PDA
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A PDA is most commonly a Personal digital assistant
, also known as a Personal data assistant, a mobile electronic device.
PDA may also refer to:
In science, medicine and technology:
In mathematics:
In music:
In politics:
Organizations:
Other uses:
Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant , also known as a palmtop computer, or personal data assistant, is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager. Current PDAs often have the ability to connect to the Internet...
, also known as a Personal data assistant, a mobile electronic device.
PDA may also refer to:
In science, medicine and technology:
- Patent ductus arteriosusPatent ductus arteriosusPatent ductus arteriosus is a congenital disorder in the heart wherein a neonate's ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. Early symptoms are uncommon, but in the first year of life include increased work of breathing and poor weight gain...
, a heart defect - Posterior descending artery, an alternative name for the posterior interventricular artery
- Photodiode array, a type of detector
- PolydiacetylenesPolydiacetylenesPolydiacetylenes are a family of conducting polymers. They are created by the photopolymerization of diacetylene moieties. They have multiple applications from the development of organic films to immobilization of other molecules- External links :*...
, a family of conducting polymers - Potato dextrose agarPotato dextrose agarPotato dextrose agar and potato dextrose broth are common microbiological growth media made from potato infusion, and dextrose...
, a microbiological media for culturing yeast and fungus - Pathological demand avoidancePathological demand avoidancePathological demand avoidance is a syndrome proposed by Elizabeth Newson to be a specific pervasive developmental disorder and part of the PDD "family" which also includes autism....
syndrome
In mathematics:
- Pitch detection algorithmPitch detection algorithmA pitch detection algorithm is an algorithm designed to estimate the pitch or fundamental frequency of a quasiperiodic or virtually periodic signal, usually a digital recording of speech or a musical note or tone. This can be done in the time domain or the frequency domain.PDAs are used in various...
, a mathematical method of finding the pitch of a signal - Pushdown automatonPushdown automatonIn automata theory, a pushdown automaton is a finite automaton that can make use of a stack containing data.- Operation :Pushdown automata differ from finite state machines in two ways:...
, a type of abstract device in automata theory
In music:
- "PDA" (song), a song by Interpol
- "PDA", a song by the Backstreet Boys from This Is UsThis Is Us (Backstreet Boys album)This Is Us is the seventh studio album from American pop group Backstreet Boys. It is their second album since becoming a four-piece band and was released on September 30, 2009 in Japan through Sony Music Japan, October 5, 2009 in the UK through RCA, and October 6 in the U.S...
- P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care)"P.D.A. " is the third single released from John Legend's second album Once Again . The song was released in early 2007....
, a song by John Legend
In politics:
- Alternative Democratic PoleAlternative Democratic PoleThe Alternative Democratic Pole is a political alliance in Colombia, formed by the Independent Democratic Pole and the Democratic Alternative in December 2005...
, a political party in Colombia (Polo Democrático Alternativo) - Progressive Democratic AllianceProgressive Democratic AllianceThe Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Powell River—Sunshine Coast....
, a past political party in British Columbia, Canada - Progressive Democrats of AmericaProgressive Democrats of AmericaThe Progressive Democrats of America is a progressive political organization and grassroots political action committee operating inside the United States Democratic Party.-History:...
, a faction of the Democratic Party in the United States - Party of Democratic ActionParty of Democratic ActionThe Party of Democratic Action is a Bosniak national political party in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:The Party of Democratic Action was founded in May 1990 by Alija Izetbegović, representing the Bosnian Muslim population...
, a Bosniak party in Bosnia-Herzegovina - Aruban Democratic Party, an Aruban political party (Partido Democrático Arubano)
Organizations:
- Parenteral Drug AssociationParenteral Drug AssociationThe Parenteral Drug Association is an international non-profit industry trade group for pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturers....
, global provider of science, technology and regulatory information and education for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical community - Pharmacists' Defence AssociationPharmacists' Defence AssociationThe Pharmacists' Defence Association is a not for profit organisation which aims to act upon and support the needs of individual pharmacists and, when necessary, to defend their reputation...
, membership organization for pharmacists registered within the United Kingdom - Peruvian Debate AssociationPeruvian Debate AssociationThe Peruvian Debate Association is a legally ordained, non-profit institution, which organizes and coordinates activities to promote and increase debate in and among schools and universities in Peru...
, organization in charge of inter-school debating in Peru. Holds the Semestral PDA Debate Competition twice every year - Pinoy Dream AcademyPinoy Dream AcademyPinoy Dream Academy is the Philippine version of Endemol's Operación Triunfo . The format is similar to Big Brother, where a set number of finalists would live inside the Academy for four months and will be trained by guest teachers to be multimedia performers...
, the Philippine franchise of Endemol's Star Academy
Other uses:
- "PDA" (The Office)PDA (The Office)"PDA" is the sixteenth episode of seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the show's 142nd episode overall. Written by Robert Padnick and directed by series creator Greg Daniels, the episode was shown on February 10, 2011, on NBC.-Synopsis:Michael and Holly have...
, an episode from the 7th season of the U.S. version of The Office - "PDA", an episode of the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger ForceAqua Teen Hunger ForceAqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
- Past Doctor AdventuresPast Doctor AdventuresThe Past Doctor Adventures were a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who and published under the BBC Books imprint. For most of their existence, they were published side-by-side with the Eighth Doctor Adventures...
, a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who - Public development authorityPublic development authorityIn the U.S. state of Washington, a public development authority is a government-owned corporation...
, a type of government-owned corporation established by the laws of the U.S. state of Washington - Private defense agencyPrivate defense agencyA private defense agency is a conceptualized agency that provides personal protection and military defense services voluntarily through the free market. A PDA is not a private contractor of the state and is not subsidised in any way through taxation or immunities, nor does it rely on conscription...
- Pub Design AwardsPub Design AwardsThe Pub Design Awards are an annual awards, established in 1983 and hosted by CAMRA in association with English Heritage and The Victorian Society, that are given to exceptional pubs in the UK that have been newly built/converted or have recently undergone building/conservation...
- Public display of affectionPublic display of affectionPublic displays of affection are acts of physical intimacy in the view of others. What are acceptable displays of affection vary between cultures as well as to time and context. Which acts are acceptable have also varied over time...