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is an abbreviation of postscript and is used to add an additional point at the end of a letter, after the signature. Further additions are preceded by PPS, PPPS, and so on, although no one normally writes more than two except in jest.

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(1) (PicoSecond) See space/time.

(2) See PostScript, Photoshop and power supply.

(3) (PS) (Parametric Stereo) See aacPlus.

(4) (PS) (Personal Services) An earlier term for IBM office automation software for PCs, minis and mainframes, which included word processing, electronic mail and library services.

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The sixteenth letter of the modern English alphabet is represented by peith [Irish, tree or bush with edible berries; dwarf elder (?); gooseberry (?)] in the ogham alphabet of early Ireland. Although thirteenth letter of the early Irish alphabet, P did not exist in the earlier ogham and entered the language through loanwords from Latin (through British), Romance, and Scandinavian sources.

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Professional Association. See professional corporation.

symbol for picosecond.

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Symbol for (1) the short arm of a chromosome; or (2) the frequency of the more common allele of a pair; (3) pico-.

For a list of words related to Ps, see:

• Abbreviations - Ps: Psalms

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bogstavet P

2.
abbr. - page (side), para-, penny, piano, proton
symb. - pres, sandsynlighed, fremdrift

1.
n. - bogstavet P

2.
abbr. - antal spillede spil, automatisk gearskifteindstilling, parkering, poise, Portugal, navnebeskyttet, paritet, pawn; bonde i skak, Peter, lille, pres, første klasse
symb. - fosfor

Nederlands (Dutch)
P (fosfor), p (muziek), pagina, parkeren, pion, poise (natuurkunde), druk, penny, per, pico- (biljoenste deel), pint

Français (French)
1.
n. - p (seizième lettre de l'alphabet)

2.
abbr. - page, (Chim) para- (paradinitrobenzène), (GB) penny/pence, (Mus) pianissimo, (Phys) proton
symb. - (Phys) pression, (Stat) probabilité, (Phys) force d'impulsion

1.
n. - P (lettre)

2.
abbr. - (Sport) résultats des jeux, (Aut) stationnement (boîte de vitesse automatique), (Aut) stationnement (panneaux de signalisation), (Phys) poise, plaque d'immatriculation internationale du Portugal, de propriété, (Comm) de marque déposée, génération parentale, (Fin) parité, gage, (Relig) Saint-Pierre, menue (une personne), (Phys) pression, (Aviat) première classe
symb. - (Chim) phosphore

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - p

2.
abbr. - (Schach) Bauer, Seite, Penny, Pence, (Mus.) piano, (Phys.) Pico-, Parkplatz
symb. - (Chem.) Phosphor

1.
n. - P

2.
abbr. - (Schach) Bauer, Seite, Penny, Pence, (Mus.) piano, (Phys.) Pico-, Parkplatz
symb. - (Chem.) Phosphor

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - το δέκατο έκτο γράμμα του αγγλικού αλφαβήτου
symb. - φώσφορος
abbr. - στάθμευση, πένα, πένες, σελίδα

Italiano (Italian)
P, nuovo penny, parcheggio, pedina, fosforo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fósforo (m) (Quím.)
symb. - P (Quím.)
abbr. - Papa (m), Príncipe (m)

Русский (Russian)
парковка, пешка, фосфор, полиция, президент, 16-я буква англ. алфавита

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - letra p

2.
abbr. - página, para-, penique, (Mús.) piano (suavemente), protón
symb. - (Fís.) presión, probabilidad, (Fís.) momento

1.
n. - decimosexta letra del alfabeto inglés

2.
abbr. - estacionamiento, aparcamiento, Poise (unidad de viscosidad), Portugal, generación parental, paridad, (Biblia) Pedro, Presión, Primera Clase, cantidad de partidas jugadas (en tablas de resultados deportivos), aparcar (en caja de cambios automática), pequeño, peón (de ajedrez)
symb. - fósforo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - P, p
symb. - fosfor
abbr. - parking, pawn (i schack), pedestrian (crossing), penny, piano (mus.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
停车场, 葡萄牙, 本堂牧师, 比索, 总统, 会长

1. 英语字母的第16字

2. 人员

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 停車場, 葡萄牙, 本堂牧師, 披索, 總統, 會長

1.
n. - 英語字母的第16字

2.
abbr. - 人員

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 알파벳 'P'

2.
abbr. - page(쪽), penny(페니), piano(피아노), proton(양자)
symb. - pressure(압력), pityrobabil(가능성), momentum(운동량)

1.
n. - 알파벳 '피', P자 모양

2.
abbr. - parking(주차), parity(동등), parental(아버지다운), peter(소멸하다)
symb. - 인, 인황성 물질

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ピー, P字形のもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بي الحرف الأبجدي السادس, عشر (علامه) عنصر الفوسفور (اختصار) مختصر : درجه ناجحه, بندق شطرنج, بروتستانتي, درجه ضعيفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮האות P‬
abbr. - ‮עמוד, פני (מטבע), פסנתר, פרוטון, קשור לאטומי פחמן (כימיה)‬
symb. - ‮לחץ, הסתברות, תנופה (פיסיקה)‬
n. - ‮האות P‬
abbr. - ‮פני (מטבע), לחץ, שוויון, רגלי (שחמט), עמ', פטרוס (הברית החדשה), דור ההורים, פויז (יחידת-מידה לצמיגות), פטנט, קטנה, מספר המשחקים (בטבלות של ליגות ספורט)‬
symb. - ‮חניה, שטח חניה, דואר, זרחן (יסוד), מחלקה ראשונה (במטוס), סימון בינלאומי למכונית הרשומה בפורטוגל, חנה (סימון על מוט מהלכים אוט‬

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