In English | → Acoustical engineering |
| PZMKiMK | Polski Zwiazek Modelarzy Kolejowych i Milosników Kolei | In Polish | → Entertainment → Rail transport engineering |
| 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 | → Biotechnology → Genetics → Enzymes |
| QALY | Quality-Adjusted Life Years | In English | → Medicine |
| QAM | Quadrature Amplitude Modulation | In English | → Telecommunications |
| QANTAS | Queensland And Northern Territories Airline System (https://www.qantas.com) | In English | → Transport by air → Australia |
| QAVT | Qualification Acceptance Vibration Test | In English | → Quality management → Mechanical engineering |
| QCM | Quartz Crystal Microbalance | In English | → Electronics |
| QD | Quantum Doloris | In Latin | → Medicine |
| QE | Quittancement Élaboré | In French | → Accounting |
| Qe2 | Quantock Energy & Environment | In English | → Energy economics → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| QFB | Químico Farmacobiología | In Spanish | → Biochemistry, biophysics → Pharmacology, toxicology |
| QFP | Quad Flat Pack | In English | → Electronics |
| QİÇS | Qazanılmış İmmun Çatışmazlığı Sindromu = AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome | In English = SIDA | Syndrome d'Immuno-Déficience Acquise | In French = VIGS | Verworwe Immuniteitsgebreksindroom | In Afrikaans = SIDA | Síndrome de Inmuno-Deficiencia Adquirida | In Occitan = SIDA | Sindromo di Imuno-Defekteso Aquirita | In Ido = AIDS | Akirita Imuno-Deficita Simptomaro | In Esperanto = SIDA | Sindrome d'inmunodefizienzia aquirita | In Aragonese = СПИН | Синдром на придобитата имунна недостатъчност | In Bulgarian = SIDA | Síndrome d'Immunodeficiència Adquirida | In Catalan = HIES | Hartutako Immuno Eskasiaren Sindromea | In Basque = SIDA | Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida | In Spanish = SEIF | Siondróm Easpa Imdhíonachta Faighte | In Irish = AIDS | Annlochd Inneamh Dìon-Slàinte | In Scottish Gaelic = ՁԻԱՀ | Ձեռքբերովի Իմունային Անբավարվածության Համախտանիշ | In Armenian = SCDI | Syndromis Comparatis Defectu Immunitatis | In Latin = 에이즈 | 후천성 면역 결핍 증후군 | In Korean = შიდსი | შეძენილი იმუნური დეფიციტის სინდრომი | In Georgian = СИДА | Синдромот на стекнат имунолошки дефицит | In Macedonian = СИДА | синдром стеченог имунолошког дефицита | In Serbian = AIDS | Akvirírani imúnski deficítni sindróm | In Slovenian = СПИД | Синдром приобретённого иммунного дефицита | In Russian = SIDA | Sindromul Imunodeficienţei Autodobândite | In Romanian = UHCW | Unquy hark'aypa chaskisqa waqlliynin | In Quechua = SIDA | Síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida | In Portuguese = AIDS | Hội chứng Suy giảm Miễn dịch Mắc phải | In Vietnamese = СНІД | Cиндром набутого імунодефіциту | In Ukrainian = AIDS | Alınğan İmmun Defisit Síndromı | In Tatar = UKIMWI | Upungufu wa Kinga Mwilini | In Swahili |
In Azerbaijani | → Immunology and allergy → Infectious diseases |
| QMS | Qualification Model Spacecraft | In English | → Astronautics |
| QPSK | Quadrature Phase-shift keying | In English | → Telecommunications |
| QRSL | Quick-Reaction Space Laboratory | In English | → Research institutes → Astronautics |
| QSE | Qualité, Sécurité, Environnement | In French | → Quality management → Environmental technology, water supply, waste management |
| QT | Qualification Test | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| QTP | Qualification Test Plan | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| QTP | Qualification Test Procedure | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| QTR | Qualification Test Report | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| QTV | Qualification Test Vehicle | In English | → Astronautics |
| QUAS | Quaternisation of Starch Producers Association | In English | → Associations → Chemical technology |
| QVT | Qualified Verification Testing | In English | → Engineering, technology |
| R&CC | Recorder and Communication Control | In English | → Telecommunications |
| R&D | Recherche et développement = F&E | Forschung und Entwicklung | In German = R&D | Research and Development | In English = I+D | Investigación y Desarrollo | In Spanish = R&S | Ricerca e Sviluppo | In Italian = P&D | Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento | In Portuguese = O&O | Onderzoek en Ontwikkeling | In Dutch = FoU | Forsøk og Utvikling | In Norwegian |
In French | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&D | Research and Development = F&E, I+D, R&S, P&D, O&O, FoU (look above) |
In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&DO | Research and Development Operations | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&E | Research and Engineering | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&S | Ricerca e Sviluppo = R&D, F&E, I+D, P&D, O&O, FoU (look above) |
In Italian | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&S | Reliability and Safety | In English | → Accidents, risks, safety |
| R&T | Research and Technology | In English | → Research policy → Engineering, technology |
| R&T | Réseaux & Télécoms | In French | → Networks, communication → Telecommunications |
| R2I | Réseau Industriel d'Innovation | In French | → Research policy → Industry, industrial policy → Engineering, technology |
| R2ITH | Réseau Industriel d'Innovation du Textile et de l'Habillement | In French | → Textile industry |