"PCT" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} PCT
  1. (patent law) Initialism of Patent Cooperation Treaty. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Patent Cooperation Treaty Categories (topical): Patent law
    Sense id: en-PCT-en-name-QIVQiRF- Topics: intellectual-property, law, patent-law
  2. (Pakistan) Abbreviation of Pakistan Cricket Team. Tags: Pakistan, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Pakistan Cricket Team

Noun

Forms: PCTs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} PCT (countable and uncountable, plural PCTs)
  1. (military) Abbreviation of platoon combat team. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: platoon combat team Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-PCT-en-noun-~HReJ8N8 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. Initialism of perceptual control theory. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: perceptual control theory Coordinate_terms: BCT, CCT, CT, DCT, RCT, SCT
    Sense id: en-PCT-en-noun-yljhybp0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 33 4 43 17
  3. (sex) Initialism of post-coital tristesse. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: post-coital tristesse Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-PCT-en-noun-ZMPaGHWe Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Patent Cooperation Treaty): ԱՀՊ (AHP) (Armenian)
Disambiguation of 'Patent Cooperation Treaty': 43 42 15

Inflected forms

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