PCT
Encyclopedia
Geography
- Pacific Crest TrailPacific Crest TrailThe Pacific Crest Trail is a long-distance mountain hiking and equestrian trail on the Western Seaboard of the United States. The southern terminus is at the California border with Mexico...
, a hiking trail that runs along the west coast of the United States, from Mexico to Canada - Princeton Airport (New Jersey)Princeton Airport (New Jersey)Princeton Airport is a public-use airport located in Montgomery Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, three miles north of the central business district of Princeton and just west of Rocky Hill. The airport is privately owned by Princeton Aero Corp...
(IATA: PCT)
Science and technology
- Parrot Compiler Toolkit, an implementation of an Abstract syntax tree representation and compiler for Parrot virtual machineParrot virtual machineParrot is a register-based process virtual machine designed to run dynamic languages efficiently. It uses just-in-time compilation for speed to reduce the interpretation overhead. It is currently possible to compile Parrot assembly language and PIR to Parrot bytecode and execute it...
- Patient care technician
- Percent, abbreviation
- Perceptual control theoryPerceptual control theoryPerceptual control theory is a model of the psychological and behavioral processes occurring within living beings, including humans. It demonstrates that animals are goal-driven, purposeful entities rather than automata repeating conditioned responses to external stimuli or computers planning...
, a psychological theory of purposeful behavior - Polychlorinated terphenylPolychlorinated terphenylPolychlorinated terphenyls are a group of chlorine derivatives of terphenyls. They are chemically related to polychlorinated biphenyls and have similar chemical properties. They have very low electrical conductivity, high heat stability, and high resistance to alkalies and strong acids...
, an industrial chemical and environmental contaminant. - Porphyria cutanea tardaPorphyria cutanea tardaPorphyria cutanea tarda is the most common subtype of porphyria. The disorder results from low levels of the enzyme responsible for the fifth step in heme production. Heme is a vital molecule for all of the body's organs...
, a form of porphyria - Postcoital testPostcoital testThe postcoital test is a test in the evaluation of infertility. It was apparently first performed by J. Marion Sims and later described by Max Huhner, thus it has also been called Sims-Huhner Test....
, a test for infertility - Post-coital tristessePost-coital tristesseSexual intercourse can sometimes lead to a feeling of melancholy called PCT, or post-coital tristesse . This is more common in men than in women...
- Post cycle therapy, a method of stabilizing hormonal functions
- Private Communications TechnologyPrivate Communications TechnologyPrivate Communications Technology 1.0 was a protocol developed by Microsoft in the mid-1990s. PCT was designed to address security flaws in version 2.0 of Netscape's Secure Sockets Layer protocol and to force Netscape to hand control of the then-proprietary SSL protocol to an open standards...
, an obsolete Internet security protocol - ProcalcitoninProcalcitoninProcalcitonin is a peptide precursor of the hormone calcitonin, the latter being involved with calcium homeostasis. It is composed of 116 amino acids and is produced by parafollicular cells of the thyroid and by the neuroendocrine cells of the lung and the intestine.The level of procalcitonin in...
- Processor-Controlled Test, a test and debug solution for assembled boards (PCBAs)
- Program control table, used by CICSCICSCustomer Information Control System is a transaction server that runs primarily on IBM mainframe systems under z/OS and z/VSE.CICS is a transaction manager designed for rapid, high-volume online processing. This processing is mostly interactive , but background transactions are possible...
- Proton Computed Tomography, tomographic imaging with protons
- Programmable Communicating ThermostatProgrammable Communicating ThermostatThe term programmable communicating thermostat is used by the California Energy Commission to describe programmable thermostats that can receive information wirelessly....
- Proximal convoluted tubule, part of the nephron of the kidney
Society, culture and sports
- Parti Communiste du TogoCommunist Party of TogoCommunist Party of Togo is a communist party in Togo, founded May 3-May 4, 1980. PCT used to follow the political line of the Albanian Party of Labour...
(in French) - Parti Communiste TunisienTunisian Communist PartyTunisian Communist Party was a political party in Tunisia. PCT was founded in 1934, as the Tunisian Federation of the French Communist Party was converted into an independent organization. The party was banned by the Vichy regime in 1939, but in 1943 the party was able to operate legally again. It...
(in French) - Parti Congolais du Travail (in French)
- P.C.TP.C.TP.C.T is a musical artist-producer who primarily works within the genre of Progressive Hip-Hop and is based in London, England .As well as having performed in and around the Greater London area, P.C.T has, to date, digitally released numerous singles and an EP entitled "The Digital Lyrical Miracle...
, Hip-Hop musicians - Peace CorpsPeace CorpsThe Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
Trainee - Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPennsylvania College of TechnologyPennsylvania College of Technology, or Penn College, is a public college located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, affiliated with The Pennsylvania State University. As an applied technology college, the school offers certificate, associate and baccalaureate degree programs in more than 100 fields of...
- Pennsylvania Turnpike CommissionPennsylvania Turnpike CommissionThe Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was created in 1937 to construct, finance, operate and maintain the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The commission consists of five members. Four members are appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania. The fifth member is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation.In...
agency that maintains the Pennsylvania Turnpike - NHS Primary Care TrustNHS Primary Care TrustAn NHS primary care trust is a type of NHS trust, part of the National Health Service in England. PCTs commission primary, community and secondary care from providers. Until 31 may2011 they also provided community services directly. Collectively PCT are responsible for spending around 80% of the...
, part of the United Kingdom's National Health Service - Save percentageSave percentageSave percentage is an ice hockey and lacrosse statistic that represents the percentage of shots on goal a goaltender stops...
, an ice hockey and box lacrosse statistic - Personal carbon tradingPersonal carbon tradingPersonal carbon trading is a general term referring to a number of proposed emissions trading schemes under which emissions credits are allocated to adult individuals on a equal per capita basis, within national carbon budgets. Individuals then surrender these credits when buying fuel or electricity...
- Presbyterian Church in TaiwanPresbyterian Church in TaiwanThe Presbyterian Church in Taiwan was planted in Taiwan in the 19th century by Dr James Laidlaw Maxwell Snr of the Presbyterian Church of England and Dr George Leslie Mackay of the Presbyterian Church in Canada....
- Production Car Trial - see Classic TrialsClassic TrialsClassic Trials are one of the oldest forms of motor sport, dating from the beginning of the 20th century. In those days, the challenge was just to make a long road journey. The three Motor Cycling Club long distance trials in the UK – the Lands End, the Exeter and the Edinburgh – date...
- Pressure Cycling Technology - System which uses alternating cycles of low and ultra-high pressure for sample prep in biotechnology.