PP
Encyclopedia
PP, pp, Pp, or Pp may refer to:
Places
- Perry ParkPerry ParkPerry Park can refer to:*Perry Park, Kentucky, USA*Perry Park, Colorado, USA*Perry Park , a baseball grounds*Perry Park, Brisbane, Australia*Perry Park , England...
, any of several places in Australia, England, or the United States - Phi Phi IslandsPhi Phi IslandsThe Phi Phi Islands are located in Thailand, between the large island of Phuket and the western Andaman Sea coast of the mainland. The islands are administratively part of Krabi province...
, in Thailand - Phnom PenhPhnom PenhPhnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
, the capital city of Cambodia - Potts Point, New South WalesPotts Point, New South WalesPotts Point is a small, densely-populated suburb of inner-city Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Potts Point is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney....
, a suburb of Sydney, Australia
Computers and computing
- Pentium ProPentium ProThe Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86 microprocessor developed and manufactured by Intel introduced in November 1, 1995 . It introduced the P6 microarchitecture and was originally intended to replace the original Pentium in a full range of applications...
, a sixth-generation Intel central processing unit - Plug and play, a type of peripheral device used in computing
- PowerPointMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft PowerPoint, usually just called PowerPoint, is a non-free commercial presentation program developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Office suite, and runs on Microsoft Windows and Apple's Mac OS X operating system...
, software from Microsoft - PP-formatPP-formatThe PP-format is a Met Office proprietary file format for meteorological data.Simulations of the weather are performed by the Met Office's Unified Model, which can be used for Numerical Weather Prediction or Climatology, and data is collected...
, a Met Office proprietary file format for distributing climate data
Law
- Per procurationem (Latin - "by agency"), the act of procurationProcurationProcuration is the action of taking care of, hence management, stewardship, agency. The word is applied to the authority or power delegated to a procurator, or agent, as well as to the exercise of such authority expressed frequently by procuration , or shortly per pro., or simply p.p.A common...
or signing a letter on behalf of somebody else - Public prosecutor
- Prefecture of PolicePrefecture of PoliceThe Prefecture of Police , headed by the Prefect of Police , is an agency of the Government of France which provides the police force for the city of Paris and the surrounding three suburban départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne...
of Paris
Media
- Pittsburgh PressPittsburgh PressThe Pittsburgh Press is an online newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, currently owned and operated by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Historically, it was a major afternoon paper...
, a former newspaper of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania region - Politieke Partijen, programme block on Dutch public broadcasting, to give airtime to political party messages
Organizations
- PayPalPayPalPayPal is an American-based global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Online money transfers serve as electronic alternatives to paying with traditional paper methods, such as checks and money orders....
, an e-commerce organisation - Planned ParenthoodPlanned ParenthoodPlanned Parenthood Federation of America , commonly shortened to Planned Parenthood, is the U.S. affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation and one of its larger members. PPFA is a non-profit organization providing reproductive health and maternal and child health services. The...
, a social services organization
Politics
- Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party (Centro Democrático e Social/Partido Popular), (Portugal)
- Pater PatriaePater PatriaePater Patriae , also seen as Parens Patriae, is a Latin honorific meaning "Father of the Country," or more literally, "Father of the Fatherland".- Roman history :...
("p.p."), an honorary title ("Father of the Country") in the Ancient Roman Empire - Patriotic Party (Guatemala)Patriotic Party (Guatemala)The Patriotic Party is a right wing political party in Guatemala.It was founded on 24 February 2001 by retired Army General Otto Pérez Molina.-2003 election:...
(Partido Patriota) - People's Party (Romania, 2005–2006) (Partidul Popular)
- People's Party (Spain)People's Party (Spain)The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
(Partido Popular) - Progress PartyProgress PartyProgress Party may refer to:* Gabonese Progress Party, political party in Gabon* German Progress Party, the first modern political party with a program in Germany...
, any of various political parties throughout the world - Progressive Party (Brazil)Progressive Party (Brazil)The Progressive party is a centre-right Brazilian political party embracing conservatism and elements of populism and liberalism....
(Partido Progressista)
Popular culture
- Peter Parker, the true identity of Spider-ManSpider-ManSpider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
- Platinum piece, a coin used in the game Dungeons & DragonsDungeons & DragonsDungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
- Polly PocketPolly PocketPolly Pocket is a toy line of dolls and accessories. The name comes from the fact that many of the original Polly Pocket dolls came in pocket-size cases. The current Fashion Polly dolls sold by Mattel differ significantly from those originally sold by Bluebird Toys. The original Bluebird dolls...
, a range of dolls and accessories - Pokémon PlatinumPokémon Platinumis a title in the Pokémon series of video games. It was developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is an enhanced remake of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl in the same vein as Pokémon Yellow, Crystal, and Emerald were for their respective games...
, a video game - Power Points, part of the gameplay of Pokémon
- Prank PatrolPrank PatrolPrank Patrol is a children's television series currently airing on YTV. Each week, Andy and a team of "ninjas" help kids pull off pranks on an unsuspecting victim...
, any of several children's TV series from different countries - Psychic Points from EarthBoundEarthBoundEarthBound, also known as EarthBound: The War Against Giygas! and released as in Japan, is a role-playing video game co-developed by Ape and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console...
- Pure PwnagePure PwnagePure Pwnage was an Internet-distributed, mockumentary series from ROFLMAO Productions. The fictional series purports to chronicle the life and adventures of Jeremy , a Canadian and self-proclaimed "pro gamer"...
, an internet-based show - Puyo PuyoPuyo Puyois the inaugural game in the Puyo Puyo series originally released in 1991 by Compile for the MSX2. Since its creation, it uses characters from . It was created by Masamitsu "Moo" Niitani, the founder of Compile, who was inspired by certain elements from the Tetris and Dr...
, a Japanese puzzle video game - Yohoho! Puzzle PiratesYohoho! Puzzle PiratesYohoho! Puzzle Pirates is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Three Rings Design. The player takes the role of a pirate, adventuring on the high seas and pillaging money from roaming enemy ships . The mechanics of Puzzle Pirates are driven by puzzles...
, an MMO game maintained by Three Rings Design
Religion
- Papa Pontifex (Latin for "PopePopeThe Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
"), when written "PP." - parishParishA parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
priest, written "P.P." - PrajnaparamitaPrajnaparamitaPrajñāpāramitā in Buddhism, means "the Perfection of Wisdom." The word Prajñāpāramitā combines the Sanskrit words prajñā with pāramitā . Prajñāpāramitā is a central concept in Mahāyāna Buddhism and its practice and understanding are taken to be indispensable elements of the Bodhisattva Path...
("Perfection of Wisdom"), and/or a genre of Buddhist sutras describing it
Science, medicine and engineering
- Length between perpendiculars ("pp" or "p/p"), a nautical term
- pancreatic polypeptidePancreatic polypeptidePancreatic polypeptide is a polypeptide secreted by PP cells in the endocrine pancreas predominantly in the head of the pancreas. It consists of 36 amino acids and has molecular weight about 4200 Da....
, a substance produced by the body during the process of digestion - peak to peak (p-p), a way of measuring the amplitudeAmplitudeAmplitude is the magnitude of change in the oscillating variable with each oscillation within an oscillating system. For example, sound waves in air are oscillations in atmospheric pressure and their amplitudes are proportional to the change in pressure during one oscillation...
of a signal - percentage pointPercentage pointPercentage points are the unit for the arithmetic difference of two percentages.Consider the following hypothetical example: in 1980, 40 percent of the population smoked, and in 1990 only 30 percent smoked...
- per protocol population in clinical trialClinical trialClinical trials are a set of procedures in medical research and drug development that are conducted to allow safety and efficacy data to be collected for health interventions...
s - Piecewise polynomial, see spline (mathematics)Spline (mathematics)In mathematics, a spline is a sufficiently smooth piecewise-polynomial function. In interpolating problems, spline interpolation is often preferred to polynomial interpolation because it yields similar results, even when using low-degree polynomials, while avoiding Runge's phenomenon for higher...
- polyphenolPolyphenolPolyphenols are a structural class of natural, synthetic, and semisynthetic organic chemicals characterized by the presence of large multiples of phenol structural units...
s, a category of phytochemicals - polyphagiaPolyphagiaPolyphagia means "eating too much". It derives from the Greek words πολύς which means "very much", and φαγῶ , verb for "I eat"....
, an eating disorder - polypropylenePolypropylenePolypropylene , also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications including packaging, textiles , stationery, plastic parts and reusable containers of various types, laboratory equipment, loudspeakers, automotive components, and polymer banknotes...
, a very common plastic polymer - PP cellPP cellF cells are pancreatic polypeptide producing cells in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. They are very few in number and are polygonal in shape....
, cell producing pancreatic polypeptide - PP (complexity)PP (complexity)In complexity theory, PP is the class of decision problems solvable by a probabilistic Turing machine in polynomial time, with an error probability of less than 1/2 for all instances. The abbreviation PP refers to probabilistic polynomial time...
, probabilistic polynomial time complexity class - P-P plot
- prepositional phrase, used in linguistics
- primary productionPrimary production400px|thumb|Global oceanic and terrestrial photoautotroph abundance, from September [[1997]] to August 2000. As an estimate of autotroph biomass, it is only a rough indicator of primary production potential, and not an actual estimate of it...
, the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide - process performance indexProcess performance indexIn process improvement efforts, the process performance index is an estimate of the process capability of a process during its initial set-up, before it has been brought into a state of statistical control....
(Pp), a tool used in statistical calculations - proton-proton chain reactionProton-proton chain reactionThe proton–proton chain reaction is one of several fusion reactions by which stars convert hydrogen to helium, the primary alternative being the CNO cycle. The proton–proton chain dominates in stars the size of the Sun or smaller....
, in nuclear physics - pseudopotentialPseudopotentialIn physics, a pseudopotential or effective potential is used as an approximation for the simplified description of complex systems. Applications include atomic physics and neutron scattering.- Atomic physics :...
, a computational chemistry approximation - pulse pressurePulse pressurePulse Pressure is most easily defined as being the amount of pressure required to create the feeling of a pulse. Measured in millimeters of mercury , the pressure difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures give you the amount of pressure change to create the pulse, which is the pulse...
- pyrantel pamoatePyrantel pamoatePyrantel pamoate or Pyrantel Embonate , is used as a deworming agent in the treatment of hookworms and roundworms in domesticated animals such as horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, cats, dogs, and many other species. It is a combination of pyrantel and pamoic acid...
, a treatment for parasitic worms - pot party
Sport
- Paparazzi ProductionsPaparazzi ProductionsPaparazzi Productions was a villainous professional wrestling faction in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Started by Alex Shelley, it was inspired by his real-life interest in, and study of, wrestling videos...
, a former professional wrestling stable - Persepolis F.C., Iranian football (soccer) team
- Pittsburgh PiratesPittsburgh PiratesThe Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
, a Pittsburgh-based Major League Baseball team - Pittsburgh PenguinsPittsburgh PenguinsThe Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
, a Pittsburgh-based National Hockey League team - a power playPower play (sport)"Power play" is a sporting term used in various games.*In ice hockey, a team is said to be on a power play when at least one opposing player is serving a penalty, and the team has a numerical advantage on the ice...
, chiefly in ice hockey - Prenton ParkPrenton ParkPrenton Park is an association football stadium in Birkenhead, England. It is the home ground of Tranmere Rovers F.C. The club moved to the current Prenton Park in 1912. The ground has had several rebuilds, with the most recent occurring in 1995 in response to the requirement of the Taylor Report...
, the home ground of English association football club Tranmere Rovers
Other
- Pages, from Latin paginae, see acronyms
- 'Pianissimo' a term of musical dynamicsDynamics (music)In music, dynamics normally refers to the volume of a sound or note, but can also refer to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic or functional . The term is also applied to the written or printed musical notation used to indicate dynamics...
- Walther PP, a semi-automatic pistol
- Per ProcurationemProcurationProcuration is the action of taking care of, hence management, stewardship, agency. The word is applied to the authority or power delegated to a procurator, or agent, as well as to the exercise of such authority expressed frequently by procuration , or shortly per pro., or simply p.p.A common...
, from Latin by agency - used when signing on somebody else's behalf