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B. F. Jones Memorial Library, Aliquippa, PA - Library symbol - Library of Congress (LCLS)

Office of Public Affairs - DoD

Package Application (SAUS)

Pack Area (SAUS)

Packet Adapter - Telecommunications (IAA)

Pad Abort - NASA (KSC)

Paging Algorithm (SAUS)

Paging and Area Warning (MCD)

Paintmakers Association - British (DBA)

Paired Associates - Psychometrics

Pakistan Army

Palaeontology Association (SAUS)

Paleopathology Association

Palestine Affairs - New York - A publication (BJA)

Palestinian (SAUS)

Palestinian Authority - Political movement

Palladium - Chemical element (ROG)

Palmer Associates - Commercial firm

Panama - ANSI two-letter standard code (CNC)

Panama Area (SAUS)

Pan American (SAUS)

Pan American World Airways, Inc. - See also PAA, PAN-AM, PN - ICAO designator (MCD)

Panatlas Energy, Inc. - Toronto Stock Exchange symbol

pancreatic Ascites - Medicine (MELL)

Panel Absorber (SAUS)

Panic Alarm (SAUS)

Panic Attack - Medicine (MEDA)

Panniculus Adiposus - Medicine (MELL)

Pantothenic Acid - Biochemistry (DB)

Paper (WGA)

Paper Advance (BUR)

Para-Amps (EA)

Paraguay - GeoNet country code (GEON)

Parallel Access (SAUS)

Parallel Adder (SAUS)

Parallel Algorithm (SAUS)

Paralysis Agitans

Parameter Address (SAUS)

Parametric Amplifier

Par Amitie - By Favor - French

Parapsychological Association (EA)

Parasitic Antenna (SAUS)

Parathion

Par Autorite - By Authority - French

Parental Advisory (WDMC)

Parent Atom (ODA)

Parenteral Alimentation - Medicine (MELL)

Parents Anonymous (EA)

Parents' Association

Parish

Parti Affectae - To the Affected Part - Pharmacy

Partial Application - Military (AFIT)

Participating Activity - Responsible for standardization efforts - DoD

Participial Adjective - Grammar

Particle Accelerator (SAUS)

Particular Average

Parti de l'Action - Party of Action - Morocco - Political party (PPW)

Partido Andalucista - Spain - Political party (ECED)

Partido Arnulfista - Panama - Political party (EY)

Partners of the Americas (EA)

Pascal - Unit of measure

Passau - German license plate city code

Passenger Address System - Aviation (DA)

Passenger Agent

Passenger Ship

Passero Associates - Commercial firm

Passive Aggressive (DMAA)

Patent Assignee (NITA)

Patents (NITA)

Pathfinder Association (EAIO)

Pathologist - Medicine (EDAA)

Pathology - Medicine (EDAA)

Patient

Patient's Advocate - Medicine (DMAA)

Patrol Aircraft (NATG)

Pattern Analysis - Test

Pay and Allowances

Paying Agent - Legal term (DLA)

Payload Accommodations (SAUS)

Payment Appropriations (EURO)

Peak-Aged (SAUS)

Peak Amplitude - Medicine (DMAA)

Pedestrians Association - British (DBA)

Pending Availability

Pendulous Axis - Accelerometer (IEEE)

Pennsylvania - Postal code

Pennsylvania Railroad Co. (SAUS)

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reports - 1845-date - A publication (DLA)

People's Alliance - Althydubandalag - Iceland - Political party (PPW)

Peptide Absorption

Per Abdomen

Per Adresse - Care Of - German

Per Annum - By the Year - Latin

Per Auguri - Used on visiting cards to express congratulations, birthday wishes, etc. - Italian

Percentage Activity - Measurement (DAVI)

Performance Alertness (AEBS)

Performance Analysis

Performance Analysts (SAUS)

Performance Appraisal

Performance Appraisal Required - Civil Service

Performance Assessment (DOGT)

Performing Arts - US Copyright Office class

Periapical - Anatomy (DAVI)

Periarteritis - Medicine (DMAA)

Peridural Artery - Medicine (DMAA)

Periodic Acid - Inorganic chemistry

Periodontal Abscess - Medicine (MELL)

Peritoneal Adhesions - Medicine (MELL)

Permanent Abeyance - FDA

Permanent Address (ROG)

Permanent Appointment

Permanently Assigned (ACAE)

Permanently Associated - Telecommunications (TEL)

Pernicious Anemia - Hematology

Personal Accident - Insurance (AIA)

Personal Adjutant (SAUS)

Personal Affairs (AFM)

Personal Appearance

Personal Assistant - British

Personal Audit - Psychological testing

Personality Accentuation - Medicine (EDAA)

Personnel Administrator - American Society for Personnel Administration - A publication - Information service or system

Personnel Area (NRCH)

Personnel Assistant

Personnel Association

Perturbation Analysis (SAUS)

Petroleum Abstracts - A Publication (IID)

Petroleum Association (SAUS)

Pfizer, Inc. - Research code symbol

Phakic-Aphakic - Ophthalmology (MAE)

Pharmacology, Clinical - Medical specialty (DHSM)

Phase Angle (IAA)

Phased Array (SAUS)

Phenol Alcohol - Chemistry (DAVI)

Phentolamine - Antiadrenergic

Phenylalanine (SAUS)

Phenylalkylamine - Medicine (EDAA)

Philippine Army

Philippine Association (EA)

Phobics Anonymous (MELL)

Phonocardiogram Amplifier - Cardiology

Phosphatidic Acid - Biochemistry

Phosphoarginine - Biochemistry

Phosphoric Acid

Photoallergenic - Response - Medicine

Photodiode Amplifier

Photoinduced Anisotropy - Physics

Phthalic Anhydride - Organic chemistry

Physical Activity (MCD)

Physical Address (SAUS)

Physician Advisor (HCT)

Physician Assistant - Military technology (DDF)

Physician's Assistant

Physics Abstracts - Institution of Electrical Engineers - Information service or system - A publication (CRD)

Phytoalexin - Plant pathology

Piaster - Monetary unit - Spain, Republic of Vietnam, and some Middle Eastern countries

Picatinny Arsenal - New Jersey - Later, Armament Development Center - Army

Pierre Allain - Lightweight rock-climbing boot named after its designer

Pierre Arpels - Jewelry designer

Pietsch Airshows - Air show performer (ASPC)

Pilgrim Adventure - United Kingdom (EAIO)

Pills Anonymous - Later, DA - An association (EA)

Pilot Amplifier (SAUS)

Pilot Approval - Automotive project management

Pilotless Aircraft

PIMCO Advisors'A' - NYSE symbol

Pimco Advisors Ltd. - NYSE symbol (SAG)

Pipeline Authority - Australia

Piper Aircraft Corp. - ICAO aircraft manufacturer identifier (ICAO)

Pirke Avot (BJA)

Pistol, Automatic - NCIC gun type code (NCIC)

Pitch Angle

Pituitary-Adrenal - Endocrinology (DAVI)

Placenta Accreta - Medicine (MELL)

Planning Assistance (EA)

Planning Authority (HEAS)

Plant Association (ALAC)

Plasma Adsorption - Medicine (DMAA)

Plasma Aldosterone - Endocrinology

Plasma-Arc (SAUS)

Plasminogen Activator - Biochemistry

Plate Appearance - Baseball term (NDBD)

Platelet Adhesiveness - Hematology

Platelet-Associated (DB)

Platform Assembly (MCD)

Play Aid (SAUS)

Podiatry Association - British (DBA)

Point of Aim - Military

Points Against - Football

Polar Atlantic - American air mass

Polarization Approximation - Physical chemistry

Polarographic Analyzer

Polar to Analog

Police Academy

Police Agent (WDAA)

Policy Analyst (GNE)

Polled Angus (SAUS)

Polyacetal - Organic chemistry

Polyacrylate (EDCT)

Polyacrylic - Organic chemistry

Polyallomer (SAUS)

Polyamide - Organic chemistry

Polyanhydride - Organic chemistry

Polyarteritis - Medicine

Polyarthritis - Medicine (DMAA)

Polyarylate (SAUS)

Polymer Adhesive

Pomeroy Appraisal Associates, Inc. - Commercial firm

Port Agency - Army

Port Authority - Western Australia

Port of Arrival (SAUS)

Position Accuracy

Position Angle - Astronomy

Position Approximate - Nautical charts

Position of Assembly (SAUS)

Positive Addiction - Self-improvement method developed by William Glasser, MD

Positive Attitude

Postacceleration (SAUS)

Post Adjutant

Postal Assistant (DCTA)

Post Amplifier

Post-Aural - Medicine (DMAA)

Post Award Contract - Department of Defense

Posterior Anterior - Medicine

Posterior Aorta

Postero-Anterior (SAUS)

Postmortem Aging - of meat

Post-Secondary Accreditation (SAUS)

Potato Agar - Microbiology

Potsmokers Anonymous (EA)

Poverty Alliance - United Kingdom (EAIO)

Power Alarm (SAUS)

Power Amplification (SAUS)

Power Amplifier

Power Antenna - Automotive term

Power Approach - Aerospace

Power of Attorney

Practice Amendment (AAG)

Preacceleration (SAUS)

Prealbumin - Biochemistry

Prealloying (SAUS)

Preamble (SAUS)

Preamplifier

Preapproved

Prearm

Preavailability

Precision-Acrobatics (DOMA)

Precision Angle (IAA)

Precision Approach (SAUS)

Precision Architecture - Hewlett-Packard Co. - Computer science

Precomputed Altitude

Predictive Accuracy - Medicine (DMAA)

Predictive Analyzer - Computer science (DIT)

Prefect-Apostolic - Roman Catholic

Preferential Adsorption (SAUS)

Pregnancy-Associated - Gynecology (MAE)

Preliminary Acceptance (KSC)

Preliminary Amplifier (IAA)

Preliminary Assessment (ERG)

Preliminary Award (SAUS)

Preparing Activity - Responsible for Federal document and study projects

Preplaced Aggregate (SAUS)

Present Again (ADA)

Presentation Architecture (SAUS)

Preservation Action (EA)

Presidents Association - New York, NY (EA)

Press Agency (WDAA)

Press Agent

Press Association Ltd. (IID)

Pressure Actuated - Switch

Pressure Alarm - Nuclear energy (NRCH)

Pressure Altitude - Aviation

Pressure Angle (MSA)

Pressure Anomaly (SAUS)

Pressure Area - Medicine

Presumptive Address (SAUS)

Price Analyst

Price Availability (SAUS)

Primary Aerospace Vehicle - or Aircraft

Primary Amenorrhea - Gynecology (MAE)

Primary Anemia - Medicine

Prince Albert (ACAE)

Prince Albert Coat - Slang

Principal Applicant (SAUS)

Principal Assistant (NOAA)

Principal Axes

Principle of Adding - New math

Priority A (MCD)

Priority Aggregate

Prior to Admission - Medicine

Prison Auxiliary (WDAA)

Privacy Act

Privacy Act of 1974 (COE)

Private Account - Banking

Private Architect - British

Proactivator - Medicine

Pro Anno - For the Year - Latin

Proanthocyanidin (Assay) - Analytical chemistry

Pro Applicatione - To Be Applied - Pharmacy (ROG)

Probability of Acceptance (KSC)

Probability of Acquisition - Military

Probability of Arrival (SAUS)

Problem Analysis

Problem Area (ACAE)

Probleme der Agyptologie - A publication (BJA)

Procainamide - Cardiac depressant

Procedure Administrator (SAUS)

Process Alert (SAUS)

Process Allocator - Telecommunications (TEL)

Process Automation (CMD)

Procurement Agency (MCD)

Procurement Appropriations - Army (AABC)

Procurement, Army

Procurement Authorization

Procuring Activity - Military

Product Acceptance - Automotive engineering

Product Administration (HCT)

Product Analysis (IEEE)

Product Analyst (SAUS)

Product Assortment (MHDB)

Product Assurance (NASA)

Product Attention (ELAL)

Production Adjustment

Production Agency (COE)

Production Analysis (SAUS)

Production Approval - Automotive engineering

Production Assistant

Professional Administrator - Australia - A publication

Professional Agent - Professional Insurance Agents - A publication

Professional Archeologist (SAUS)

Professional Association - Telecommunications

Profile Analysis - Medicine

Profile Angle (MSA)

Program Access

Program Account (NG)

Program Action (SAUS)

Program Address

Program Administrator (MCD)

Program Agent (OICC)

Program Aid - A publication

Program Amount (NITA)

Program Analysis - Computer science

Program Announcement

Program Application (SAUS)

Program Application Instructions - Telecommunications (TEL)

Program Assessment (MCD)

Program Attention - Computer science (IAA)

Program Attention Key - Computer science

Program Authorization (AFM)

Program for the Aging (OICC)

Programmable Automation

Programmatic Agreement (SAUS)

Programmed Addressing (SAUS)

Programmed Algorithm (SAUS)

Programmed Arithmetic (IAA)

Programming Address (SAUS)

Programming Aid (SAUS)

Progressive Alliance - Defunct (EA)

Prohibited Area (SAUS)

Project Accounting (GART)

Project Administration (MCD)

Project Analysis (MHDB)

Project Authorization

Proliferating Angioendotheliomatosis

Prologue Auditor (ACAE)

Prolonged-Action - Pharmacy

Prolotherapy Association (EA)

Propane Asphalt - Petroleum engineering

Property Administrator - DoD

Prophylactic Antibiotic

Propionic Acid (DMAA)

Proponent Agency - Army

Proportional Action (AAG)

Proposal Authorization

Proposed Algorithm (SAUS)

- The Proprietary Association - Later, NDMA (EA)

Propulsion Assistance (DS)

Propulsion Assisted (SAUS)

Prosecuting Attorney

Prospecting Authority - Australia

Prostitutes Anonymous (EA)

Protactinium

Protected Area - Nuclear energy (NRCH)

Protective Action (COE)

Protective Agent (SAUS)

Protective Antigen

Proteolytic Action - Medicine (EDAA)

Protestant Alliance - British (DBA)

Prothonotary Apostolic

Proto-Australian - Linguistics (IEL)

Protocol Adapter - Communications

Proton Affinity - Surface ionization

Protrusio Acetabuli - Medicine (DMAA)

Provisional Acceptance (SAUS)

Provisional Allowance

Pseudo Address (SAUS)

Pseudoaneurysm - Medicine

Pseudo-Astronomy

Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Bacterium

Psoriasis Association - Australia

Psoriatic Arthritis

Psychiatric Aide (DAVI)

Psychoacoustics (SAUS)

Psychoanalyst

Psychogenic Aspermia - Medicine

Psychological Age

Public Accountant

Public Act

Public Address - Amplification equipment - Communications

Public Address System (WDMC)

Public Administration

Public Advocate (EA)

Public Affairs

Public Affairs Specialist - Military (DOMA)

Public Agent (WDAA)

Public Archives - of Canada

Public Art (SAUS)

Public Assistance

Publication Announcement

Public Awareness (SAUS)

Publicity Agent (WDAA)

Published Author (CPGU)

Publishers' Alliance - Defunct (EA)

Publishers' Association - London, England (DIT)

Pull and Adjust - Brace - Medicine

Pulmonary Angiography - Medicine

Pulmonary Artery - Medicine

Pulmonary Atresia - Medicine

Pulpoaxial - Dentistry

Pulsating Arc (IAA)

Pulse Amplifier

Pulse Analyzer (SAUS)

Puppeteers of America (EA)

Purchase Agreement (VLIE)

Purchasing Agent

Purge Alarm - Nuclear energy (NRCH)

Puromycin Aminonucleoside - Biochemistry (OA)

Purpose and Activities (NITA)

Put Away - Papers - British

Puumala - Vole virus

Pyro Ammonia (ROG)

Pyrrolizidine Alkaloid - Toxicology

Pyruvic Acid - Medicine (EDAA)

Pythium aphanidermatum - A fungus

Alveolar Pressure - Medicine (DAVI)

Partial Pressure in Arterial Blood - Medicine (DAVI)

Paine's United States Circuit Court Reports - A publication (DLA)

Parachutist - British military (DMA)

Paranoia - Psychology

Paris Stock Exchange - France

Pascal - Symbol - SI unit of pressure

Pennsylvania (ODBW)

Pennsylvania Reports - A publication (AAGC)

Proactinium (IDOE)

Protactinium - or Protoactinium - Chemical element

Paper (VRA)

Past (ODA)

Per annum (EBF)

Personal Appearance (ODA)

Pulmonary Artery - Medicine (ADWA)

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