Pla
name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Initialism of programmable logic array. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
- 2 Initialism of polylactic acid. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"2016. Wang Y, Qu W, Choi SH. "FDA;s Regulatory Science Program for Generic PLA/PLGA-Based Drug Products", American Pharmaceutical Review, 19(4):14. There are currently 15 FDA-approved PLA/PLGA-based drug products available on the US market (Table 1)."
- 3 Initialism of power lever angle (“angle of the pilot's primary control lever”). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 4 Initialism of principle of least astonishment. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 1 Initialism of Port of London Authority. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A surname.
- 3 Initialism of People's Liberation Army. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Thus, despite the downfall of the conservative military leadership of Wuhan as a consequence of the center’s suppression of the Wuhan Mutiny, subsequent developments indicate an increased reliance on the institution least desirous of continued Cultural Revolution disruption—the PLA."
- 4 Initialism of People's Liberation Army.; The national armed forces of the People's Republic of China.
- 5 Initialism of People's Liberation Army.; Clipping of PLAGF, the national army of the People's Republic of China. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
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- 6 Initialism of Palestine Liberation Army (“a traditional army of the Palestine Liberation Organization, defunct”). abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
- 7 NYSE stock-ticker symbol for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., now PLBY. historical
- 8 Initialism of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang
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More examples"Thus, despite the downfall of the conservative military leadership of Wuhan as a consequence of the center’s suppression of the Wuhan Mutiny, subsequent developments indicate an increased reliance on the institution least desirous of continued Cultural Revolution disruption—the PLA."
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