What does "pda" mean?
Initialism of personal digital assistant.
Pda
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of personal digital assistant.
- Grammar: pda is listed as noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: organiser, organizer, personal digital assistant, personal organiser.
- Usage evidence: I use Outlook's scheduler at work and I think I'd like to buy a PDA and synchronize them.
How to use "pda"
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Meaning check
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- Is there enough surrounding context to prevent ambiguity?
Source and review context
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of personal digital assistant. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
"Despite the fast pace of innovation in PDAs, particularly this year, a number of standards have emerged allowing software makers the security needed to invest in developing extensive software for three platforms: the PalmPilot made by 3Com, the Psion Series 5 by Psion and Windows CE devices made by a group of companies including Philips, Sharp Electronics, Casio Corp. and Hewlett Packard Corp."
- 2 a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. wordnet
- 3 Initialism of public display of affection. abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, countable, initialism, uncountable
"I was still pretty firmly anti-PDA, but when David kissed me—quickly, but firmly—I decided that every once in a while, it wasn’t so bad."
- 4 Initialism of pushdown automaton. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 5 Initialism of property damage accident. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
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- 7 Initialism of patent ductus arteriosus. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 8 Initialism of production data acquisition. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 9 Initialism of peridural anesthesia. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 10 Initialism of program derived address. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"I use Outlook's scheduler at work and I think I'd like to buy a PDA and synchronize them."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "pda"?
Common synonyms include: organiser, organizer, personal digital assistant, personal organiser, personal organizer.
How do you use "pda" in a sentence?
I use Outlook's scheduler at work and I think I'd like to buy a PDA and synchronize them.
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