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In communications and computers
- Pay per clickPay per clickPay per click is an Internet advertising model used to direct traffic to websites, where advertisers pay the publisher when the ad is clicked. With search engines, advertisers typically bid on keyword phrases relevant to their target market...
, a method of charging for advertising on the Internet - PearPCPearPCPearPC is an architecture-independent PowerPC platform emulator capable of running many PowerPC operating systems, including Mac OS X, Darwin and Linux. It is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License . It can be executed on Microsoft Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and other systems based...
, a PowerPC platform emulator - Peripheral pin controllerPeripheral pin controllerA Peripheral Pin Controller is a feature of the Intel Strong Arm processor family that can enable or disable I/O ports.It also allows the user to make other uses of pins normally dedicated to peripherals, if a peripheral is disabled. Some of the pins are available for general purpose use and some...
, a feature present in the StrongARM CPU family that controls IO ports - Pocket PCPocket PCA Pocket PC is also known by Microsoft as a 'Windows Mobile Classic device'. It is a hardware specification for a handheld-sized computer, personal digital assistant , that runs the Microsoft 'Windows Mobile Classic' operating system...
, Microsoft's specification for handheld devices - PowerPCPowerPCPowerPC is a RISC architecture created by the 1991 Apple–IBM–Motorola alliance, known as AIM...
, a microprocessor architecture - PPC JournalPPC JournalPPC Journal was the very first hobbyist computer magazine, originally targeted at users of HP's first programmable calculator, the HP-65. It originated as 65 Notes and the first issue was published in 1974. It later changed names in 1978 to PPC Journal and in 1981 to PPC Calculator Journal....
, a hobbyist journal about HP's Pocket Programmable Calculators - PPC-1 (Pipe Pacific Cable), an international communications link constructed by PIPE Networks
- Protected procedure callProtected procedure callA Protected Procedure Call is a messaging facility wherein messages are sent and received using procedure call interfaces. They are a core component of the K42 operating system....
, a messaging facility in computer operating systems
In Economics
- Production Possibility Curve (PPC) or Production Possibilities Frontier (PPF), a graph that shows the different quantities of two goods that an economy could efficiently produce with limited productive resources
In engineering
- Plastic Parts Centre, a former name for Moss Express, a manufacturer and distributor of injected moulded parts
- Pollution Prevention and Control, the industrial permitting regime in the United Kingdom
- Polyester Powder coatingPowder coatingthumb|right|Aluminium extrusions being powder coatedPowder coating is a type of coating that is applied as a free-flowing, dry powder. The main difference between a conventional liquid paint and a powder coating is that the powder coating does not require a solvent to keep the binder and filler...
of metals in building and automotive industries - Powered parachutePowered parachuteA powered parachute is a parachute with motor and wheels. The aircraft's airspeed is typically about 25–35 mph . PPCs operate safely at heights ranging from a few feet off the ground to altitudes as high as 18,000+ feet...
or paraplane, a type of ultralight aircraft - PPC worldwide, a U.S. based manufacturer of connector technology for the telecommunications, broadcast and wireless industries.
- Precast Prestressed concretePrestressed concretePrestressed concrete is a method for overcoming concrete's natural weakness in tension. It can be used to produce beams, floors or bridges with a longer span than is practical with ordinary reinforced concrete...
concrete, a type of concrete structure that contains reinforcing cables or rods under tension - Production Planning and Control of materials in the manufacturing industry
- Public Power Corporation of Greece (PPC S.A.), the biggest electric power company in Greece
In entertainment and sports
- 6 mm PPC6 mm PPCThe 6 mm PPC , or 6 PPC as it is more often called, is a centerfire rifle cartridge used almost exclusively for benchrest shooting. At distances out to 300 yards, it is one of the most accurate cartridges available...
(Palmisano & Pindel Cartridge), a family of centerfire rifle cartridges for benchrest shooting sports - Paramount PicturesParamount PicturesParamount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
Corporation, an American movie studio owned by media conglomerate Viacom - Particle projection cannon, a fictional weapon in the BattleTech universe
- Ppc RacingPpc Racingppc Racing was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina. The team was owned by Greg Pollex. ppc Racing came about from a merger of Pollex's Busch Series team with a car owned by Steve DeSouza and Ted Campbell in 1999. The team shut down in 2007 due to a lack of funding...
, a defunct NASCAR team - Protectors of the Plot Continuum, an online shared universeShared universeA shared universe is a fictional universe to which more than one writer contributes. Work set in a shared universe share characters and other elements with varying degrees of consistency. Shared universes are contrasted with collaborative writing, in which multiple authors work on a single story....
centered around the eponymous fictional organization, dedicated to making fun of and parodying poorly-written fanfiction. - Police Pistol CombatPolice Pistol CombatPolice Pistol Combat is a shooting sport intended to help police officers improve their skills for using their firearms in the line of duty. Originally this was a revolver-specific competition because most police officers carried this type of sidearm, but this was later expanded to include...
, a type of target shooting competition
In politics
- Partido del Pueblo Costarricense, the Costa Rican People's PartyCosta Rican People's PartyCosta Rican People's Party is a communist party in Costa Rica. PPC was founded in April 1985 by a faction of the Popular Vanguard Party that had split in March 1984. Its founder was Eduardo Mora Valverde.Its current leader is Pablo Morales Rivera.PPC publishes Libertad....
- Partido de los Pueblos Costeños, a regional political party in Nicaragua
- Partido Popular Cristiano (Peru) (Christian People's Party), a Peruvian political party
- Partit Popular de Catalunya, the Catalan branch of People's Party (Spain)
- Peoples Planning Campaign (People`s Plan Campaign), the Kerala experiment in decentralisation of powers to local governments
- Prospective parliamentary candidateProspective parliamentary candidateProspective parliamentary candidate is a term used in British politics to refer to candidates selected by political parties to fight individual constituencies in advance of a general election. This terminology was motivated by the strict limits on the amount of expenses incurred by an actual...
, a role in politics in the United Kingdom
In science
- 4-Phenyl-4-(1-piperidinyl)cyclohexanol4-Phenyl-4-(1-piperidinyl)cyclohexanol4-Phenyl-4--cyclohexanol, also known as PPC, is an organic chemical which is a metabolite of phencyclidine . It can be detected in the hair of PCP users.PPC has been shown to cause increases in locomotor activity in lab mice....
cyclohexanol, an organic chemical - Pediatric Prehospital Care, an educational program offered by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
- Petits Propos CulinairesPetits Propos CulinairesPetits Propos Culinaires is a journal of the history of food and cookery. Founded by Alan Davidson in 1979, it is now edited by Tom Jaine and is published by Prospect Books. The frequency of publication, three times a year, has not varied; nor has the format...
, a journal of food studies and history - Polypropylene carbonatePolypropylene carbonatePolypropylene carbonate , also called poly, is a polyalkylene carbonate plastic material, a copolymer of carbon dioxide and propylene oxide. It is made by reacting the monomers in presence of eg. a zinc glutarate catalyst. Its CAS number is or .Polypropylene carbonate is soluble in polar solvents,...
, a plastic - Posterior parietal cortexPosterior parietal cortexThe posterior parietal cortex plays an important role in producing planned movements. Before an effective movement can be initiated, the nervous system must know the original positions of the body parts that are to be moved, and the positions of any external objects with which the body is going to...
, an association area involved in the integration of sensory information from multiple modalities
Other uses
- Pakistan Penal CodePakistan penal codeThe Pakistan Penal Code usually called PPC is a penal code for all offences charged in Pakistan. It was originally prepared by Lord Macaulay with a great consultation in 1860 on the behalf of the Government of British India as the Indian Penal Code...
- Presbyterian Publishing CorporationPresbyterian Publishing CorporationThe Presbyterian Publishing Corporation is a religious corporation, which is the publishing agency of the Presbyterian Church . According to its official Web site, "The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation is one of six agencies of the Presbyterian Church but we receive no funding from the...
, a publishing agency of the Presbyterian Church (USA) - Prior Park CollegePrior Park CollegePrior Park College is a Roman Catholic co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils.It is situated on a hill overlooking the city of Bath, in Somerset, in south-west England...
, a Catholic private school in Bath