Pir
Encyclopedia
Finance
Pir may refer to:- Pier 1 ImportsPier 1 ImportsPier 1 Imports Inc. is a Fort Worth, Texas based retailer specializing in imported home furnishings and decor, particularly furniture, table-top items, decorative accessories and seasonal decor. The chain operates over 1,000 stores under the name Pier 1 Imports in the United States, Canada, Mexico...
Stock symbol NYSE:PIR, a Texas-based retailer specializing in imported home furnishings and decor
Economics
PIR may refer to:- poverty index ratio, a measure of income relative to U.S. federal guidelines for poverty-level income
Religion and history
Pir may refer to:- Pir (Sufism)Pir (Sufism)Pir or Peer is a title for a Sufi master equally used in the nath tradition. They are also referred to as a Hazrat or Shaikh, which is Arabic for Old Man. The title is often translated into English as "saint" and could be interpreted as "Elder". In Sufism a Pir's role is to guide and instruct his...
, a Sufi teacher, spiritual leader- Pir (prayer)
- In IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Pir besdies Sufi leader may also refer to some HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
religious deity or leader, whom Muslims also worshipped for example Ramdev Pir, Ajepal Dada,etc. - Pir (Zoroastrianism), a site in Persia, frequently one of the Zoroastrian faith
- Pir of the BritonsPir of the BritonsPir was a legendary king of the Britons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain. He was preceded by Samuil Penissel, and succeeded by Capoir....
, legendary king of the Britons - Pir, Satu MarePir, Satu MarePir is a commune of 1,780 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Pir, Piru Nou and Sărvăzel villages.-Demographics:Ethnic groups :*Hungarians: 54.77%...
, commune in Satu Mare County, Romania - pir, a place of nominally Islamic, superstitious reverence in AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
- Prosopographia Imperii Romani, an index of all persons mentioned in ancient literature from the Roman RepublicRoman RepublicThe Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
to the Roman EmpireRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
Science
Pir may refer to:- Protein Information ResourceProtein Information ResourceThe Protein Information Resource , located at Georgetown University Medical Center , is an integrated public bioinformatics resource to support genomic and proteomic research, and scientific studies-History:...
, a major protein information database and bioinformatics resource - Partners in ResearchPartners in ResearchPartners in Research is a Canadian charity, established in 1988, with the mission of educating citizens about the importance of bio-medical research...
, a Canadian charity dedicated to bio-medical research - Parrot Intermediate RepresentationParrot intermediate representationThe Parrot intermediate representation , previously called Intermediate code , is one of the two assembly languages for the Parrot virtual machine. The other is Parrot assembly language or PASM...
, part of Parrot virtual machine - Passive infrared sensor, often used to detect movement or presence by infrared emission.
- PolyisocyanuratePolyisocyanuratePolyisocyanurate, also referred to as PIR, polyiso, or ISO, is essentially an improvement on polyurethane . The proportion of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate is higher than for PUR and instead of a polyether polyol, a polyester derived polyol is used in the reaction...
, a plastic typically produced as a foam for thermal insulation - Post-Isometric Relaxation, a physical therapy technique used for musculoskeletal dysfunction.
Information technology
Pir may refer to:- Peak Information RatePeak Information RatePeak information rate is a burstable rate set on routers and/or switches that allows throughput overhead. Related to Committed Information Rate which is a committed rate speed guaranteed/capped. For example, a CIR of 10 Mbit/s PIR of 12 Mbit/s allows you access to 10 Mbit/s minimum speed with...
- Public Interest RegistryPublic Interest RegistryPublic Interest Registry is a not-for-profit corporation created by the Internet Society in 2002 to manage the .org top-level domain. It took over the operation of the domain from VeriSign on 1 January 2003. Afilias manages the technical operations of the .org registry under a contract with the...
, a not-for-profit corporation responsible for managing the .org top-level domain. - Private information retrievalPrivate information retrievalIn cryptography, a private information retrieval protocol allows a user to retrieve an item from a server in possession of a database without revealing which item they are retrieving...
, a protocol that allows a user to retrieve an item from a server in possession of a database without revealing which item she is retrieving - Parrot intermediate representationParrot intermediate representationThe Parrot intermediate representation , previously called Intermediate code , is one of the two assembly languages for the Parrot virtual machine. The other is Parrot assembly language or PASM...
, one of the two assembly languages for the Parrot virtual machine
Motorsport
Pir may refer to:- Phoenix International RacewayPhoenix International RacewayPhoenix International Raceway, also known as PIR, is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the Indycar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series...
- Portland International RacewayPortland International RacewayPortland International Raceway is located in Portland, Oregon, USA's, Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It is west of a light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5....
Other
Pir may refer to:- Parachute infantry regiment
- Ministry of Public Infrastructure RenewalMinistry of Public Infrastructure Renewal (Ontario)The Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal was responsible for public infrastructure in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was not only responsible for funding individual capital projects, but for drafting the capital budget in place of the Ministry of Finance...
, a former ministry of the Government of Ontario - The Price Is RightThe Price Is Right (US game show)The Price Is Right is an American game show which was created by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman. Contestants compete to identify the pricing of merchandise to win cash and prizes. The show is well-known for its signature line of "Come on down!" when the announcer directs newly selected contestants to...
, a TV gameshow - Property Irregularity Report, which is filled out at the baggage claimBaggage claimIn airport terminals, a baggage claim area is an area where arriving passengers claim checked-in baggage after disembarking from an airline flight. The alternative term baggage reclaim is used to mean the same thing at many airports outside the USA In airport terminals, a baggage claim area is an...
when baggage is lost - Pittsburgh Industrial RailroadPittsburgh Industrial RailroadThe Pittsburgh Industrial Railroad was a Class III short-line railroad operating about 42 miles of track over the Chartiers Branch in southwest Pennsylvania. It was owned by RailTex, which bought the line from Conrail in 1996...
- Performance Index RankingPerformance Index RankingPerformance Index Ranking is a basketball statistical formula that is used by the Euroleague and Eurocup, as well as some European national domestic leagues...
, a statistical formula used in basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...