"PAT" meaning in English

See PAT in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PAT
  1. (Quebec) Abbreviation of Pointe-aux-Trembles, a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada. Tags: Quebec, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Pointe-aux-Trembles (extra: a municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada) Translations (Pointe-aux-Trembles): PAT (French)
    Sense id: en-PAT-en-name-dZJInMT7 Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Quebec English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 1 10 6 7 27 22

Noun

Forms: PATs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PAT (countable and uncountable, plural PATs)
  1. (American football) Initialism of point after touchdown. (extra point) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: point after touchdown (extra: extra point) Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-PAT-en-noun-D835RakN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 1 10 6 7 27 22 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (education, Alberta) Initialism of provincial achievement test. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: provincial achievement test Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-PAT-en-noun-tmunovPF Categories (other): Alberta English Topics: education
  3. (electrical engineering, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia) Initialism of portable appliance testing. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: portable appliance testing Categories (topical): Electrical engineering
  4. (networking) Initialism of port address translation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: port address translation Categories (topical): Networking
    Sense id: en-PAT-en-noun-m6INQBjE Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. (programming) Initialism of protocol associated type. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: protocol associated type Categories (topical): Programming
  6. (computing) Initialism of personal access token. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: personal access token Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-PAT-en-noun-LLhLIbaZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 1 10 6 7 27 22 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  7. (cardiology) Initialism of paroxysmal atrial tachycardia. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: paroxysmal atrial tachycardia Categories (topical): Cardiology
    Sense id: en-PAT-en-noun-KRbev3Fb Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 13 1 10 6 7 27 22 Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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