PTA

PTA

PTA may refer to:

Transport

* Passenger Transport Authority, an administrative body for Passenger Transport Executives in the United Kingdom
* Patient transport ambulance, a vehicle for transporting sick or injured people
* Public Transport Authority of Western Australia

Medicine

* Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, mechanical widening in blood vessels other than the coronary arteries
*Physical Therapist Assistant, a healthcare profession concerned with the management of movement disorders
* Plasma thromboplastin antecedent, another name for Factor XI
* Post-traumatic amnesia, a state of confusion that occurs immediately following a traumatic brain injury
* Prior To Admission, an acronym in clinical medical jargon
*Pure tone audiometry, a clinical test for hearing loss

cience & technology

* Pass Through Authentication, is a mechanism by which one server consults another to authenticate
* Pressure Transient Analysis, a type of pressure analysis used in oil wells
* Pure Terephthalic acid, a starting compound for the manufacture of polyester

Other uses

* Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, a government agency responsible to regulate telecommunication services in Pakistan
* Parent-Teacher Association, a voluntary organization bringing together parents and teachers
* Passive Tracking Algorithms, a method for sub-surface target tracking (military)
* Paul Thomas Anderson, an American filmmaker
* Peace Tree Ambassador, a name for young people (mostly children) who are inspired by the idea of Peace Tree Day, who are trying to spread peace around the world
* Pohakuloa Training Area‎, a military training facility in Hawaii
* Point of total assumption, a financial term used in cost contracts
* Preferential Trade Arrangement, a trading bloc which gives preferential access to certain products from certain countries
* Prepaid Ticket Advice, a service that allows you to pay the air fare in advance for a passenger who lives in a different area
* Prevention of Terrorism Act, one of several legislative acts in various countries aimed at preventing terrorism
* Primetime Adventures, an indie role-playing game
* Promise to appear, also notice to appear, is a type of summons


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  • Pta — 〈Abk. für span.〉 Peseta * * * 1PTA, der; [s], [s]: pharmazeutisch technischer Assistent. 2PTA, die; , [s]: pharmazeutisch t …   Universal-Lexikon

  • PTA — [ˌpi: ti: ˈeı] n especially BrE parent teacher association an organization of parents and teachers that tries to help and improve a particular school American Equivalent: PTO ▪ an active member of the PTA …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pta — pta; PTA; …   English syllables

  • pta. — pta. (pl. «ptas.» o «pts.») Abrev. de «peseta» …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • PTA — noun count Parent Teacher Association: an organization of parents and teachers that works to improve their school, usually by organizing events to raise money …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • PTA — (parent teacher association) n. committee of parents and teachers who work together to improve education and plan school activities …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Pta — Peseta …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • PTA — PTA, der; [s], [s] und die; , [s] = pharmazeutisch technischer Assistent, pharmazeutisch technische Assistentin …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • pta. — pta. (plural pts./ ptas. pts./ ptas.) abreviatura 1. Peseta …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • PTA — ► ABBREVIATION 1) parent teacher association. 2) (in the UK) Passenger Transport Authority …   English terms dictionary

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